2025 Irish Champion Hurdle Odds - Lossiemouth and Brighterdaysahead to meet at Leopardstown?

Jon Vine

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Last updated: 10 Jan 2025

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Jon Vine 10 Jan 2025

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Latest odds and betting for the 2025 Irish Champion Hurdle
This historic Grade One takes place at Leopardstown on day two of the Dublin Racing Festival on Sunday 4th February
Lossiemouth leads Brighterdaysahead in the betting

Jack Kennedy riding Brighterdaysahead clears the last fence on his way to victory in the Turners Mersey Novices' Hurdle. (Getty)

Day two of the Dublin Racing Festival is headlined by the Irish Champion Hurdle. Great's like Hatton's Grace, Dawn Run, Istabraq and Hurricane Fly have won this iconic race and this year's renewal is shaping up to be a battle for the ages.

Let's take a look through the latest Irish Champion Hurdle betting and run through the headline entries.

2025 Irish Champion Hurdle Odds

Name	Odds
Lossiemouth	11/8
Brighterdaysahead	6/4
State Man	3/1
Anzadam	6/1
Bar	12/1

2025 Irish Champion Hurdle Entries

Two talented mares top the betting for Sunday's main event at Leopardstown. Lossiemouth returned to action with a win in the Hatton's Grace, before losing out to Constitution Hill in the Christmas Hurdle at Leopardstown.

Brighterdaysahead, meanwhile, has fuelled her own Champion Hurdle claims with victories in the Morgiana Hurdle and the Savills Hurdle over Christmas. Gordon Elliott did state after that 30-length romp that they would be heading straight to Cheltenham, but the fact that he's entered Brighterdaysahead at the Dublin Racing Festival suggests there might have been a change of heart.

State Man will be looking to bounce back to form, having seen his winning run shattered by Brighterdaysahead this term. Willie Mullins and the Donnellys could also be represented by Anzadam, who bolted up in the 4YO Hurdle at Fairyhouse when last seen in November.

Willie Mullins has entered 2024 Champion Four-Year-Old winner Kargese, who hasn't been seen since that Grade One win at the Punchestown Festival. Winter Fog and Daddy Long Legs could also represent the Champion Trainer.

Fergal O'Brien has handed a surprise entry to his seven-year-old mare Dysart Enos. Colonel Mustard could represent Lorna Fowler. Other potential runners include Vincent Halley's Senecia, and Gordon Elliott's duo of Fils d'Oudairies and King Of Kingsfield.