3.20 Ladbrokes World Hurdle 3m - stats guide
A race in which it pays to follow those at the head of the market.
*Six of the last seven runnings have seen horses in the first five in the betting finish 1-2-3
*Since Anzum sprang a 40-1 surprise back in 1999 no winner has started above 8-1.
*Three of the last four winners have also taken part in the Cleeve Hurdle on Cheltenham Trials day at the end of January which was won in ultra impressive style this year by david Pipe's Grands Crus.
*Big Bucks who will be attempting to become the first horse to win three consecutive staying hurdle crowns.
*No five-year-old has ever won the race,
*Inglis Drever is the only horse to be successful as a nine-year-old in 2008. Prior to his win 61 horses aged nine or older had tried and failed to win the staying crown.
*The Irish have not won the contest since Dorans pride back in 1995.
