injury to her stablemates Faugheen and Arctic Fire she was redirected to contest the Champion Hurdle after her owners paid a supplementary entry fee of £20,000. On 11 March started the 5/2 favourite for the Champion Hurdle ahead of eleven opponents headed by The New One, Nichols Canyon, Identity Thief and My Tent or Yours. Ridden by Ruby Walsh, she took the lead from the start and was never headed. She drew away from the field approaching the second last and stayed on strongly on the run-in to win by four and a half lengths and a head from My Tent or Yours and Nichols Canyon with Walsh punching the air in celebration at the finish. She was the fourth mare to win the race after African Sister (1939), Dawn Run (1984) and Flakey Dove (1994). 2016/2017 National Hunt season: retirement In early 2017 Annie Power was covered by the stallion Camelot and was tested in foal (pregnant). Although her connections considered returning her for a final race in France, her retirement was announced on 16 May. Breeding record Annie Power produced her first foal, a colt sired by Galileo, in February 2019. Another colt, also sired by Galileo, was foaled in February 2020. Pedigree Annie Power was inbred 4 x 4 to Northern Dancer, meaning that this stallion appears twice in the fourth generation of her pedigree. References External links Career 1-2-3 Colour Chart – Annie Power 2008 racehorse births Racehorses bred in Ireland Racehorses trained in Ireland Thoroughbred family 7-f Champion Hurdle winners