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2025 Swinton Handicap Hurdle Preview
The Swinton Handicap Hurdle is a Premier Handicap (G3) which attracts big fields, it is run at Haydock in May of each year.
The race is contested by runners aged four or older over a distance of one mile, seven and a half furlongs with a total of nine hurdles being jumped and is the highest graded race to take place at Haydock outside of the regular jumps season.
Swinton Handicap Hurdle Information:
- Swinton Handicap Hurdle Past Winners
- Swinton Handicap Hurdle Trainer Statistics
- Swinton Handicap Hurdle Jockey Statistics
Our dedicated Haydock tips page will not only bring you predictions from the OLBG racing tipsters for the upcoming card that includes the Swinton Handicap Hurdle but will also have predictions for each meeting at Haydock throughout the season so be sure to head over there. 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 Swinton 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 114%. The race in 2010 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 136%, whilst on average over the last 20 renewals of the Swinton Handicap Hurdle, the over-round has been 128%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £128 which is bet.
Swinton 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 Swinton Handicap Hurdle next time out then you would have backed a total of 5 winners. Backing all 18 runners who have been out since to win at SP next time out, would have returned an LSP of +15.40. Whilst we wait for the 2025 Swinton Handicap Hurdle remember you can get daily racing predictions from the expert tipsters on the racing predictions page.
When looking over the past 20 renewals, a time of 3:33.10 was set by Acambo in 2006, which is the quickest time over that period, the runner was trained by M C Pipe and ridden by Andrew Glassonbury. The slowest winning time was set in 2014 when Ballyglasheen won in a time of 3:52.60, booked to ride was Paul Moloney by the trainer Evan Williams.
These are the top three quickest-run Swinton Handicap Hurdle over the last 20 renewals:
- Acambo (3:33.10) in 2006
- Macs Joy (3:33.20) in 2004
- Leslingtaylor (3:38.40) in 2007
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Swinton Handicap Hurdle Past Winners
Here are the Swinton 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 Swinton Handicap Hurdle as well as the jockey is also displayed along with the starting price the horse was sent off.
| Year | Horse | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 3:41.52 | Pickanumber (IRE) 6yo 10-7 22/1 | Dylan Johnston (5lbs) Olly Murphy (GB) |
| 2023 3:44.40 | Black Poppy (GB) 7yo 10-5 10/1 | Adam Wedge Kerry Lee (GB) |
| 2022 3:44.26 | Ngolo (IRE) 7yo 10-9 28/1 | Gavin Sheehan Ann Duffield (GB) |
| 2021 3:45.20 | Copperless (GB) 6yo 10-4 9/2F | Aidan Coleman Olly Murphy (GB) |
| 2019 3:40.00 | Le Patriote (FR) 7yo 11-12 20/1 | Sam Twiston-Davies Dr Richard Newland (GB) |
| 2018 3:44.70 | Silver Streak (IRE) 5yo 10-2 13/2 | Adam Wedge Evan Williams (GB) |
| 2017 3:43.10 | John Constable (IRE) 6yo 11-2 5/1F | Davy Russell Evan Williams (GB) |
| 2016 3:38.90 | Gwafa (IRE) 5yo 11-0 6/1 | Richie McLernon Paul Webber (GB) |
| 2015 3:46.20 | War Sound (GB) 6yo 10-6 6/1F | Ciaran Gethings (7lbs) Philip Hobbs (GB) |
| 2014 3:52.60 | Ballyglasheen (IRE) 4yo 10-10 25/1 | Paul Moloney Evan Williams (GB) |
Where have the winning runners come from?
Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Swinton Handicap Hurdle have been based:
- GB: 19 winners with an additional 53 placings from 337 runners
- IRE: 1 winner with an additional 4 placings from 24 runners
Swinton Handicap Hurdle Trainer Statistics
The leading trainer in the Swinton Handicap Hurdle over the last 20 renewals is Evan Williams who has won the race four times with those four winners coming from Barizan (2013), Ballyglasheen (2014), John Constable (2017) and Silver Streak (2018). Other trainers who have recorded multiple wins in the Swinton Handicap Hurdle are Nicky Henderson (2 wins) and Olly Murphy (2 wins). Multiple trainers have not had the best of times over the last 20 renewals in the Swinton Handicap Hurdle, Paul Nicholls (0-17), David Pipe (0-15), Alan King (0-14) and Dan Skelton (0-11) have all failed to produce a single winner despite sending multiple runners to the race.
