2024 Long Distance Hurdle Trends

Staged at Newbury racecourse the Long Distance hurdle is often a fair guide ahead of the Stayers' Hurdle, run at the Cheltenham Festival later that season.

Run over 3m the race often attracts the best staying hurdlers around – The last horse to win both the Lond Distance and Stayers' Hurdle in the same season was Thistlecrack in 2016/17.

12 months ago, the race was won by Dashel Drasher, who is back for more in 2024. If he wins again, will become the oldest ever winner of this Newbury race.

We take a look back at past runnings of the Long Distance hurdle and also give you the main trends to apply to the race – use these stats to find the best recent winning profiles of winners. this year run on Friday 29th November 2024

Long Distance Hurdle Trends (ITV4)

17/22 – Grade One winner over hurdles
17/22 – Had won over at least 3m (hurdles) before
15/22 – Won on their seasonal reappearance
15/22 – Placed favourites
15/22 – Had won a hurdles race at Newbury before
14/22 – Ran at either Aintree (8) or Cheltenham (6) last time out
14/22 – Aged between 7-9 years-old
12/22 – Returned 2/1 or shorter in the betting
12/22 – Winning favourites
12/22 – Winning distance – 3 lengths or more
9/22 – Won last time out
8/22 – French bred
8/22 – Returned odds-on in the betting
7/22 – Went onto win that season’s Stayers’ Hurdle
7/22 – Won by a previous winner of the race
5/22 – Won by Paul Nicholls (inc 5 of last 15 renewals)
7 of the last 10 winners returned 7/2 or shorter
The average winning SP in the last 10 runnings is 7/1

Recent Long Distance Hurdle Winners

2023 – DASHEL DRASHER (2/1)
2022 – CHAMP (11/8 fav)
2021 – THOMAS DARBY (7/1)
2020 – THYME HILL (7/2)
2019 – PAISLEY PARK (8/15 fav)
2018 - UNOWWHATIMEANHARRY (11/4 fav)
2017 – BEER GOOGLES (40/1)
2016 – UNOWWHATIMEANHARRY (7/2)
2015 – THISTLECRACK (7/2)
2014 – MEDINAS (8/1)
2013 – CELESTIAL HALO (7/2)
2012 – BIG BUCK’S (1/12 fav)
2011 – BIG BUCK’S (1/8 fav)
2010 – BIG BUCK’S (2/7 fav)
2009 – BIG BUCK’S (2/5 fav)
2008 – DUC DE REGNIERE (9/1)
2007 – INGLIS DREVER (15/8 fav)
2006 – INGLIS DREVER (15/8 fav)

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