Horse Racing stats man, Andy has contributed to OLBG for 18 years - An Ipswich fan and F1 fanatic, he also contributes EFL football and Motor Sport opinion.
2024 Long Distance Handicap Hurdle Preview
Scheduled to take place in May of each year at the Haydock racecourse is the Long Distance Handicap Hurdle.
The race is over a distance of three miles and half a furlong during which the runners face a total of twelve hurdles, it is open to runners aged four or older with it currently holding a class two status.
Long Distance Handicap Hurdle Information:
- Long Distance Handicap Hurdle Past Winners
- Long Distance Handicap Hurdle Trainer Statistics
- Long Distance Handicap Hurdle Jockey Statistics
We also have a dedicated Haydock tips page that will cover this race as well as all of the other races on the day of the race, see which runners the OLBG racing tipsters are predicting to win this race and the others on the cards. You may also be interested in other preview blogs that we have packed full of information, head down to the Other Principal Races at Haydock Racecourse section for links to these.
How competitive is the Long Distance Handicap Hurdle market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 20 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2005 when the race had an over-round of 112%. The race in 2013 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 134%, whilst on average over the last 20 renewals of the Long Distance Handicap Hurdle, the over-round has been 122%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £122 which is bet.
Long Distance Handicap Hurdle Trends:
Looking at the future form, is the winner worth following next time out? From the past 20 if you had followed the winner of the Long Distance Handicap Hurdle next time out then you would have backed a total of 4 winners. Backing all 19 runners who have been out since to win at SP next time out, would have returned an LSP of -4.67. Ahead of the 2024 Long Distance Handicap Hurdle why not head over to the racing predictions for tips on other races today?
The runner that holds the record over the past 20 renewals for the slowest time in the race was set in the 2022 renewal when Romeo Brown from Sue Smith under the guidance of Thomas Willmott, won in a time of 6:08.36, whilst at the other end of the spectrum, Whataknight, trained by Harry Fry and ridden by Aidan Coleman set the quickest time of 5:28.90 in the 2016 renewal.
These are the top three quickest-run Long Distance Handicap Hurdle over the last 20 renewals:
- Whataknight (5:28.90) in 2016
- Elzahann (5:29.70) in 2009
- Picture This (5:31.70) in 2010
Long Distance Handicap Hurdle Past Winners
Here are the Long Distance Handicap Hurdle past winners for the last 10 renewals. Each row details the year of the race, the horse which won along with the age & weight of the horse. The trainer of the horse at the time of winning the Long Distance Handicap Hurdle as well as the jockey is also displayed along with the starting price the horse was sent off.
| Year | Horse | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 6:03.60 | Willaston (IRE) 7yo 10-13 14/1 | Jamie Hamilton Mark Walford (GB) |
| 2022 6:08.36 | Romeo Brown (GB) 8yo 10-1 20/1 | Thomas Willmott (3lbs) Sue Smith (GB) |
| 2021 6:07.30 | Dell Arca (IRE) 12yo 10-5 11/1 | Fergus Gillard (5lbs) David Pipe (GB) |
| 2019 5:32.30 | Canyon City (GB) 6yo 10-0 15/2 | Bryony Frost Neil King (GB) |
| 2018 5:40.10 | Monbeg Theatre (IRE) 9yo 10-9 11/1 | Page Fuller (5lbs) Jamie Snowden (GB) |
| 2017 5:35.80 | Mias Storm (IRE) 7yo 10-2 10/1 | Wayne Hutchinson Alan King (GB) |
| 2016 5:28.90 | Whataknight (GB) 7yo 11-0 12/1 | Aidan Coleman Harry Fry (GB) |
| 2015 5:45.10 | No Planning (GB) 8yo 11-8 8/1 | Sean Quinlan Sue Smith (GB) |
| 2014 5:48.10 | Broadway Buffalo (IRE) 6yo 10-12 5/1F | Tom Scudamore David Pipe (GB) |
| 2013 5:39.90 | Battle Group (GB) 8yo 11-9 13/2 | Brendan Powell Kevin Bishop (GB) |
Where have the winning runners come from?
Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Long Distance Handicap Hurdle have been based:
- GB: 19 winners with an additional 48 placings from 290 runners
- FR: 1 winner with an additional 0 placings from 3 runners
- IRE: 0 winners with an additional 3 placings from 9 runners
Long Distance Handicap Hurdle Trainer Statistics
The leading trainer in the Long Distance Handicap Hurdle over the last 20 renewals is David Pipe who has won the race three times with those three winners coming from Abragante (2007), Broadway Buffalo (2014) and Dell Arca (2021). Other trainers who have recorded multiple wins in the Long Distance Handicap Hurdle are Philip Hobbs (2 wins) and Sue Smith (2 wins). Two trainers have not had the best of times over the last 20 renewals in the Long Distance Handicap Hurdle, Nicky Henderson has sent a total of 18 runners to the race without recording any wins whilst Nigel Twiston-Davies has sent out 13 without a winner.
