Elite Hurdle Next Running: Sunday November 4th, 2012

The Elite Hurdle is a Grade 2 National Hunt hurdle race for four-year-old and above horses.

It is a limited handicap race.

There are eight hurdles to be jumped in the race.

Distance:2mDetails:(Grade 2) (Class 1) (4yo+)Racecourse:WincantonRace Type: Jumps

Winning Trends for the Elite Hurdle

Age Trend: Range: 4 - 7yo.

Trainer Trend: PF Nicholls has trained three winners in the last nine years. JJ Quinn has trained two winners in the last nine years.

Jockey Trend: DC Costello was the jockey on both of JJ Quinn's runners.

Favourite Trend: The favourite has won this race once in the last nine years and that was a joint-favourite. However, five second-favourites have.

Weight Trend: Range: 10-1 - 11-10.

Official Rating Trend: Range: 133 - 165.

Elite Hurdle Previous Winners

YEAR HORSE A/G WGT LTO FORM TRAINER JOCKEY RAN OR SP
2011 Celestial Halo (Ire) (CD) 7g 11-10 210 333218- PF Nicholls DA Jacob 5 160 85/40 (2f)
2010 Nearby (CD) 6g 10-12 14 242-011 PJ Hobbs CJ Davies (7) 10 145 11/2 (2f)
2009 Celestial Halo (Ire) (D) 5g 11-10 217 120- PF Nicholls R Walsh 7 165 11/4 (jf)
2008 Chomba Womba (Ire) (D) 7f 10-6 239 113- NJ Henderson BJ Geraghty 5 148 11/4 (3f)
2007 Kings Quay (D) 5h 11-9 21 716 JJ Quinn DC Costello 10 133 4/1 (jt2f)
2006 Crow Wood (D) 7g 10-1 34 228 JJ Quinn DC Costello 6 140 5/1 (2f)
2005 Royal Shakespeare (Fr) (D) 6g 11-1 5 FP8 S Gollings J Corrigan 9 150 5/1 (3f)
2004 Perouse (CD) 6g 10-5 200 28P P Nicholls Christian Williams 8 143 11/1
2003 Well Chief (GER) (D) 4g 10-5 215 123- MC Pipe JE Moore 4 138 5/2 (2f)