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Ladbrokes World Hurdle

The World Hurdle is a Grade 1 National Hunt hurdle race for 4 year old and above horses.

It is run over a distance of 3 miles on the new course at the Cheltenham Festival.

It was first run under its current conditions in 1972 as the Stayers' Hurdle, changing to the present name in 2005.

Make the Most from Your Betting at The Cheltenham Festival

For the best odds on the Ladbrokes World 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 World Hurdle and the SP is greater bet365 will pay out at the bigger price.

Place a bet on the World 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 : Ladbrokes.com World Hurdle (grade 1)
Going : Good to Soft, Good in places17 ran
PosHorseTrainerJockeySP
1Inglis DreverJ Howard JohnsonDenis O'regan11/8
2Kasbah Bliss F DoumenC Pieux9/1
3Kazal E GriffinB J Geraghty12/1
4Blazing BaileyA KingR Walsh13/2
 
2007 : Ladbroke World Hurdle (grade 1)
Going : Good to Soft, Good in places14 ran
PosHorseTrainerJockeySP
1Inglis DreverJ Howard JohnsonP J Brennan5/1
2Mighty Man H D DalyR Johnson10/3
3Blazing BaileyA KingR Thornton8/1
 
2006 : Ladbrokes World Hurdle (Grade 1)
Going : Good20 ran
PosHorseTrainerJockeySP
1My Way de Solzen A KingR Thornton8/1
2Golden Cross M HalfordJ Murtagh5/1
3Mighty Man H D DalyR Johnson4/1
4Fire Dragon Jonjo O'NeillA Dobbin33/1
 
2005 : Ladbrokes World Hurdle (Grade 1)
Going : Good, Good to Soft in places12 ran
PosHorseTrainerJockeySP
1Inglis DreverJ Howard JohnsonG Lee5/1
2Baracouda F DoumenA P McCoy6/5
3Rule Supreme W P MullinsD J Casey4/1
 
2004 : Bonusprint.Com Stayers' Hurdle
Going : Good, Good to Soft in places10 ran
PosHorseTrainerJockeySP
1Iris's GiftJonjo O'NeillB J Geraghty9/2
2Baracouda F DoumenT Doumen8/11
3Crystal d'Ainay A KingR Thornton8/1
 
2003 : Bonusprint Stayers' Hurdle
Going : Good, Good to Soft in places11 ran
PosHorseTrainerJockeySP
1Baracouda F DoumenT Doumen9/4
2Iris's GiftJonjo O'NeillB J Geraghty7/1
3Limestone Lad James BoweP Carberry9/4
 
2002 : Bonusprint Stayers' Hurdle (Class A) (Grade 1)
Going : Good, Good to Soft in places15 ran
PosHorseTrainerJockeySP
1Baracouda F DoumenT Doumen13/8
2Bannow Bay C RocheC F Swan2/1
3It Takes Time M PipeA P McCoy12/1
 
2000 : Bonusprint Stayers' Hurdle
Going : Good to Firm, Good in places10 ran
PosHorseTrainerJockeySP
1Bacchanal N HendersonM A Fitzgerald11/2
2Limestone Lad James BoweS M McGovern3/1
3Behrajan H D DalyR Johnson8/1
 


Free Bets on the World 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 World 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 Ladbrokes World 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 Ladbrokes World 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 World 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 World 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 Ladbrokes World 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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