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Long Walk Hurdle
The Long Walk Hurdle is one of the most important hurdles races of the first half of the national hunt season. The race takes place at Ascot Racecourse in December, and is regarded as one of the most important trial events for the Cheltenham Festival’s World Hurdle.
The Long Walk Hurdle is run over a distance of 3 miles 1 furlong, with 14 hurdles jumped during the course of the race. Entry to the Long Walk Hurdle is restricted to 4-year-old and above national hunt racehorses.
Long Walk Hurdle Betting Odds
Long Walk Hurdle Betting Tips
- The Long Walk Hurdle tends to produce strong antepost favourites, with the best hurdlers usually priced at around evens. These racehorses also have a good record in the race, with antepost favourites achieving a success rate of around 50% in recent years.
- Long odd upsets do happen in the Long Walk Hurdle, with 1 in 3 races going to a racehorse priced over the 4/1 margin. Winners are, however, rarely priced above 15/1.
- Winners or the Long Walk Hurdle tend to come from all age ranges, with no particular age group dominating the race in recent years. Over the long term the majority of Long Walk Hurdle winners have been aged between 5 and 7-years-old.
- Antepost favourites in the Long Walk Hurdle are often priced below evens, which makes earning a decent return from outright bets a challenge. These low odds can be of benefit when laying favourites at betting exchanges like Betfair.
- Punters set on backing a short-priced entry should consider using an odds comparison service to secure the best price on their Long Walk Hurdle betting selection.
Long Walk Hurdle History
The Long Walk Hurdle was first raced in 1956 as a handicap race run over a distance of 3 miles 1½ furlongs. In 1971 the Long Walk Hurdle was classified as a conditions race, and was only classified as a Grade 1 event for the 1990 national hunt season.
Despite the fact that the Long Walk Hurdle serves as an unofficial trial race for the World Hurdle, it has produced few World Hurdle Champions during its history. Those that have won the Long Walk Hurdle and then gone on to win the World Hurdle include some of the greatest hurdlers of recent memory, and include four times winner Barracouda and 2005 winner My Way De Solzen.
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