Welsh Champion Hurdle 2022 Preview.

Since its inception in 1969, the Welsh Champion Hurdle for 2022 is set to take place in October annually at the Ffos Las racecourse. As a class two Limited handicap Hurdle, it is open to runners who are 4 years old and older. Just shy of two miles is the trip that is run over by the runners who have eight hurdles to jump over.

Its original birthplace where it used to be run is at Chepstow racecourse. It fell off the racing calendar in 2003, after the number of contending runners decreased significantly. It was brought back to life in 2011 at Ffos Las Racecourse. If horse racing betting offers are your thing, head over to the Ffos Las Betting Picks and take a look at which runners are endorsed by the OLBG racing tipsters. You can also weigh those forecasts with the runners that make it to the trend shortlist, which we’ll review in a few moments.

Top runs

Taking a glimpse over the past ten renewals, Glory and Fortune set a time of 3:40.81 back in 2021, which marked the fastest time in that period. The galloper was ridden by Stan Sheppard and trained by Tom Lacey. The recorded slowest running time was set in 2013 at 5:39.10. The said winner was Medinas, and Wayne Hutchinson was booked to ride the Alan King-trained runner.

Let us take a look at the top three fastest run Welsh Champion Hurdle over the previous ten 10 renewals:

• 3:43.10 by Oscar Whiskey in 2011
• 3:41.20 by Sceau Royal in 2021
• 3:40.81 by Glory and Fortune in 2021

It appears the Welsh Champion Hurdle market hasn’t been competitive since 2011. When glancing at the over-rounds at the last 10 renewals, the race had an over-round of 110%. The bookie’s most favoured race was in 2019 when the over-round was at 124%. Throughout the time, the average over-run over the last 10 renewals of the Champion Hurdle is recorded to be 119%.

This means that the bookmaker expects to pay ₤100 for every ₤119 wagered. Considering the future form, the question to ask is: is it advantageous to follow the winner next time out? You would reclaim 2 winners if you followed the winner of the Welsh Champion Hurdle next time out from the previous ten.

Supporting the 9 runners who were out after to win at SP next time out would have remitted +28.80. As we standby for the 2022 Welsh Champion Hurdle, don’t forget that you can receive racing predictions daily from professional tipsters on the racing predictions site. As far as the winning trainers of the Welsh Champion Hurdle are concerned, if you were wondering which country produced them, then wonder no more.

The UK has 10 winners with 16 placings from 92 gallopers. IRE has had zero winners, with zero placings from one runner.

Trainer statistics

The Welsh Hurdle has had two main trainers dominating the title matches over the last ten renewals. Paul Nicholls and Allan King have both been victors of the race twice. Nicholls consecutively won the race with Saphir Du Rheu in 2014, then with Silsol in 2015. King won with Medinas in 2013 and then walked away with the winning title again in 2020.

Trend analysis

The last time out ran at Cheltenham is where the trend factor was generated, with 5+ winners, the best LSP of +18.79. However, when runners were, GB bred it turned out to be the worst performing factor as not one winner came out of it, supporting this trend shows a record of 0-20. Cheltenham is thus the winning course as it’s produced most of the winners from the Welsh Championship Hurdle. At the last time out, a total of five winners who have run in the race.

Open to both sexes, the race has had male runners win 10 times from 88 races, while the female runners have produced no winners from their five runners. Kayf Tara is sadly the one runner that is yet to see a win. The offspring of a stallion has made several attempts with no success.