Long Walk Hurdle Tips 2020
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Long Walk Hurdle Tips
When is The Long Walk Hurdle 2020?
The Marsh Hurdle, registered as the Long Walk Hurdle was established in 1965. In 1990 it was given Grade 1 status and is seen as a trial for the World Hurdle at Cheltenham Festival, with no less than 6 winners winning both races.
In 2020 it is scheduled to run on Saturday 19th December, getting underway at 2.25 pm.
The Long Walk Hurdle is run over a distance of about 3 miles and 1 furlong and is open to horses aged four years and older.
Last year's winner The World's End received £56950 running the race in 6 mins and 20.44 seconds.
Records
Most successful horse has won this race four times. Baracouda won consecutively from 2000-2004.
Leading Trainer was Francois Doumen who trained Baracouda hence having four wins.
Leading Jockey is Richard Johnson, who has also won four times, but was not the jockey on Barracouda, his wins come from Anzum in 1999, Mighty Man in 2006 and twice winning on Reve di Sivola in 2012/13.
What a race!
2018 Champion Paisley Park and @AidanColeman leave it to the last few strides to turn the tables on Thyme Hill in the @PorscheGB Long Walk Hurdle! 🙌 pic.twitter.com/EylY7ABYZH
— Ascot Racecourse (@Ascot) December 19, 2020
Long Walk Hurdle Previous Winners
| Date | Track | Distance | Going | Runners | Winner | Stallion | Age | Jockey (Clm) | Trainer | Odds | Weight | OR | NC(F) | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19.12.2020 | Ascot | 3m½f | Heavy | 8 | Paisley Park (IRE) | Oscar (IRE) | 8 | Coleman, A | Lavelle, Miss E C | 9/4 | 11-7 | 165 | 0(0) | 22d |
| 21.12.2019 | Ascot | 3m½f | Heavy | 4 | The Worlds End (IRE) | Stowaway | 8 | Heskin, A P | George, T R | 15/8 | 11-7 | 153 | 2(1) | 22d |
| 22.12.2018 | Ascot | 3m1f | Soft | 11 | Paisley Park (IRE) | Oscar (IRE) | 6 | Coleman, A | Lavelle, Miss E C | 8/1 | 11-7 | 152 | 0(0) | 28d |
| 23.12.2017 | Ascot | 3m½f | Good To Soft | 8 | Sam Spinner | Black Sam Bellamy (IRE) | 5 | Colliver, J | OKeeffe, Jedd | 9/2 | 11-7 | 155 | 0(0) | 28d |
| 17.12.2016 | Ascot | 3m½f | Good To Soft | 11 | Unowhatimeanharry | Sir Harry Lewis (USA) | 8 | Geraghty, B J | Fry, Harry | 6/5 | 11-7 | 165 | 1(0) | 22d |
| 19.12.2015 | Ascot | 3m½f | Good To Soft | 8 | Thistlecrack | Kayf Tara | 7 | Scudamore, Tom | Tizzard, C L | 2/1 | 11-7 | 161 | 0(0) | 21d |
| 20.12.2014 | Ascot | 3m1f | Good To Soft | 5 | Reve de Sivola (FR) | Assessor (IRE) | 9 | Jacob, Daryl | Williams, Nick | 13/2 | 11-7 | 151 | 0(0) | 233d |
| 21.12.2013 | Ascot | 3m1f | Soft | 5 | Reve de Sivola (FR) | Assessor (IRE) | 8 | Johnson, Richard | Williams, Nick | 9/4 | 11-7 | 160 | 0(0) | 21d |
| 22.12.2012 | Ascot | 3m1f | Heavy | 7 | Reve de Sivola (FR) | Assessor (IRE) | 7 | Johnson, Richard | Williams, Nick | 9/2 | 11-7 | 149 | 0(0) | 21d |
