At the last six Cheltenham Festivals there have been 24 Non-Novice Handicap Hurdles and 579 runners...
24/24 (winners) ran in a Hurdle race LTO (Those that didn’t run in a Hurdle race LTO are 0/53, 6p)
23/24 had 0-1 previous Handicap Hurdle wins (Those with 2+ Handicap Hurdle wins are 1/155, 20p || 3+ Handicap Hurdle wins are 0/71, 8p)
23/24 were 2lbs+ higher than their last winning mark (those that were not are 1/54 | 1.85% S/R)
23/24 had 18 or less career starts (Those with 19+ career starts are 1/145 | 0.69% S/R)
23/24 were ridden by a jockey WITHOUT a claim (Claiming jockeys are 1/105 | 0.95% S/R)
22/24 had 12 or less Hurdle starts (Those with 13+ Hurdle starts are 2/114, 11p)
22/24 had 5 or less Handicap Hurdle starts (Those with 6 or more Handicap Hurdle starts are 2/158, 13p)
22/24 recorded a placed effort on one of their last three starts (those that hadn't are 2/85 | 2.35% S/R)
21/24 recorded a top 6 finish on their last start (3/144 | 2% S/R for those outwith the first 6)
Only 3/24 started as an outright FAVOURITE last time out (only 4/24 started as fav or joint/co fav)
