Vincent O’Brien County Handicap Hurdle

The Vincent O’Brien County Handicap Hurdle is a class A, grade 3 hurdle raced at the Cheltenham Festival. Raced on the Cheltenham New Course, the Vincent O’Brien County Handicap Hurdle covers a distance of 2 miles and 1 furlong.

The race is open to 5 year old and older hurdlers. The race is named in honour of legendary hurdles trainer Vincent O’Brien, who retired from national hunt racing in 1994.

County Handicap Hurdle Betting Tips

Read our 2011 County Handicap Hurdle Betting Tips & Preview for the latest in-depth tips.

County Handicap Hurdle History and Winners

The County Handicap Hurdle has been raced at the Cheltenham Festival since 1920. The County Handicap Hurdle boasts the record for the most abandonments of any Cheltenham Festival race, with the race abandoned for the 5th time in 2001 due to the foot and mouth crisis.

The quality of the runners participating in the County Handicap Hurdle has been variable, with few moving on to greater things after taking the race title. The race has also proven to be something of a lottery for trainers, with only Paul Nicholls managing to achieve two race wins during the past two decades.

County Handicap Hurdle Odds

18 March 2011 - Cheltenham Vincent O'Brien County Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3) (Class 1) [14:05]
Dirar	8	6	6	6	6	6	6	SP+	6	8
Alarazi	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	SP+	7	6
Alaivan	10	10	10	8	10	10	10	SP+	10	10
Final Approach	10	10	10	11	9	10	10	SP+	10	10
Get Me Out Of Here	7	10	10	12	10	11	10	SP+	10	7
Ski Sunday	11	11	12	9	12	12	11	SP+	11	11
Soldatino	11	14	16	14	14	14	14	SP+	14	11
Grey Soldier	14	14	16	14	14	16	14	SP+	14	14
Secret Dancer	16	14	16	14	16	14	14	SP+	14	16
Blackstairmountain	16	16	18	14	16	14	16	SP+	16	16
Notus De La Tour	20	20	20	20	18	20	20	SP+	20	20
Salden Licht	25	25	32	20	25	25	25	SP+	25	25
Zanir	25	25	36	25	28	28	25	SP+	25	25
Ciceron	33	33	41	20	33	33	33	SP+	33	33
Hunterview	33	33	43	33	33	33	33	SP+	33	33
Praxiteles	40	40	48	40	40	40	40	SP+	40	40
Cockney Trucker	40	40	53	40	40	50	40	SP+	40	33
Bellvano	40	40	65	33	40	40	40	SP+	40	40
Spring Jim	40	40	75	40	50	50	40	SP+	40	40
Dee Ee Williams	50	50	83	40	50	50	50	SP+	50	50
Gloucester	66	66	111	50	66	66	66	SP+	66	66
Tarkari	66	66	141	50	80	66	66	SP+	66	66
Premier Dane	66	66	141	66	80	80	66	SP+	66	66
Nearby	66	66	149	66	100	80	66	SP+	66	66
Inventor	100	100	199	66	100	100	100	SP+	100	100
Ellerslie Tom	125	125	339	100	150	150	125	SP+	125	125

Vincent O’Brien County Handicap Race

• 2011 Vincent O’Brien County Handicap Hurdle Results
• 2010 VB County Handicap Hurdle Result
• 2009 Vincent O’Brien County Handicap Hurdle Result
• VB County Handicap Hurdle Race Card
• 2003 Vincent O’Brien County Handicap Result
• 2004 Vincent O’Brien County Handicap Result
• 2005 Vincent O’Brien County Handicap Result
• 2006 Vincent O’Brien County Handicap Result
• 2007 Vincent O’Brien County Handicap Result
• 2008 Vincent O’Brien County Handicap Result

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