Another big day for the ITV4 horse racing cameras as they move to Wincanton and Sandown (OFF) for more LIVE coverage.
Like every Saturday, here at SUREWIN we take you through all the key trends and stats to help you whittle down the runners and hopefully find a few winners.
9/9 – Carried 11-0 or more
8/9 – Returned 9/1 or shorter in the betting
6/9 – Aged 8 or younger
6/9 – Carried 11-8 or more
6/9 – Carried 11-8 or more
3/9 – Aged 6 years-old
2/9 – Ridden by Jamie Moore
2/9 – Winning favourites
Trainer Venetia Williams won the race 12 months ago
9/9 – Finished in the top 3 last time out
8/9 – Returned 11/4 or shorter in the betting
8/9 – Ran in the last 6 weeks
8/9 – Aged between 6-8 years-old
7/9 – Favourites placed in the top 3
7/9 – Won between 2-4 times before
5/9 – Winning favourites
5/9 – Had run at Sandown before
4/9 – Won last time out
2/9 – Trained by Paul Nicholls
2/9 – Trained by Harry Fry (2 of the last 3)
Just 8 previous runnings
Trainers Anthony Honeyball, Venetia Williams, Evan Williams (2), Charlie Longsdon, David Pipe, Sandy Thomson and Mel Rowley are past winners
8/8 – Ran in last 5 weeks
7/8 – Unplaced last time out
6/8 – Carried 11-3 or less in weight
6/8 – 4+ wins over fences
5/8 – Winners aged 11 or 12 years-old
4/8 – Unplaced favourites
5/8 – Officially rated between 135-145
2/8 – Winning favourite (joint)
Prime Venture won the race in 2022
16/18 – Had won between 1-3 times over hurdles in the UK before
15/18 – Ran within the last 8 weeks
15/18 – Aged between 5-7 years-old
12/18 – Unplaced last time out
12/18 – Carried 10-12 or less in weight
9/18 – Went onto run at that season’s Cheltenham Festival (no winners)
8/18 – Went onto finish unplaced in a Cheltenham Festival race that season
8/18 – Priced a double-figure price in the betting
8/18 – From the top 3 in the betting
7/18 – Raced at either Ascot (3) or Cheltenham (4) last time out
7/18 – Officially rated between 127 and 132
5/18 – Trained by Nicky Henderson
5/18 – Won last time out
5/18 – Irish bred
2/18 – Trained by Oliver Sherwood
2/18 – Trained by the Pipe stable
2/18 – Trained by Venetia Williams
2/18 – Winning favourites
4 of the last 10 winners were ridden by a claiming jockey
Just 5 past runnings
No winning favourites
4/5 – Priced 13/2 or bigger
4/5 – Aged 7 or 8
3/5 – Carried 10-12 or less in weight
2/5 – Ridden by a claiming jockey
Trainer Jamie Snowden has a 21% strike-rate with his hurdlers at the track
Trainer Nigel Hawke has a 5% (2-from-40) strike-rate with his hurdlers at the track
Jockey Paul O'Brien has a 19% riding over hurdles at the track
Jockey Sean Houlihan has just a 4% riding over hurdles at the track
Jockey Harry Reed has just a 3% riding over hurdles at the track
No past runnings
Trainer Paul Nicholls has a 25% strike-rate with his chasers at the track
Trainer Gary Moore has a 19% strike-rate with his chasers at the track
Trainer Venetia Williams is just 1-from-24 with her chasers at the track
Trainer Dan Skelton is 0-from-17 with his chasers at the track
Jockey Freddie Gingell has a 21% strike-race riding over fences at the track
No previous runnings
Trainer Paul Nicholls has a 30% strike-rate with his hurdlers at the track
Trainer Sue Gardener is just 1-from-19 with her hurdlers at the track
Trainer Polly Gundry is just 0-from-19 with her hurdlers at the track
Jockey Harry Reed has just a 3% riding over hurdles at the track