Race Conditions
The Vincent O'Brien County Handicap Hurdle (5:50pm) is a Class A Grade 3 hurdle run over two miles and a furlong. It is open to horses aged five years old and upwards.
Recent Winners
The traditional finale to the Festival is the County Hurdle. Unfortunately for any punters who have struggled during the meeting up until this point, the race is probably the most competitive of all of the events run over the four days, and as “getting out” stakes go organisers couldn’t have made things any tougher.
The pace is fast and furious from the off, and numerous winners have made up seemingly impossible amounts of ground after the turn into the straight to get their noses in front on the line, so however desperate thing look, don’t rip up your ticket too early!
There are prestigious prizes on offer to the leading jockey and trainer at the Festival and this race can frequently determine who wins those prizes.
In 2003 the event proved to be a showdown between Barry Geraghty and Richard Johnson for top jockey honours, with the Irishman coming out on top.
In 2006, Ruby Walsh pipped Tony McCoy to the title by winning the race on Desert Quest.
WINGMAN - WON the Totesport Trophy Hurdle (Handicap) 2m 1/2f
4 of the las t 9 winners went on to run at the Cheltenham Festival, three in the County Hurdle finishing 1st, 2nd & UP)
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Key Trends
32 of the last 33 renewals were won by a horse starting at no bigger than 16/1.
Just 4 winners since 1959 were aged older than 7.
16 of the last 19 winners finished in the first 4 last time out (13 finished 1st or 2nd). - cheltenhamreview.net
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