Kevin Morley breaks down the all-important Triumph Hurdle trends

JCB Triumph Hurdle

2m1f, Cheltenham, Friday, March 13

Key trends

• Last ran between 18 and 55 days ago, ten winners in the last ten runnings
• Won at least 50 per cent of hurdle races, 9/10 (exception still a maiden)
• Top-three finish last time out, 9/10 (six won)
• Adjusted RPR of at least 150, 8/10
• By a Group 1-winning sire, 8/10
• Ran two or three times over hurdles, 6/10

Other factors

Zarkandar in 2011 and Pentland Hills last year are the only once-raced hurdlers to win in the past 30 years.

Five of the last ten winners were undefeated over hurdles.