Pertemps Hurdle

A three mile handicap hurdle in which some nice gambles have been landed in previous runnings.

Pertemps Hurdle Trends

10/10	had an official rating of no higher than 142
10/10	won at Class three or higher
9/10	aged six to nine
9/10	off the track between 20 and 48 days
9/10	carried no more than 11-2 to victory
8/10	had won over at least three miles
6/10	had six to fifteen runs over hurdles (only one winner had more than twenty-five hurdle runs)

Pertemps Handicap Hurdle Analysis

This is a race that both Jonjo ONeill and JP McManus both love to win with three wins a piece it would be no surprise to see the McManus colours winning this race again as it is now six years since his last victory with Kadoun.

In addition to the above stats all of the last ten winners of this race had either won or finished second over three miles or further and that usually cuts the likely candidates in this race down by quite a number.

Pertemps Hurdle Last Ten Winners

Table below shows the last ten winners of the race, their age and weight at the time of winning, trainer, jockey and odds (starting price).

Year	Horse	Age/Wt	Trainer	Jockey	Price
2011	Buena Vista	10-10-3	D Pipe	C OFarrell	20/1
2010	Buena Vista	9-10-1	D Pipe	H Frost	16/1
2009	Kayf Aramis	7-10-5	Miss V Williams	A Coleman	16/1
2008	Ballyfitz	8-10-8	N Twiston-Davies	P Brennan	18/1
2007	Oscar Park	8-10-9	D Arbuthnot	T Doyle	14/1
2006	Kadoun	9-11-7	M OBrien	T Ryan	50/1
2005	Oulart	6-10-2	D Hughes	P Carberry	10/1
2004	Creon	9-10-0	JJ ONeill	T Murphy	50/1
2003	Inching Closer	6-11-2	JJ ONeill	B Geraghty	6/1F
2002	Freetown	6-11-2	L Lungo	T Dobbin	20/1

Pertemps Hurdle Preview

Keep an eye out for Nick Williams runners as he has gone close in a number of the top long distance hurdles and it can only be a matter of time before this excellent trainer wins more top races.

Conversely Nicky Henderson has had a poor run of form in this race and is currently 0/22 with his runners.

David Pipe has obviously worked out what is required for this race with two win and two placed in the last three years but perhaps Willie Mullins' runners should also be monitored. The Champion Irish trainer has only had two runners in this race in the last ten years and both finished third.

Pertemps Hurdle Tips

Always a fiendishly difficult puzzle to solve with punters needing to weigh up the merits of lightly raced dark horses against much raced grizzled handicappers. In recent years the tough handicappers have been coming out on top and it is with that in mind that we are going with Cape Tribulation.

Once a winner of a Grade Two Novice Hurdle over this trip, Malcolm Jefferson’s gelding has been campaigned predominantly over fences recently but the handicapper appears to have given the eight-year-old a significant chance back over the smaller obstacles. This race has a record of horses that have been running over fences returning to hurdles to run well with Freetown, Creon, Kadoun and Buena Vista all having tried fences before coming back over hurdles to win this.

Cape Tribulation has already been nibbled at in the ante-post market at big prices and any give in the ground would significantly increase his chance but given his lenient mark he definitely warrants each-way support.

Pertemps Final Odds