2025 Swinton Handicap Hurdle Betting Tips

There’s a wide open feel to the Swinton Handicap Hurdle at Haydock Park, with the horses currently trading at 7/1 upwards. However, Givemefive has landed a success in the past two races and the Harry Derham-trained charge could potentially win again here. Last time out, there was a success at Haydock Park when obliging over nearly two miles.

Previously to this, there was an 11/10 success against three other runners at Newcastle Racecourse, with the horse obliging as favourite over two miles and a furlong. However, Our Champ is another viable contender and we saw the horse recently finishing third out of eleven horses at Plumpton after a great effort at Cheltenham.

In the William Hill County Handicap Hurdle, the runner was able to finish sixth in a large field over two miles and one furlong. However, we saw Moon Chime win in the previous outing and the seven-year-old looks capable of following that effort up with a win here. The early May success at Hexham means that he will be raring to go for this encounter.

There are a couple of other seven-year-olds in the form of Ooh Betty and Big Boy Bobby. The former was third out of twelve horses at Ayr over two miles, while the latter produced a solid effort at Cheltenham to finish third in a field of sixteen. That came after a second-placed finish in a field of ten previously.

2023 Swinton Handicap Hurdle Tips

Brentford Hope is a horse bidding to land a third consecutive victory, with the six-year-old having won at Huntingdon on 10 April, while there was a win that took place at Huntingdon in late March. Harry Derham therefore has a 100% strike rate with this runner considering the charge switched stables from Richard Hughes before that, with the horse previously impressing.

Byker is a four-year-old who has National Hunt racing experience and the latest of these performances saw the horse finish second to Jazzy Matty in the Boodles Juvenile Handicap Hurdle over two miles and half a furlong. There was only a neck that separated the front two on that occasion, with the horse winning at Naas on Cheltenham Trials Day at the end of January.

Teddy Blue runs for trainer Gary Moore and the five-year-old was previously successful at Plumpton, with the runner claiming a victory by a short head. Previously to this, there was a strong performance in early March at Kelso, with the horse finishing sixth in the bet365 Morebattle Hurdle when being sent off as the 100/30 favourite.

Parramount was disappointed when he lined up at the Grand National meeting at Aintree, with the horse sent off as the 9/2 favourite before finishing well down the order in a handicap hurdle over little more than two miles. Wins at Fakenham and Doncaster occurred before this, with a win at Hereford in November marking him out for a big run here.