Here are some of the top Long Distance Handicap Hurdle trainer statistics over the last 20 renewals (R = Runners, W = Winners, P = Places including winners, Win LSP is based on 1pt Win and EW LSP is based on 0.5pt Win & 0.5pt Place):
| Trainer | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Pipe | 23-3-8 | +3.00 | +4.12 |
| Philip Hobbs | 17-2-8 | +7.00 | +9.50 |
| Sue Smith | 6-2-2 | +24.00 | +13.30 |
| Paul Nicholls | 11-1-2 | -4.00 | -4.25 |
| Alan King | 9-1-2 | +2.00 | +0.75 |
| Harry Fry | 4-1-1 | +9.00 | +4.50 |
| Neil King | 3-1-1 | +5.50 | +2.50 |
| Jamie Snowden | 2-1-1 | +10.00 | +5.88 |
| Alistair Whillans | 2-1-1 | +9.00 | +5.25 |
| Mark Walford | 1-1-1 | +14.00 | +8.75 |
Long Distance Handicap Hurdle Jockey Statistics
Here are some of the top Long Distance Handicap Hurdle jockey statistics over the last 20 renewals (R = Runners, W = Winners, P = Places including winners, Win LSP is based on 1pt Win and EW LSP is based on 0.5pt Win & 0.5pt Place):
| Jockey | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graham Lee | 7-1-2 | -0.50 | -0.81 |
| Harry Skelton | 6-1-2 | +1.00 | +0.50 |
| Sean Quinlan | 3-1-2 | +6.00 | +7.43 |
| Bryony Frost | 3-1-2 | +5.50 | +3.50 |
| Brendan Powell | 3-1-2 | +4.50 | +3.56 |
| Fergus Gillard | 2-1-1 | +10.00 | +5.60 |
| Thomas Willmott | 1-1-1 | +20.00 | +12.50 |
| Jamie Hamilton | 1-1-1 | +14.00 | +8.75 |
| Page Fuller | 1-1-1 | +11.00 | +6.88 |
| Jim Crowley | 1-1-1 | +10.00 | +6.25 |
2024 Long Distance Handicap Hurdle Trends
Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): 6, PU, 2, (PU, 3), 4, 6, 2, 4, 2, 5, 2, 1, 2, 8, PU, (7, F), 5, 7, 4, 5
The percentage shown is the percentage of the total number of runners who fell under that factor. High percentages are less appealing than lower ones as you would expect them to do well.
- 20 / 20 (74%) - Not in a G1-2/Cl3/Cl5-6 (LTO)
- 20 / 20 (75%) - Within the first 11 of the market
- 20 / 20 (79%) - Achieved an RPR of 106+ (LTO)
- 20 / 20 (83%) - Dam is not FR/ITY bred
- 20 / 20 (83%) - Achieved an RPR of 125+ (Hcps)
- 20 / 20 (84%) - In a field of 8 - 27 (LTO)
- 20 / 20 (85%) - Achieved a TS of 98+ (Hcps)
- 20 / 20 (87%) - Not in DEU/ITA/NOR/SCO/WAL (Debut)
- 20 / 20 (88%) - Not in FRA/IRL/WAL (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (89%) - Ran over 2m3½f - 3m1f (LTO)
- 19 / 20 (75%) - No bigger than 20/1
- 18 / 20 (76%) - Achieved a TS of 105+ (Last 5)
- 18 / 20 (76%) - Beaten no more -19l (LTO)
- 18 / 20 (85%) - Held an OR of 114+ (Going)
- 18 / 20 (85%) - No more than +19lbs (Vs Min Weight)
Remember to use the trends listed above along with the Haydock racing predictions to see if you can find the winner of the Long Distance Handicap Hurdle. Maybe you are looking to back something in this race on the tote, but you are not sure of the process or how the tote works, No problem! We have an article which is dedicated to The Tote for you to read which explains everything you need to know! Be sure to check out the other articles in the OLBG Betting School.
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Long Distance Handicap Hurdle Trend Analysis
The trend factor which had produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +72.50 is when runners ran in a Class 2 last time out. The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners had recorded 1 career fall in over Jumps (Hurdle), when backing these the trend shows a record of 0-57.
The course which has produced the most winners of the Long Distance Handicap Hurdle is Cheltenham, there has been a total number of 10 winners of this race who ran at Cheltenham last time out. The next best course which has produced the second most winners is Aintree, there has been a total number of 3 winners of this race who ran at Aintree last time out.
The race is open to both sexes with the Male runners having produced a total of 18 winners from a total of 281 runners whilst the Female runners have produced 2 winners from a total of 21 runners.
Looking over the past renewals, these are the stallions whose offspring have produced multiple winners of the Long Distance Handicap Hurdle:
- Lomitas (2 Wins)
- Saddlers Hall (2 Wins)
These are the stallions whose offspring have not produced a winner of the Long Distance Handicap Hurdle despite multiple attempts:
- Milan (0 Wins from 8 runners)
- Shantou (0 Wins from 8 runners)
- Sadlers Wells (0 Wins from 5 runners)
Looking at the winning odds over the last 20 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Mr Cool in 2005, winning for M C Pipe at odds of 33/1 under the guidance of Jamie Moore. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 20 renewals there have been 1 winning favourites in the race. Remember to use the best racing tipsters along with the information on this page to find you a bet on the 2024 Long Distance Handicap Hurdle.
Other Principal races at Haydock Racecourse
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Article Contributor Information
We are blessed with an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to creating and maintaining this Long Distance Handicap Hurdle Preview are at hand, Andy and Darren. They both work on the Horse racing tips team team looking after the tipsters and managing the tips settlement, whilst also creating and managing all of the horse racing event previews for National Hunt Racing.
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