Here are some of the top Swinton 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evan Williams | 16-4-9 | +32.50 | +33.38 |
| Nicky Henderson | 20-2-3 | +5.50 | -0.31 |
| Olly Murphy | 4-2-3 | +24.50 | +17.56 |
| Philip Hobbs | 22-1-5 | -15.00 | -11.42 |
| Donald McCain | 10-1-3 | -2.50 | -2.63 |
| John Quinn | 6-1-2 | +11.00 | +8.00 |
| Dr Richard Newland | 5-1-1 | +16.00 | +8.50 |
| Mrs John Harrington | 4-1-3 | +1.00 | +5.57 |
| Richard Fahey | 2-1-2 | +15.00 | +10.50 |
| Ann Duffield | 1-1-1 | +28.00 | +17.50 |
Swinton Handicap Hurdle Jockey Statistics
There are two leading jockeys in the Swinton Handicap Hurdle over the last 20 renewals with both Graham Lee and Adam Wedge who have both won the race two times. Graham Lee winners have been with Coat Of Honour (2005) and Blue Bajan (2008). Adam Wedge winners have been with Silver Streak (2018) and Black Poppy (2023).
Here are some of the top Swinton 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 | 7-2-3 | +5.00 | +4.10 |
| Adam Wedge | 6-2-4 | +12.50 | +10.87 |
| Sam Twiston-Davies | 10-1-3 | +11.00 | +6.67 |
| Dougie Costello | 5-1-1 | +12.00 | +6.00 |
| Brian Hughes | 5-1-1 | +12.00 | +6.00 |
| Gavin Sheehan | 3-1-1 | +26.00 | +15.50 |
| Jeremiah McGrath | 3-1-1 | +5.50 | +2.69 |
| Ciaran Gethings | 3-1-2 | +4.00 | +6.38 |
| David Bass | 2-1-1 | +15.00 | +9.00 |
| Dylan Johnston | 1-1-1 | +22.00 | +13.75 |
2025 Swinton Handicap Hurdle Trends
Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): 1, 6, 4, 14, 1, 12, 2, 22, 1, (2, 14), 3, 1, 8, 1, 13, 7, 1, 2, 6, 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 (75%) - Within the first 13 of the market
- 20 / 20 (80%) - No bigger than 28/1
- 20 / 20 (80%) - Fewer than 11 races (Hcps)
- 20 / 20 (81%) - No older than a 7yo
- 20 / 20 (83%) - Highest Won is not G2/LST/Cl5
- 20 / 20 (84%) - Carried 123 - 156lbs (Debut)
- 20 / 20 (84%) - No more than +3yrs (Vs Min Age)
- 20 / 20 (84%) - Off a break of 14 - 62 days
- 20 / 20 (86%) - Had 2 - 7 wins (Hurdle)
- 20 / 20 (86%) - Fewer than 2 races (30 Days)
- 20 / 20 (87%) - Ran in 1 - 4 races (90 Days)
- 20 / 20 (87%) - Not on GF/FM/STD-SLW/STD (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (88%) - Ran over 2m - 2m4½f (LTO)
- 18 / 20 (78%) - Held an OR of 123+ (LTO)
- 18 / 20 (82%) - Achieved an RPR of 123+ (Last Win)
Remember to use the trends listed above along with the Haydock racing predictions to see if you can find the winner of the Swinton Handicap Hurdle. If there is anything that you do not understand in this blog, please leave a comment or head over to the Horse Racing Terms and Abbreviations article which is available in the OLBG Betting School section.
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Swinton Handicap Hurdle Trend Analysis
The trend factor which had produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +22.00 is when runners had 2 starts in the past 90 days. The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners ran over 6f on debut, when backing these the trend shows a record of 0-49.
The course which has produced the most winners of the Swinton Handicap Hurdle is Aintree, there has been a total number of 7 winners of this race who ran at Aintree last time out. The next best courses which have produced the second most winners are Cheltenham, Ayr and Sandown, there has been a total number of 3 winners from each of those courses.
The race is open to both sexes with the Male runners having produced a total of 20 winners from a total of 339 runners whilst the Female runners have produced 0 winners from a total of 22 runners.
Looking over the past renewals, these are the stallions whose offspring have produced multiple winners of the Swinton Handicap Hurdle:
- Montjeu (4 Wins)
- Kayf Tara (3 Wins)
- Galileo (2 Wins)
Looking over the past renewals, there is only one stallion whose offspring have been disappointed with multiple attempts but no wins in the Swinton Handicap Hurdle, that stallion is Sadlers Wells who has failed to produce a winner from 5 runners.
Looking at the winning odds over the last 20 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Ngolo in 2022, winning for Ann Duffield at odds of 28/1 under the guidance of Gavin Sheehan. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 20 renewals there have been 6 winning favourites in the race. Whilst we wait for the 2025 Swinton Handicap Hurdle remember you can get daily racing predictions from the top racing tipsters on the best racing tipsters page.
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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 Swinton 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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