The McCoy Contractors County Handicap Hurdle

Date	Time	Class	Distance
Fri 17th March 2023	14:10	Grade 3	2 miles 1 furlong

Pos	Dist	Horse	Jockey	Trainer
1^st		Faivoir	Bridget Andrews	D Skelton
2^nd	hd	Pied Piper	D N Russell	G Elliott
3^rd	2.5	Filey Bay	M P Walsh	Emmet Mullins
4^th	nk	Sharjah	Mr P W Mullins	W P Mullins
5^th	1.25	Ballyadam	Rachael Blackmore	H de Bromhead
6^th	0.5	Highway One O Two	Mr Freddie Gordon	C Gordon
7^th	1.5	Petit Tonnerre	Jonjo O'Neill Jr.	Jonjo O'Neill
8^th	0.5	Luttrell Lad	H Cobden	Tom Lacey
9^th	hd	Anna Bunina	Ben Harvey	J C McConnell
10^th	1.5	Pinkerton	S W Flanagan	N Meade
11^th	0.5	First Street	N de Boinville	N J Henderson
12^th	5	Hunters Yarn	P Townend	W P Mullins
13^th	hd	Wonderwall	S Bowen	Richard Spencer
14^th	1.5	Winter Fog	Kieran Callaghan	W P Mullins
15^th	0.5	Gin Coco	J J Burke	Harry Fry
16^th	4.75	Highland Charge	Sam Ewing	N Meade
17^th	3.5	Pembroke	Harry Skelton	D Skelton
18^th	3.5	Aucunrisque	Tom Cannon	C Gordon
19^th	4	Saint Sam	J B Foley	W P Mullins
20^th	5	Glory And Fortune	Stan Sheppard	Tom Lacey
21^th	5	Prairie Dancer	Brendan Powell	Joseph P O'Brien
22^th	8	Ganapathi	Alan Doyle	P Neville
-	-	Milkwood	Sam Twiston-Davies	N P Mulholland
-	-	Magnor Glory	Unknown	Unknown
-	-	Glan	Unknown	Unknown
-	-	Path D'oroux	K M Donoghue	G P Cromwell
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Horse
Faivoir	-	-	-
Gin Coco	-	-	-
Glan	scratched
Magnor Glory	scratched
Milkwood	scratched
Ganapathi	-	-	-
Prairie Dancer	-	-	-
Glory And Fortune	-	-	-
Saint Sam	-	-	-
Aucunrisque	-	-	-
Pembroke	-	-	-
Highland Charge	-	-	-
Winter Fog	-	-	-
Pied Piper	-	-	-
Wonderwall	-	-	-
Hunters Yarn	-	-	-
First Street	-	-	-
Pinkerton	-	-	-
Anna Bunina	-	-	-
Luttrell Lad	-	-	-
Petit Tonnerre	-	-	-
Highway One O Two	-	-	-
Ballyadam	-	-	-
Sharjah	-	-	-
Filey Bay	-	-	-
Path D'oroux	scratched
Indicated odds were updated on 0 UTC. Please note that odds are subject to change.

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About the County Handicap Hurdle

The County Handicap Hurdle is a grade 3 hurdles race run during the Cheltenham Festival. The race is run over a distance of 2 miles 1 furlong over the New Course at Cheltenham, and features eight hurdles. Entry is open to 5-year-old and above hurdlers.

The County Handicap Hurdle is one of the older races at the Cheltenham Festival, first run in 1920. The race used to have a distinctive role in the ritual of Cheltenham, run as the final event of the Festival. During its history the County Handicap Hurdle has been won by some quality racehorses, including Champion Hurdle winner, Rooster Booster, and multiple Grade 1 hurdles winner, Floyd.

Betting on the County Handicap Hurdle

The County Handicap Hurdle has a habit of producing upsets. A favourite last won the race in 2006, and it’s common for winners to come home priced over the 20/1 margin. Younger horses tend to do well in the race, and it’s not unusual for winners to be aged 5-6 with wins by older horses less common thanks to the shorter race distance and hurdles format. However, these trends are too general to provide answers on which horses are likely to win the race.

