This Year’s Champion Hurdle Hopefuls
We can’t see each horse’s final prep run yet which will be important but we can start ruling some horses out. The main contenders at this stage are:
Binocular – Ticks several boxes but fails others. If he wins his final start then he is obviously a contender but at the price now, it may be better to look elsewhere for value.
Sublimity - Serious question marks as is 9 years old and has poorer than 50%
Crack Away Jack – Won at last year’s Festival and has 100%
Celestial Halo – Won at last year’s Festival and has 100%
Katchit – Won at last year’s Festival and has more than 50%
Osana - Serious question marks as has poorer than 50%
Punjabi - Serious question marks as has poorer than 50%
Sizing
Snap Tie – Serious question marks as has poorer than 50%
Jered – Overlooked as did not run at last year’s Festival and has never run at
Hurricane Fly – Overlooked as did not run at last year’s Festival and has never run at
Harchibald – Overlooked as ran poorly at last year’s Festival
So Who Do We Back?
Celestial Halo and Crack Away Jack have already been well beaten by the current Champion Hurdle favourite Binocular but there is always a chance form will be turned around, as it often is, at
Katchit would look a great bet on stats but has been very much out of form this season. If he gets back to his old ways and wins his final prep race that would put him bang in there with a fantastic chance. A win for Katchit and defeat for the three five year olds in their final prep runs would make Katchit look an amazing bet according to the stats.
Check Back Soon
With the final prep runs still to be had for many of the top contenders it may be best to hold your bets until they have been run. I will revisit this blog once all the preps are out of the way.
Share Your Thoughts With Us
Do you fancy one of the stats no hopers such as Sublimity? If so make a case for it and let us know what you think. He may be a previous winner and second favourite (at time of writing) but we think he has no chance.
If you think we are wrong to hold these key looking stats in such high regard then reply to this blog and make a case for only considering form. Are there any bigger priced horses that we haven’t considered that fit the stats perfectly? If there are then we want to know about it.