Ryanair World Hurdle Preview

Published on: 16/03/2016

Ryanair World Hurdle Preview

March 17, 2016 15:30pm - Cheltenham

Cheltenham Festival

Cole Harden won the Word Hurdle at a decent price last year and many will be backing him to repeat that endeavour this year - albeit at a lower SP! With conditions set to be similar and a training trajectory focussed purely on this race, he could just pull it off.

Standing in Cole Harden`s way could be the Tizzard-trained Thistlecrack who has enjoyed a successful winter and has the kind of stats that will appeal to form-savvy punters. As a result, the eight-year-old should set off as clear favourite on Thursday.

Betting odds and tips

The presence of Thistlecrack, could mean prices of up to 7/1 or higher will be available for Cole Harden, and at that price, he will be worth a punt.

You can back Cole Harden at 7/1 with Bet365.

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Ryanair World Hurdle - Last three years:

2013: Solwhit (9) - Paul Carberry (Charles Byrnes)

2014: More Of That (6) - Barry Geraghty (Jonjo O`Neill)

2015: Cole Harden (6) - Gavin Sheehan (Warren Greatrex)

By Neil Morris

Published on: 16/03/2016

Any odds displayed within this preview were correct at the time of publishing (16/03/2016 16:05:02) but are subject to change.