Champion Hurdle trends.

This years Champion Hurdle promises to be one of the races of the festival.

Detriot city demolished the rest of the feild when winning last years triumph hurdle, He also beat Straw bear & Hardy Eustance in subsequent races.

Last years winner Brave Inca & dual winner Hardy Eustace will both line up again as will 2006 second Macs Joy & 2005 second Harchibald.

The classy Mare (and Pricewise ante post tip) Asian Maze, County Hurdle winner Desert Quest, County Hurdle second Noble Request and Supreme novices Hurdle second Straw Bear add more strength and depth to this fascinating race.

Form

Yet another race where previous winning form seems to be key.

9 of the last 10 winners won their last race.

7 of the last 10 winners won their last two races.

It pays to stick with winning form.

Age

5 year olds have a poor record in the Champion Hurdle with 0 winners from 33 runners.

Those aged 9 and over also fare poorly with only 1 winner from 26 runners.

The other 9 winners have come from horses aged 6, 7 & 8 ( 3 winners each).

Weight

Mares receive a weight allowance. However, out of the 11 to contest the Champion Hurdle in the last 10 years, only 1 made the frame.

Starting Price

There have been 107 horses starting at 14-1 and above, only 1 won (73 points loss).

It pays to stick with horses priced 12-1 and below. Backing all such horses would have returned a £0.72p profit.

Previous experience

All 10 winners had run over hurdles at least 9 times with 9 winning at least 5 hurdles races.

9 winners contested a graded race last time out.

Distance of previous race

8 ran over 16f last time out. The other 2 ran over 17f.

Summary

In order to find the Champion Hurdle winner, We want a horse that contested a graded race & won last time out.

It should be aged between 6 & 8, had at least 9 hurdle runs & 5 wins.

It should be 12-1 or below in the betting.