| 17.12.2011 | Ascot | 3m1f | Soft | 7 | Big Bucks (FR) | Cadoudal (FR) | 8 | Walsh, R | Nicholls, P F | 30/100 | 11-7 | 174 | 1(0) | 21d |
| 29.12.2010 | Newbury | 3m½f | Good To Soft | 6 | Big Bucks (FR) | Cadoudal (FR) | 7 | McCoy, A P | Nicholls, P F | 2/13 | 11-7 | 174 | 1(0) | 32d |
| 29.12.2009 | Newbury | 3m½f | Heavy | 8 | Big Bucks (FR) | Cadoudal (FR) | 6 | Walsh, R | Nicholls, P F | 1/2 | 11-7 | 174 | 1(0) | 31d |
| 20.12.2008 | Ascot | 3m1f | Good To Soft | 11 | Punchestowns (FR) | Morespeed | 5 | Geraghty, B J | Henderson, N J | 3/1 | 11-7 | 160 | 0(0) | 34d |
| 22.12.2007 | Ascot | 3m1f | Good To Firm | 9 | Lough Derg (FR) | Apple Tree (FR) | 7 | Scudamore, Tom | Pipe, D E | 14/1 | 11-7 | 142 | 3(2) | 28d |
| 16.12.2006 | Ascot | 3m1f | Good To Soft | 9 | Mighty Man (FR) | Sir Harry Lewis (USA) | 6 | Johnson, Richard | Daly, H D | 8/11 | 11-7 | 165 | 0(0) | 28d |
| 27.12.2005 | Chepstow | 3m | Good To Soft | 8 | My Way De Solzen (FR) | Assessor (IRE) | 5 | Thornton, Robert | King, A | 12/1 | 11-7 | 149 | 0(0) | 38d |
| 18.12.2004 | Windsor | 3m1½f | Soft | 8 | Baracouda (FR) | Alesso (USA) | 9 | McCoy, A P | Doumen, F | 8/13 | 11-7 | 0 | 0(0) | 21d |
| 19.12.2003 | Ascot | 3m1½f | Good | 6 | Baracouda (FR) | Alesso (USA) | 8 | Doumen, T | Doumen, F | 2/7 | 11-7 | 0 | 0(0) | 20d |
| 20.12.2002 | Ascot | 3m1½f | Soft | 5 | Deanos Beeno | Far North (CAN) | 10 | McCoy, A P | Pipe, M C | 14/1 | 11-7 | 155 | 0(0) | 20d |
| 21.12.2001 | Ascot | 3m1½f | Good | 5 | Baracouda (FR) | Alesso (USA) | 6 | Doumen, T | Doumen, F | 2/5 | 11-7 | 0 | 0(0) | 28d |
| 16.12.2000 | Ascot | 3m1½f | Heavy | 9 | Baracouda (FR) | Alesso (USA) | 5 | Doumen, T | Doumen, F | 11/4 | 11-7 | 0 | 0(0) | |
| 18.12.1999 | Ascot | 3m1½f | Soft | 6 | Anzum | Ardross | 8 | Johnson, Richard | King, A | 4/1 | 11-7 | 171 | 0(0) | 21d |
| 19.12.1998 | Ascot | 3m1½f | Soft | 11 | Princeful (IRE) | Electric | 7 | Dunwoody, R | Pitman, Mrs J | 11/4 | 11-7 | 165 | 1(0) | 21d |
| 20.12.1997 | Ascot | 3m1½f | Good To Soft | 7 | Paddys Return (IRE) | Kahyasi (IRE) | 5 | Williamson, N | Murphy, Ferdy | 8/1 | 11-7 | 0 | 0(0) | 240d |
Long Walk Hurdle Trends
Keith has poured over the stats for the Long Walk Hurdle and found the following trends:
12 Year Trends and Statistics
- Age – 11 of the last 12 winners were aged between 5 and 8.
- Sex – All of the last 12 winners were geldings.
- Trainer – Paul Nicholls and Nick Williams have both won the race 3 times in the last 12 years.
- Horse – 2 horses have won the race 3 times in the last 12 years REVE DE SIVOLA and BIG BUCKS, trained by Williams and Nicholls respectively.
- Country – 7 of the last 12 winners were bred in France, 3 in Great Britain and 2 in Ireland.
- Colour – 8 of the last 12 winners were bay..
- Weight Carried – All of the last 12 winners carried 11st 7lb.
