The Randox Health County Handicap Hurdle is a Grade 3 contest for horses aged five years or older . It is run on the New Course, and eight hurdles have to be jumped.
2.10 Randox Health County Handicap Hurdle Profile (ITV/RTV)
Type: Grade 3 Hurdle Race
Distance: 2m1f
Age: 5 year olds +
Weight: Handicap
Prize Fund: £95,000
2010-2019 Quick Read Stats
Friday 13 March
Cheltenham (New Course) 2.10: Randox Health County Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3) (5yo+) 2m1f (ITV)
Trainers:
- Won six times by Irish trainers, four of them going to Willie Mullins who has also had six placed runners
- Dan Skelton has won the race three times
Age:
- 6yo winners: 4
- 5yo: 3
- 8yo: 3
Weight and Official Rating
- Seven winners have carries 10st5lb to 11st1lb
- Eight winner have been rated 134 to 139
SP:
- The favourite has not won it in ten years, with the shortest price winner has been 8/1 – all other winners have returned double-digit prices ranging from 10/1 to 33/1
Form pointers:
- All winners had won over the distance
- Nine winners had raced two or more times in the same season, with six of them winning
- Nine winners had previously won over hurdles
- Eight winners had won a race from their previous four starts
- Seven winners had raced at Cheltenham, but only one had won
- Only two winners had won their preceding race, but five were placed
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