So, as with other handicaps at the Cheltenham Festival, you’ll need to go through the card and check how individual horses have recently performed over similar distances while carrying comparable weight, keeping an eye out for horses who’re likely to improve carrying less weight or if better suited to the ground conditions on race day. With this in mind steer clear of the antepost markets until a clear picture of race conditions and final weights emerges.

County Handicap Hurdle Past Winners

Date	Winner	Age	Weight (st-lb)	Jockey	Trainer
2022	State Man	5	11-01	Paul Townend	Willie Mullins
2021	Belfast Banter	6	10-0	K.C. Sexton	Peter Fahey
2020	Saint Roi	5	10-13	Barry Geraghty	Willie Mullins
2019	Ch'tibello	8	11-05	Harry Skelton	Dan Skelton
2018	Mohaayed	6	10-08	Bridget Andrews	Dan Skelton

More past winners

Date	Winner	Age	Weight (st-lb)	Jockey	Trainer
2017	Arctic Fire	8	11-12	Paul Townend	Willie Mullins
2016	Superb Story	5	10-12	Harry Skelton	Dan Skelton
2015	Wicklow Brave	6	11-04	Paul Townend	Willie Mullins
2014	Lac Fontana	5	10-11	Daryl Jacob	Paul Nicholls
2013	Ted Veale	6	10-06	Bryan Cooper	Tony Martin
2012	Alderwood	8	11-01	Tony McCoy	Thomas Mullins
2011	Final Approach	5	10-12	Ruby Walsh	Willie Mullins
2010	Thousand Stars	6	10-05	Katie Walsh	Willie Mullins
2009	American Trilogy	5	11-00	Ruby Walsh	Paul Nicholls
2008	Silver Jaro	5	10-13	Noel Fehily	Tom Hogan
2007	Pedrobob	9	10-00	Philip Carberry	Tony Mullins
2006	Desert Quest	6	10-10	Ruby Walsh	Paul Nicholls
2005	Fontanesi	5	10-10	Timmy Murphy	Martin Pipe
2004	Sporazene	5	10-13	Ruby Walsh	Paul Nicholls
2003	Spirit Leader	7	11-07	Barry Geraghty	Jessica Harrington
2002	Rooster Booster	8	11-01	Richard Johnson	Philip Hobbs
2001	no race			due to foot-and-mouth crisis
2000	Master Tern	5	10-03	Tony Dobbin	Jonjo O'Neill
1999	Sir Talbot	5	10-00	Timmy Murphy	Jim Old
1998	Blowing Wind	5	11-08	Tony McCoy	Martin Pipe
1997	Barna Boy	9	10-12	Richard Dunwoody	Nicky Henderson
1996	Star Rage	6	10-00	Dean Gallagher	Jimmy Harris
1995	Home Counties	6	10-12	James Moffatt	Dudley Moffatt
1994	Dizzy	6	10-00	Tony Dobbin	Peter Monteith
1993	Thumbs Up	7	10-02	Richard Dunwoody	Nicky Henderson
1992	Dusty Miller	6	10-06	Jamie Osborne	Simon Sherwood
1991	Winnie the Witch	7	09-08	David Bridgwater	Ken Bridgwater
1990	Moody Man	5	11-02	Peter Hobbs	Philip Hobbs
1989	Willsford	6	10-08	Michael Bowlby	Jenny Pitman
1988	Cashew King	5	10-04	Trevor Wall	Bryan McMahon
1987	Neblin	8	11-00	Richard Guest	Toby Balding
1986	Jobroke	6	10-03	Jonjo O'Neill	Peter Easterby
1985	Floyd	5	10-05	Colin Brown	David Elsworth
1984	Hill's Guard	5	10-11	Andrew Stringer	Andrew Scott
1983	Robin Wonder	5	10-03	Jeff Davies	David Elsworth
1982	Path of Peace	6	10-06	Jonjo O'Neill	Chris Thornton
