Champion Hurdle
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The Champion Hurdle is one of the most prestigious Grade 1 National Hunt hurdle races, run annually at the Cheltenham Festival in England and regarded as the championship race for two-mile hurdlers.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Champion Hurdle canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6611964 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Champion Hurdle Context triple: [Sir AP McCoy, notableRaceWon, Champion Hurdle]
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King George VI Chase
The King George VI Chase is one of Britain’s most prestigious Grade 1 National Hunt steeplechases, run annually at Kempton Park on Boxing Day.
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The Cheltenham Gold Cup
The Cheltenham Gold Cup is one of the most prestigious National Hunt steeplechase races in British horse racing, held annually at the Cheltenham Festival in England.
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C.
Ascot Gold Cup
The Ascot Gold Cup is one of Britain’s most prestigious long-distance flat horse races, held annually at Royal Ascot and renowned as a premier test of stamina for top-class stayers.
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D.
Cheltenham Festival
The Cheltenham Festival is a premier annual National Hunt horse racing meeting in the United Kingdom, renowned for its top-class jump races, large crowds, and central place in the British and Irish racing calendar.
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E.
Queen Mother Champion Chase
The Queen Mother Champion Chase is a prestigious Grade 1 National Hunt steeplechase run over two miles at the Cheltenham Festival in England, renowned as one of the leading races for top-class two-mile chasers.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Champion Hurdle Target entity description: The Champion Hurdle is one of the most prestigious Grade 1 National Hunt hurdle races, run annually at the Cheltenham Festival in England and regarded as the championship race for two-mile hurdlers.
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A.
King George VI Chase
The King George VI Chase is one of Britain’s most prestigious Grade 1 National Hunt steeplechases, run annually at Kempton Park on Boxing Day.
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B.
The Cheltenham Gold Cup
The Cheltenham Gold Cup is one of the most prestigious National Hunt steeplechase races in British horse racing, held annually at the Cheltenham Festival in England.
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C.
Ascot Gold Cup
The Ascot Gold Cup is one of Britain’s most prestigious long-distance flat horse races, held annually at Royal Ascot and renowned as a premier test of stamina for top-class stayers.
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D.
Cheltenham Festival
The Cheltenham Festival is a premier annual National Hunt horse racing meeting in the United Kingdom, renowned for its top-class jump races, large crowds, and central place in the British and Irish racing calendar.
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E.
Queen Mother Champion Chase
The Queen Mother Champion Chase is a prestigious Grade 1 National Hunt steeplechase run over two miles at the Cheltenham Festival in England, renowned as one of the leading races for top-class two-mile chasers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Grade 1 race
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National Hunt hurdle race ⓘ horse race ⓘ |
| associatedFestivalDay | first day of the Cheltenham Festival ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| discipline | National Hunt racing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distance |
about 2 miles 87 yards
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about 2 miles ½ furlong ⓘ |
| distanceInMetres | about 3298 metres ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genderEligibility |
open to entire horses
ⓘ
open to geldings ⓘ open to mares ⓘ |
| governingBody | British Horseracing Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grade | Grade 1 ⓘ |
| inaugurated | 1927 ⓘ |
| isChampionshipRaceFor | two-mile hurdlers ⓘ |
| location | Cheltenham Racecourse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meeting | Cheltenham Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableJockey | Ruby Walsh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableTrainer |
Nicky Henderson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Willie Mullins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWinner |
Buveur d'Air
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Constitution Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ Hatton's Grace NERFINISHED ⓘ Hurricane Fly NERFINISHED ⓘ Istabraq NERFINISHED ⓘ Persian War NERFINISHED ⓘ See You Then NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfHurdles | 8 ⓘ |
| partOf | British National Hunt racing calendar ⓘ |
| qualification | four-years-old and up ⓘ |
| raceCategory | championship hurdle ⓘ |
| racecourse | Cheltenham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| raceType | hurdle race ⓘ |
| raceTypeDetail | weight-for-age ⓘ |
| recordNumberOfWinsByHorse | 3 ⓘ |
| recordThreeTimeWinners |
Hatton's Grace
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hurricane Fly NERFINISHED ⓘ Istabraq NERFINISHED ⓘ Persian War NERFINISHED ⓘ See You Then NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regardedAs | one of the most prestigious hurdle races ⓘ |
| region | Gloucestershire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sponsor | Unibet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sponsorshipName | Unibet Champion Hurdle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | active ⓘ |
| surface | turf ⓘ |
| track | left-handed ⓘ |
| usualMonthHeld | March ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Champion Hurdle Description of subject: The Champion Hurdle is one of the most prestigious Grade 1 National Hunt hurdle races, run annually at the Cheltenham Festival in England and regarded as the championship race for two-mile hurdlers.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.