2023 Betfair Hurdle Betting Tips

Filey Bay heads the betting market for the Betfair Hurdle when the runners and riders compete over two miles, half a furlong. The horse returned to the track after an absence of over a year and claimed an even money victory by six lengths when obliging in a handicap hurdle at Doncaster over the same distance, with the horse likely to line up in a big field here.

The Emmet Mullins-trained charge obliged at odds-on when triumphing at Wincanton but the margin of victory was only a length and perhaps this horse can be opposed. Gin Coco looks an attractive price and the horse did himself plenty of favours when running strongly in the Greatwood Handicap Hurdle at Cheltenham when finishing second.

Sent off as the 4/1 favourite, the seven-year-old lost by five and a half lengths when second to I Like To Move It, with the horse having previously won a Novices’ Hurdle at Newton Abbot. The horse was previously runner-up in a handicap hurdle at Punchestown and could reward each-way backers when it comes to this encounter.

There are several horses trading at a similar price. Hacker Des Places looks to be a talented six-year-old and ran pretty well in the Bateaux London Handicap Hurdle, with the horse finishing second in that race at Ascot on 29 October, with Paul Nicholls expecting a strong performance after seeing his charge recently win a hurdle race at Cheltenham.

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Indeed, the winner of this Betfair Hurdle usually has strong claims in whatever hurdle race he pitches up in at the Cheltenham Festival and the betting market for the Betfair Hurdle has a wide-open look about it, with those Skelton runners potentially set to be in the shake up at the end of the race.

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Third Time Lucki is the betting favourite to win the Betfair Hurdle and you can compare horse racing betting odds to get the biggest possible price. The six-year-old currently has an overall rating of 144, with the horse having scored three victories and finished runner-up in his other race.

While it was a routine win in a Novice Hurdle at Uttoxeter and another facile win when it came to running in a race at Wetherby, jockey Harry Skelton gave the runner a fantastic ride to finish second in the Sky Bet Supreme Trial Novices' Hurdle before a Novices’ Hurdle triumph at Kempton Racecourse on Boxing Day.

However, the horse is still unproven in strong company and perhaps it will be another Dan Skelton-trained charge who comes to the fore, with Cadzand hailing from the same stable and it appears that a wind operation has hugely benefitted the horse as far as this season is concerned.

Cadzand was sent off as the 5/2 favourite in a handicap hurdle at Kempton over the festive season and he duly obliged with a victory, meaning that jockey Harry Skelton has a job on his hands deciding which horse to jump on for this race.

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Harry Fry could have a potential superstar in the form of Metier, with the five-year-old boasting a flawless record this season and he looks set to make a bold bid for honours after a hat-trick of wins at Newton Abbot, Sandown and Ascot.

The win in the recent Unibet Tolworth Novices' Hurdle was particularly impressive, with the runner sent off as the 7/4 favourite where he won by the facile distance of twelve lengths and perhaps this horse represents the most attractive betting value of all.