When is the Pertemps Network Final 2020?

Cheltenham Thursday 12th March 2.10pm

Pertemps Network Final (Handicap Hurdle) (Grade 3) (5yo+)

Distance: 3 Miles

Weights: Handicap

The second race on day three is the Pertemps Hurdle, a three-mile handicap hurdle in which they jump 12 obstacles. British based trainers have trained eight of the last twelve winners, although the last four were trained in Ireland.

Pertemps Network Final Trends and Statistics

Here are Cheltenham Pertemps Network Final Handicap Hurdle 12 Year Trends and Statistics.

• Age – Nine of the last twelve winners were aged between six and eight.
• Starting Price – All of the last twelve winners returned at 25/1 or less but only four of them were under 11/1.
• Last Run – Five of the last twelve winners won on their last run before Cheltenham. Eleven of the last 12  winners had their last run with the previous 61 days.
• Course Form – Six  of the last twelve winners had at least one previous run at Cheltenham, and two of them had at least one previous win at Cheltenham.
• Distance Form – All of the last twelve winners had at least one previous runs over 3 miles or longer, just seven of them had recorded at least one win over 3 miles or longer.
• Hurdle Form – All of the last twelve winners had at least six previous runs over hurdles and at least one previous wins over hurdles.
• Official Rating – Nine of the last twelve winners were rated between 138 and 146.
• Season Form – All of the last twelve winners had at least two runs in the current season, six of them had at least one win during the season.
  

Who are the Pertemps Final Leading Contenders?

Currently the leading contenders for the Pertemps Network Final 2020 are:

• SIRE DU BERLAIS
• THE STORYTELLER
• PHOENIX WAY
• LISNAGAR OSCAR

What’s Keith’s Pertemps Final Tips for 2020?

 Here is Keith’s tip for the 2020 Pertemps Network Final Handicap Hurdle.

This is another tricky contest, simply working out what is likely to turn up and run on the day is nigh on impossible. Make sure you get my daily emails, as I’ll email you on the morning of the race with my final thoughts once the picture is much clearer!

One horse that I do expect to run in this is last year’s victor SIRE DU BERLAIS who is only 5lb higher in the handicap this time round. Trainer Gordon Elliott is on a hat-trick in the race, having also saddled the 2018 winner DELTA WORK.

SIRE DU BERLAIS showed signs that he is peaking just at the right time for a repeat, when he ran on into fifth at Warwick last time out, just 6½ lengths behind the leaders, despite being hampered earlier in the race.

 My selection for the Pertemps Final Handicap Hurdle 2020 is: SIRE DU BERLAIS – 8/1 (NRNB).

As this article is written in advance of the 2020 Cheltenham Festival, the likely contenders are expected to change as we get closer to St Patricks Day. The picture also starts to get much clearer as we approach the festival, with trainers starting to show their cards in the weeks leading up to Day 3. 

To get Keith’s very latest, up-to-date thoughts on the Day 3 card, and his final Day 3 tips, simply register as a FREE FRT member here, and Keith will email you the full Day 3 tips (including for this race) on the morning of St Patrick’s Day.

What was Keith’s Pertemps Final Tip for 2019?

For 2019, FRT Tipster Keith advised:

Hard at this stage to even pinpoint runners let alone the winner but likely types for the race are SIRE DU BERLAIS handled by last year’s winning trainer Gordon Elliott and AARON LAD who is trained by Dr Richard Newland.

My selection AARON LAD 14/1 each way who won over course and distance in December.

Result: 1st SIRE DU BERLAIS – AARON LAD lead for much of the race but was headed and swamped twoflights from home and eventually finished 14th of 24.

Pertemps Final Previous Winners

• 2008 Ballyfitz 8 10-08 Paddy Brennan Nigel Twiston-Davies
• 2009 Kayf Aramis 7 10-05 Aidan Coleman Venetia Williams
• 2010 Buena Vista 9 10-01 Hadden Frost David Pipe
• 2011 Buena Vista 10 10-08 Conor O’Farrell David Pipe
• 2012 Cape Tribulation 8 10–11 Denis O’Regan Malcolm Jefferson
• 2013 Holywell 6 11-04 Richie McLernon Jonjo O’Neill
• 2014 Fingal Bay 8 11–12 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs
• 2015 Call The Cops 6 10–12 Andrew Tinkler Nicky Henderson
  
• 2016 Mall Dini 6 10–11 Davy Russell Pat Kelly
  
• 2017 Presenting Percy 6 11-11 Davy Russell Pat Kelly
  
• 2018 Delta Work 5 10-10 Davy Russell Gordon Elliott
  
• 2019 Sire Du Berlais 7 11-09 Barry Geraghty Gordon Elliott

As these articles are written in advance of the 2020 Cheltenham Festival, the likely contenders are expected to change as we get closer to St Patricks Day. The picture also starts to get much clearer as we approach the festival, with trainers starting to show their cards in the weeks leading up to Day 3. 

To get Keith’s very latest, up-to-date thoughts on the Day 3 card, and his final Day 3 tips, simply register as a FREE FRT member here, and Keith will email you the full Day 3 tips on the morning of St Patricks Day.

Who is FRT’s Cheltenham Day 3 Tipster?

Keith Bond is our resident pro tipster here at FRT Towers. Keith lives and breathes horse racing, having begun his love of horse racing over 40 years ago with a part time job at Catterick Racecourse, as one of three fourteen year-olds looking after two jumps and a hurdle.

Over the years, Keith has been a regular at the northern tracks attending countless race meetings and building up a network of contacts, and a portfolio of systems and strategies. 

He was one of the co-founders of Free Racing Tips all the way back in 2008, and his free tips are now backed by more than seventy thousand FRT members every single day.

“Thanks Keith – It’s great to be part of an amazing group of people all after the same thing, passing on tips to beat the bookies” 

Colin Parkinson, Harrow.

The FRT community love Keith’s attention to detail, knowledge of past races, and ability to pick horses…

“You offer some great tips, some fantastic outsiders tipped up as well. Most tipsters just put up favourites. Well done and keep up the good work”

John Woolley, Stockport