- Starting Price (SP) – 10 of the last 12 winners returned a SP of 9/2 or less.
- Starting Price Rank – 7 of the last 12 winners started as favourite and all were in the first 5 in the betting.
- Headgear – 7 of the last 12 winners wore no headgear, 4 wore cheek pieces.
- Days Since Last Run – 11 of the last 12 winners had run between 21 and 34 days ago.
- Last Run Form –8 of the last 12 winners had won last time out, 11 of them finished in the first 3 last time.
- Official Rating – 10 of the last 12 winners had an official rating between 151 and 165.
Long Walk Hurdle Tips
The Long Walk Hurdle this year is essentially a rematch between THYME HILL and PAISLEY PARK who finished first and second at Newbury 3 weeks ago, can THYME HILL emerge victorious again or will PAISLEY PARK get revenge? The amazing MAIN FACT, who has won his last 9 races mixing hurdling with flat racing, looks best of the rest.
Keith's Tip on Raceday
PAISLEY PARK 2.25 Ascot 2/1 – Finished 1½ lengths behind THYME HILL at Newbury on reappearance but is 3lb better off with that rival today and he should come out on top in what will be a thrilling spectacle. MAIN FACT who has amazingly won 9 in a row and the mare ROKSANA are likely to battle it out for third.
How did we do?
PAISLEY PARK (9/4) bounced back with a vengeance, only 3rd going over the last fence he came with a wet sail to nail THYME HILL in the closing stages. ROKSANA was third.
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Long Walk Hurdle Results
Porsche Long Walk Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race)
Distance: 3m½f (5377 yards) Prize (winner): £45560 Direction: Right Handed
Runners: 8 Going: Heavy Class: Class 1 Grade 1 Age Restrictions: 4yo+
Winners Time: 6 mins 15.93s Avg OR: 154 Median OR: 154.5
Full results:
| No | Place | Dist Bt | Horse | Age | Weight | Headgear | OR | Trainer | Jockey (Claim) | Odds | BF | BFP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1st | Paisley Park (IRE) | 8 | 11-7 | 165 | Lavelle, Miss E C | Coleman, A | 9/4 | 3.55 | 1.42 | ||
| held up off the pace in last pair, steady headway on inside approaching 4 out, still only 5th and plenty to do jumping 2 out, headway soon after, 3rd at the last, stayed on dourly run-in to lead near finish BF IP MIN 1.01 BF IP MAX 65 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | 2nd | NK | Thyme Hill | 6 | 11-7 | 160 | Hobbs, P J | Johnson, Richard | 11/8 (Fav) | 2.49 | 1.31 | |
| tracked leaders on inside, went 2nd before 2 out, led approaching last, headed and no extra near finish BF IP MIN 1.07 BF IP MAX 480 | ||||||||||||
| 10 | 3rd | 1.75 | Roksana (IRE) | 8 | 11-0 | 153 | Skelton, Daniel | Skelton, Harry | 11/2 | 9.40 | 2.09 | |
| waited with in rear, steady headway on inside on long run before 2 out, close 3rd 2 out, went 2nd at the last, never getting to leader and weakened into 3rd final 110 yards BF IP MIN 2.56 BF IP MAX 1000 | ||||||||||||
| 9 | 4th | 5 | Younevercall (IRE) | 9 | 11-7 | CkPc TT | 156 | Bailey, K C | Bass, David | 33/1 | 50.00 | 7.60 |
| tracked clear leader, closer at 6th, led on long run before 2 out, hit 2 out, ridden and headed when hit last, weakened run-in BF IP MIN 4.5 BF IP MAX 1000 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | 5th | 7.5 | Third Wind | 6 | 11-7 | 144 | Morrison, H | OBrien, T J | 22/1 | 22.00 | 3.65 | |
| handy enough in 5th, pushed along after 3 out, hung right and weakened from 2 out BF IP MIN 18.5 BF IP MAX 1000 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | 6th | 7 | The Worlds End (IRE) | 9 | 11-7 | 155 | Murphy, Olly | ONeill, Jonjo (Jr) | 40/1 | 58.84 | 9.80 | |
