Boylesports Hurdle Odds

BetNose sniffs out the best odds for the 2012 Boylesports Hurdle Odds.

Boylesports Hurdle Odds see Scottish Boogie, Plan A and Citizenship heading up the betting. After Christmas and New Year festivities this race in Leopardstown on 28th January, 2012, Saturday is an occasion to cheer. This handicap hurdle race of over two miles heralds the beginning of handicap racing in Ireland for the forthcoming season, particularly Cheltenham Handicap races. Boyleasport.com hurdles amongst the most anticipated of Irish races is open to horses of four years and above.This race was originally first run in 1969 as Pierse Hurdle and Ladbroke Hurdle. In the seventies this horse race was considered a trial for the Champion Hurdle jump race. In 1972, Captain Christy won this race prior to winning Cheltenham Gold Cup in 1974. In the same year it won the King George Cup. In the history of Boylesport.com hurdles race Comedy of Errors, Night Nurse and Persian War won this event seven times among them.In the previous ten races all were won by horses aged between five and eight. However, nearly 80 percent of the contestants belonged to this category.

On nine out of ten occasions, the races were won by horses weighing between ten and eleven pounds. In fact softer grounds of Leopardstown favour horses within this weight limits. Also, eight out of ten times the winning horse had already run in this racecourse.In the last ten races eight out of ten occasions he winner was in the mid-division or followed the leading horse. Experience says that it is wise to stay in the within the first eight. Horses running too far back have never won this race of previous occasions.Last year this handicap race was won by Final Approach trained by Willie Mullins. Its performance was remarkable and the horse went on to win Cheltenham Vincent O’brien County Handicap. This year, Scottish Bogie looks to be the top contender with Plan A, Cass Bligh, and Staying Article always capable of creating upsets in the racecourse.

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