The Newbury Betfair Hurdle run in mid February is one of the most valuable handicaps in the calendar.
Paul Nicholls trained Zarkandar to land the 2012 renewal. Nicky Henderson’s novice My Tent or Yours is the favourite for this years race. If you are having a bet note that Bet365, Paddy Power and Sky Bet are paying 5 places each way.
Betfair Hurdle Trends
- 6 of the last 10 winners won last time out
- the last 10 winners had previously won a hurdle race with more than 11 runners
- 7 of last 8 winners were aged between 5 and 7
- 8 of the last 10 were first or second season hurdlers
- Only two winners have carried more than 10-9 in the last decade
- Gary Moore has trained 2 of last 5 winners
- Nicky Henderson has not won this race since 2004 – no winners and just two places from his last 18 runners
- No Irish trained runner since 2005
Betfair Hurdle Winners 2003-2012
| YEAR | FORM | HORSE | A/G | WGT | LTO | TRAINER | JOCKEY | OR | SP |
| 2012 | 111 | Zarkandar (Ire) | 5g | 11-1 | 316 | PF Nicholls | R Walsh | 151 | 11-4 (f) |
| 2011 | 211 | Recession Proof (Fr) | 5g | 10-8 | 52 | JJ Quinn | DC Costello | 134 | 12-1 |
| 2010 | 111 | Get Me Out Of Here (Ire) | 6g | 10-6 | 79 | Jonjo O’Neill | AP McCoy | 135 | 6-1 (jt2f) |
| 2009 | No race | ||||||||
| 2008 | 713 | Wingman (Ire) | 6g | 10-0 | 60 | GL Moore | JE Moore | 124 | 14-1 |
| 2007 | 829 | Heathcote | 5g | 10-6 | 14 | GL Moore | JE Moore | 126 | 50-1 |
| 2006 | No race | ||||||||
| 2005 | 611 | Essex (Ire) | 5g | 11-6 | 34 | MJP OBrien | BJ Geraghty | 144 | 4-1 (f) |
| 2004 | 752 | Geos (Fr) | 9g | 10-9 | 77 | NJ Henderson | M Foley | 149 | 16-1 |
| 2003 | 315 | Spirit Leader (Ire) | 7g | 10-0 | 27 | Mrs J Harrington | N Williamson | 131 | 4-1 |
Betfair Hurdle Odds 2013
