Champion Hurdle gets five-year sponsorship deal with Unibet

» UNIBET has renewed its sponsorship of the Champion Hurdle at March’s National Hunt Festival presented by Magners until 2023.

As part of the significant five-year deal, Unibet is also continuing to back the Unibet Road to Cheltenham - four key races ahead of the £450,000 Unibet Champion Hurdle, which is the highlight of Champion Day on Tuesday, March 12.

Faugheen led home a 1-2-3 for trainer Willie Mullins in 2015, while Annie Power became only the fourth mare to win the race in 2016.

The last two renewals have been won by Buveur D’air and the sevenyear-old, trained b Nicky Henderson, will be aiming to join a select group of three-time winners - Hatton’s Grace, Sir Ken, Persian War, See You Then and Istabraq - in March.

The full list of races in the Unibet Road to Cheltenham is:

» Unibet Elite Hurdle (Grade 2) Wincanton, Saturday, November 10, 2018

» Unibet Greatwood Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3) - Cheltenham, Sunday, November 18, 2018

» Unibet International Hurdle (Grade 2) - Cheltenham, Saturday, December 15, 2018

» Unibet Haydock Champion Hurdle Trial (Grade 2) - Haydock Park, Saturday, January 19, 2019

» Unibet Champion Hurdle (Grade 1) Cheltenham, Tuesday, March 12, 2019