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Vincent O'Brien County Handicap Hurdle

The Vincent O'Brien County Handicap Hurdle is a class 1 grade 3 National Hunt handicap hurdle.

The race is run over a distance of 2 miles and 1 furlong at the Cheltenham Festival.

Make the Most from Your Betting at The Cheltenham Festival

For the best odds on the Vincent O'Brien County Handicap Hurdle check out the prices available via the betting exchanges at Betfair, Betdaq and the World Betting eXchange.

If you take an early bird price on the morning of the County Hurdle and the SP is greater bet365 will pay out at the bigger price.

Place a bet on the County Hurdle with BGbet and if your horse is beaten a short head or less they will refund your losing win stake. They are also offering best odds guaranteed on all races at The Cheltenham Festival

Recent Past Results

2008 : Vincent O'brien County Handicap Hurdle (grade 3)
Going : Good to Soft22 ran
PosHorseTrainerJockeySP
1Silver Jaro T HoganN Fehily50/1
2Psycho A J MartinP Carberry5/1
3French Saulaie P J HobbsR Johnson40/1
4Rio De Janeiro Miss E C LavellePaul Moloney66/1
 
2007 : Vincent O'brien County Handicap Hurdle (grade 3)
Going : Good to Soft, Good in places28 ran
PosHorseTrainerJockeySP
1Pedrobob Anthony MullinsP A Carberry12/1
2Ouninpohja P F NichollsR Walsh11/2
3Premier Dane N G RichardsB Harding100/1
4Kawagino J W MullinsW P Kavanagh20/1
 
2006 : Vincent O'Brien County Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3)
Going : Good29 ran
PosHorseTrainerJockeySP
1Desert Quest P F NichollsR Walsh4/1
2Noble Request P J HobbsR Johnson25/1
3Adamant Approach W P MullinsR J Kiely50/1
4Pirate Flagship P F NichollsP J Brennan10/1
 
2005 : Vincent O'Brien County Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3)
Going : Good30 ran
PosHorseTrainerJockeySP
1Fontanesi M C PipeT J Murphy16/1
2StanceG L MooreD J Casey11/1
3BororaR LeeT Doyle200/1
4Grande Jete N J HendersonM Foley14/1
 
2004 : Vincent O'Brien County Handicap Hurdle
Going : Good, Good to Soft in places23 ran
PosHorseTrainerJockeySP
1Sporazene P NichollsR Walsh7/1
2HawadethV R A DartnallMr T J Malone50/1
3CopelandM PipeJ E Moore25/1
4Balapour Patrick O BradyC Llewellyn12/1
 
2003 : Vincent O'Brien County Handicap Hurdle
Going : Good, Good to Soft in places28 ran
PosHorseTrainerJockeySP
1Spirit Leader Mrs J HarringtonB J Geraghty10/1
2Balapour Patrick O BradyM F Mooney25/1
3Through The RyeE TuerG Lee66/1
4Non So N HendersonM A Fitzgerald10/1
 
2002 : Vincent O'Brien County Handicap Hurdle (Class A) (Grade 3)
Going : Good, Good to Soft in places21 ran
PosHorseTrainerJockeySP
1Rooster BoosterP HobbsR Johnson8/1
2The Gatherer A MooreC O'Dwyer12/1
3Ben EwarK Cunningham-BrownB Fenton50/1
4BenbyasJ EyreT J Murphy12/1
 
2000 : Vincent O'Brien County Handicap Hurdle
Going : Good to Firm, Good in places21 ran
PosHorseTrainerJockeySP
1Master Tern J O'NeillA Dobbin9/2
2Danegold M R ChannonT J Murphy25/1
3SpokesmanC RochePaul Moloney10/1
4Auetaler M PipeR Greene12/1
 


Free Bets on the County Hurdle

Ladbrokes are offering a Free £100 bet during the Cheltenham Festival. Simply open an account and place a bet of £10 or more on Any sport and they'll match it with a free bet up to £100.

Once you've registered and placed your first bet with bet365, they’ll give you a free bet of up to £25, which you can place on the County Hurdle or any other market of your choice.

Register an account with Blue Square, place a bet of at least £25 win single on the Vincent O'Brien County Handicap Hurdle and they’ll credit your account with a free £25 bet token.

Sign up for an account with Stan James and bet on the Vincent O'Brien County Handicap Hurdle as your first bet. Then when your bet is settled, they'll add a free bet to your account matching that stake up to a maximum of £25.

Place your first bet with VC Bet on the County Hurdle and they’ll match your stake with a free bet up to a maximum of £50. Then place bets of £10 or more on five more races at the Cheltenham Festival and they’ll give you another £50 free bet.

Boylesports have increased their free bets offer to £250 for the Cheltenham Festival. New customers place your first bet on the County Hurdle and they'll match the stake with a free bet up to the maximum value of £100. Then after a further 5 bets they'll match the average stake to a maximum value of £50. They'll repeat this for a total of 4 free bets to the maximum value of £250.

See Bookmaker Free Bets for more offers.

Cheltenham Festival 2008

Tuesday 11th March 2008
Anglo Irish Bank Supreme Novices' Hurdle | Irish Independent Arkle Trophy | Smurfit Kappa Champion Hurdle
William Hill Trophy Handicap Chase | Cross Country Handicap Chase | Fred Winter Juvenile Novices' Handicap Hurdle

Wednesday 12th March 2008 - Abandoned

Thursday 13th March 2008
National Hunt Chase Challenge Cup | Royal & SunAlliance Chase | Jewson Novices' Handicap Chase
Seasons Holidays Queen Mother Champion Chase | Ryanair Chase (The Festival Trophy) | Ladbrokes World Hurdle
Racing Post Plate Handicap Chase | Pertemps Final Handicap Hurdle
Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup Handicap Chase | Weatherbys Champion Bumper

Friday 14th March 2008
David Nicholson Mares Only Hurdle | Ballymore Properties Novices' Hurdle | Coral Cup Handicap Hurdle
JCB Triumph Hurdle | Albert Bartlett Spa Novices' Hurdle | totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup
Christie's Foxhunter Chase Challenge Cup | Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Handicap Chase | Vincent O'Brien County Hurdle

Cheltenham Festival Information

Get the latest news for the Vincent O'Brien County Handicap Hurdle from the At The Races Cheltenham microsite.

For information direct from the course see Cheltenham Racecourse Festival Guide. The site includes news, video clips, details of a preview event and a chance to enter their Fantasy Festival racing game.

The Cheltenham Festival Betting Guide by Paul Jones contains in-depth analysis of all 25 races at the Festival.

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