Swinton Handicap Hurdle Preview, Tips, Runners & Trends

2024 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

To see which runners the OLBG racing tipsters are tipping throughout the card that includes this race, head over to the Haydock tips on the day of the race, do they agree with the runners on the trend shortlist or are they predicting other runners? 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 127%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £127 which is bet.

Swinton Handicap Hurdle Trends:

• 2024 Swinton Handicap Hurdle Trends
• Swinton Handicap Hurdle Trend Analysis

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 19 runners who have been out since to win at SP next time out, would have returned an LSP of +14.40. Whilst we wait for the 2024 Swinton Handicap Hurdle remember you can get daily racing predictions from the expert tipsters on the racing predictions page.

Over the last 20 renewals, it was Acambo, trained by M C Pipe and ridden by Andrew Glassonbury who set the fastest winning time in the Swinton Handicap Hurdle, the runner won the race in a time of 3:33.10 when winning the race in 2006. At the other end of the scale, it was the combination of trainer Evan Williams and jockey Paul Moloney with Ballyglasheen who set the slowest winning time, the race-winning time was 3:52.60 in the 2014 renewal.

These are the top three quickest-run Swinton Handicap Hurdle over the last 20 renewals:

1. Acambo (3:33.10) in 2006
2. Macs Joy (3:33.20) in 2004
3. Altay (3:36.90) in 2003

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.

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 51 placings from 334 runners
• IRE: 1 winner with an additional 5 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 Richard Fahey (2 wins). Multiple trainers have not had the best of times over the last 20 renewals in the Swinton Handicap Hurdle, David Pipe (0-15), Paul Nicholls (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):

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):

Swinton Handicap Hurdle Trend Analysis

The trend factor which had produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +25.00 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 had 5 places in the past year, when backing these the trend shows a record of 0-50.

The course which has produced the most winners of the Swinton Handicap Hurdle is Aintree, there has been a total number of 8 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 336 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. Remember to bookmark the best racing tipsters page so you can get easy access to the best OLBG racing tipsters.

Other Principal races at Haydock Racecourse

Here are some other notable races at the Haydock racecourse throughout the racing season that you may be interested in.

Races in January

• Peter Marsh Chase

Races in February

• Haydock Grand National Trial

Races in May

• Long Distance Handicap Hurdle
• Silver Bowl

Races in June

• Old Newton Cup

Races in July

• Lancashire Oaks

Races in September

• Haydock Sprint Cup
• Old Borough Cup

Races in November

• Betfair Chase
• Betfair Stayers Handicap Hurdle