1981	Staplestown	6	10-07	Tommy Ryan	Edward O'Grady
1980	Prince of Bermuda	5	10-00	Steve Knight	Bob Turnell
1979	Monte Ceco	6	10-12	Colin Tinkler	Fred Rimell
1978	no race			due to snow
1977	Kilcoleman	5	10-07	Tommy Kinane	Billy Boyers
1976	Java Fox	6	10-01	George Jones	Roy Cambidge
1975	no race			due to waterlogging
1974	True Song	5	11-02	Gary Old	Donald Underwood
1973	Current Romance	7	10-07	David Nicholson	Frenchie Nicholson
1972	Cold Day	6	10-08	Ron Hyett	Katie Gaze
1971	Carry Off	7	10-01	David Goulding	Nigel Angus
1970	Khan	6	09-11	Lord Petersham	Delmer Harty
1969	Gay Knight	5	10-03	Aly Branford	Les Kennard
1968	Jolly Signal	6	10-11	Jimmy Uttley	Earl Jones
1967	Cool Alibi	5	10-09	Roddy Reid	Rodney Bower
1966	Roaring Twenties	6	11-02	George Milburn	Ken Oliver
1965	Mayfair Bill	6	10-04	Andrew Turnell	Bob Turnell
1964	Icy Wonder	5	10-02	Jeff King	Vernon Cross
1963	Bahrain	6	10-06	Tommy Carberry	Dan Moore
1962	Sky Pink	5	10-11	Fred Winter	Ryan Price
1961	Most Unusual	6	10-07	Josh Gifford	Bill Ransom
1960	Albergo	6	12-05	Doug Page	Clem Magnier
1959	Approval	13	11-02	Derek Leslie	Syd Mercer
1958	Friendly Boy	6	10-05	Liam Brennan	Joe Osborne
1957	Flaming East	8	10-05	Peter Pickford	Ricky Vallance
1956	Pommel	9	10-11	Steve Boddy	John Waugh
1955	no race			due to snow
1954	Bold Baby	8	12-00	Paddy Powell	Michael Dawson
1953	Teapot II	8	12-07	Pat Taaffe	Clem Magnier
1952	Ballymacan	5	10-12	Bryan Marshall	Neville Crump
1951	Southwick	7	10-03	George Spann	J. Whiting
1950	Blue Raleigh	7	10-00	Jimmy Power	Bobby Renton
1949	no race			due to frost
1948	Cape Light	5	11-01	Joe Maguire	Ivor Anthony
1947	no race			due to snow and frost
1946	Vidi	5	11-10	Don Butchers	Reg Hobbs
1943-45	no race			due to WWII
1942	Red April	5	11-13	E. Foley	Stalbridge
1941	Celibate II	9	11-04	Hollick	D. Dick
1940	Sam Brown	6	11-01	T. Rimell	trained privately
1939	Abbot's Own	8	12-01	H. Nicholson	O'Sullivan
1938	Prince Rouge	8	10-12	J. Prendergast	W. Stubbs
1937	no race			due to flooding
1936	Back Isle	8	11-03	Fulke Walwyn	Roberts
1935	Polly Stephens	8	11-00	Ingham	Cundell
1934	Jack Grange	5	10-00	W. Hollick	Barthropp
1933	Hightide IV.	7	11-03	Wilson	Bullock
1932	Fouquet	5	10-00	W. Stott	F. Wootton
1931	no race			due to frost
1930	Gonedry	8	10-11	P. Dennis	H. Dyke Dennis
1929	Castlederg	7	11-02	F. Rees	Whitelaw
1928	Truthful James	—	11-03	Parvin	Powell
1927	Rolie	6	11-06	H. Cheshire	T. Rimell
1926	Checktaker	5	11-11	George Duller	H. Harrison
1925	Rosecome	5	10-06	J. East	W. McKie
1924	Argo	—	11-08	George Duller	Coulthwaite
1923	Assaroe	—	11-10	F. Brown	Newey
1922	Lukeston	—	12-02	F. Rees	Harrison
1921	Water Bottle	—	11-13	F. Croney	A. Scott
1920	Trespasser	4	11-09	George Duller	J. M. Bell

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