| led and soon clear, reduced lead 6th, headed on long run before 2 out, lost 2nd soon after, weakened 2 out BF IP MIN 8 BF IP MAX 1000 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | 7th | 31 | Main Fact (USA) | 7 | 11-7 | 154 | Pipe, D E | Gillard, Fergus | 6/1 | 9.76 | 2.48 | |
| held up in 6th, some headway on outside and pushed along before 3 out, soon ridden and beaten BF IP MIN 7 BF IP MAX 1000 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | PU | Portrush Ted (IRE) | 8 | 11-7 | TT | 144 | Greatrex, W J | Sheehan, Gavin | 28/1 | 37.20 | 5.82 | |
| raced out wide chasing leaders until lost place 7th, behind next, tailed off and pulled up before 4 out BF IP MIN 30 BF IP MAX 1000 | ||||||||||||
Non Runners – Thistlecrack, The Jam Man (IRE)
Marsh Hurdle (Grade 1) (Registered As The Long Walk Hurdle)
Distance: 3m½f (5377 yards) Prize (winner): £56950 Direction: Right Handed
Runners: 4 Going: Heavy Class: Class 1 Grade 1 Age Restrictions: 4yo+
Winners Time: 6 mins 20.44s Avg OR: 150 Median OR: 149.5
Full Results:
| No | Place | Dist Bt | Horse | Age | Weight | Headgear | OR | Trainer | Jockey (Claim) | Odds | BF | BFP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 1st | The Worlds End (IRE) | 8 | 11-7 | 153 | George, T R | Heskin, A P | 15/8 (Fav) | 3.22 | 1.65 | ||
| led, went clear 3 out, jumped left next, headed between last 2, looked held run-in, stayed on strongly to lead again final 120 yards, soon clear BF IP MIN 1.01 BF IP MAX 100 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | 2nd | 2.75 | Lami Serge (IRE) | 9 | 11-7 | 155 | Henderson, N J | Boinville, Nico | 3/1 | 4.80 | 2.41 | |
| raced keenly, held up last, good headway on inside after 3 out, 2nd before next, led going well between last 2, went left last, clear run-in, weakened and headed last 120 yards BF IP MIN 1.03 BF IP MAX 1000 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | 3rd | 0.5 | Papagana | 6 | 11-0 | 146 | Sherwood, O | Aspell, Leighton | 9/4 | 3.68 | 1.85 | |
| chased leader, pushed along when hit 3 out, lost 2nd before next, outpaced soon after, kept on in 3rd BF IP MIN 3.15 BF IP MAX 1000 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | 4th | 1.75 | Agrapart (FR) | 8 | 11-7 | 145 | Williams, Nick | Russell, D N | 7/2 | 5.22 | 2.24 | |
| held up in 3rd, closer approaching 4 out, effort on outside before 2 out, outpaced between last 2, weakened BF IP MIN 3.35 BF IP MAX 1000 | ||||||||||||
Ascot December Weekend Race Cards
Christmas Racing Weekend – 18th & 19th December – Ascot Racecourse:
Friday 18th December
| START TIMES | RACE | DISTANCE | TYPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12:45 | Ascot Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle | 2m5f | Class 3 |
| 1:20 | Ascot Maiden Hurdle | 2m5f | Class 3 |
| 1:55 | Ascot Novices Limited Handicap Chase | 2m | Class 3 |
| 2:30 | Skybet Supreme Trial Novices Hurdle | 1m7f | Grade 2 |
| 3:05 | Swinley Noel Novices Chase | 2m3f | Grade 2 |
| 3:35 | Ascot Championship Standard Open NH Flat Race | 1m7f | Listed |
Saturday 19th December
| START TIMES | RACE | DISTANCE | TYPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12:40 | Ascot Novices Handicap Hurdle | 2m7f | Class 4 |
| 1:15 | Ascot Graduation Chase | 2m5f | Class 2 |
| 1:50 | Ascot Handicap Chase | 2m2f | Class 2 |
| 2:25 | Long Walk Hurdle | 3m | Grade 1 |
| 3:00 | Ascot Silver Cup | 2m7f | Listed |
| 3:35 | Betfair Exchange Trophy | 1m7f | Grade 3 |
