Triumph Hurdle

The JCB Triumph Hurdle is raced over 2 miles and 1 furlong and is for novices that are four years old.

Triumph Hurdle Trends

All of the last ten winners started at a price of 20/1 or less

Nine out of the last ten winners were by a Group one winning sire

Nine out of the last ten winners ran their last preparation race before Cheltenham in the February

Nine out of the last ten winners had won at least half of their hurdle races

Nine out of the last ten winners finished first past the post last time they raced

A high percentage of winners were rated eighty plus on the flat and had placed form over at least 1 mile and 2 furlongs

For the 2009 Cheltenham Festival the first three horses in the betting filled three of the first four places in the Triumph Hurdle and in Cheltenham 2008 the first and second favourites filled the top two places.