Greatwood Hurdle Sunday 14th Cheltenham BobT

The Greatwood Handicap Hurdle is the highlight on day 3 of Cheltenham’s November meeting. It is run over 2M 110y and is open to 4yos and upwards. It usually attracts a high class field and recent winners include Rooster Booster, Detroit City, Sizing Europe and Khyber Kim.
 here are the provisional stats and trends for the race 

5 year olds have a superb record in this race having won 6 of the last 10 from approximately 35.7% of the total runners.

The only 4yo winner since 2000 was Detroit City, who had won the Triumph Hurdle and Anniversary 4yo Hurdle. The previous 4yo to win this was South Parade in 1988, he had finished 4th in that year's Triumph Hurdle.

In the past 15 years, only two winners were aged over 6. They were Khyber Kim in 2009 (2nd in Champion Hurdle later that season & won grade 1 Aintree Hurdle) and Rooster Booster in 2002 (won Champion Hurdle that season).

Of the four non-5yo winners of this since 2000, 2 were previous grade 1 winners and 2 went on to win grade 1’s later that same season.

Weight (Win-Place-Runners)

Horses carrying 10-13 or more: 6-9-66

Horses carrying 10-12 or less: 4-13-63

There is a slight preference for higher weights. 5 of the last 8 winners carried 11-6+.

Top weights (3-3-12) do have a good record however, having won 3 of the last 10 and filling a place in each of the last 3 years.

Horses carrying a penalty (0-4-7) had found 4 places from 7 runners.

Official Ratings

Horses rated 140 or more: 6-7-34

Horses rated 130 to 139: 3-9-67

Horses rated 129 or less: 1-6-27

Horses officially rated 140+ have won 6 of the last 10 from less than 26.4% of the total runners.

9 of 10 winners were racing off a career high mark in a handicap hurdle (though 5 of 10 winners were making their handicap hurdle début)

 current line up (will be decimated but interesting at this stage)

25 left in:

1  21212-   Menorah 219   5 11-12 P J Hobbs   151  152  155  
2  1112-7   Get Me Out Of Here 15   6 11-11 Jonjo O´Neill   150  149  154  
3  2-0111   Nearby 8 5x   6 11-11 P J Hobbs   150  152  154  
4  570-21   Any Given Day 22   5 11-8 D McCain Jnr   147  142  158  
5  12U14-   General Miller 208   5 11-7 N J Henderson   146  158  159  
6  53113-   Sanctuaire 220   4 11-7 P F Nicholls  Noel Fehily  146  142  150  
7  512-32   Issaquah 15   8 11-6 J M Jefferson  James Halliday5  145  135  147  
8  0-1131   Astracad 30   4 11-1 N A Twiston-Davies   140  135  153  
9  2314-6   Orsippus 29   4 11-0 Michael Smith   139  136  154  
10  2311-   Lush Life 247   5 11-0 N J Henderson   139  141  145  
11  31737-   Manyriverstocross 242   5 10-13 A King   138  154  160  
12  0023-6   Arcalis 190   10 10-13 J Howard Johnson   138  151  156  
13  5/6-51   Salute Him 62   7 10-10 A J Martin   135  136  159  
14  4493-6   Leslingtaylor 8   8 10-9 J J Quinn   134  142  151  
15  9-2311   Far Away So Close 19   5 10-9 Paul Nolan   134  147  151  
16  13521   St Devote 59   5 10-8 Eoin Griffin   133  120  152  
17  1057-2   Tarkari 50   5 10-7 Evan Williams   132  138  154  
18  3194-2   Olofi 36   4 10-7 T R George   132  139  151  
19  77-23   Fiulin 15  5 10-5 Evan Williams   130  152  157  
20  14P-2P   Chaninbar 12   7 10-4 M F Harris   129  147  151  
21  2718-9   Majaales 36   7 10-3 T R George   128  136  155  
22  8081-   Puzzlemaster 196F   4 10-2 H Morrison   127  132  144  
23  1117-   Bothy 22F   4 10-2 B Ellison   127  143  148  
24  10/0-8   Culcabock 22   10 10-2 Miss Lucinda V Russell   127  121  149  
25  1B101-   Sure Josie Sure 207   5 10-2 D E Pipe   127  155  155