Hurdles

[andyp]

I was just wondering if anybody had any pointers into what makes a good hurdling horse. What criteria usually fits a winning hurdling horse. i.e age, weight, jockey etc

Thanks

[vegyjones]

Colin Jackson was a good hurdler!

:)

[Win2Win]

Four legs

[vegyjones]

A horse that can jump is a good place to start! :)

[mathare]

I was just wondering if anybody had any pointers into what makes a good hurdling horse.Pointers are dogs and as such make rubbish hurdling horses. The Pointer Sisters would also make lousy hurdling horses.

Hope that helps :)

[vegyjones]

All these FREE help and tips...

That is why people keep coming back to this forum!!! :D

[andyp]

thanks guys, i think i have got myself a new system.........

Back any four legged horse, that can jump with Colin Jackson on board! :rolleyes:

[vegyjones]

I'll be following this system andy! :D

[andyp]

I bet we dont have a losing horse!

[andyp]

Seriously, does anyone have any hints or tips for a horses criteria to make a good hurdling horse?

[Profit Seeker]

A well behaved one who eats all his oats :doh

[Onlyforfun]

A Group winner on the flat over 2m+ is usually a good start if the trainer is clued up. Helps if they like a bit of give in the ground.

[Win2Win]

A Group winner on the flat over 2m+ is usually a good start if the trainer is clued up. Helps if they like a bit of give in the ground.
Apart from the last 3 which all lost :(

[davidsteel]

A Group winner on the flat over 2m+ is usually a good start if the trainer is clued up. Helps if they like a bit of give in the ground.

Give me a NH bred horse any day..

[MarcusMel]

I will see if I can knock up a hurdles system soon. :yikes:

[GlosRFC]

I've noticed that it usually works best if you look at it from the opposite angle, i.e. what hurdles horse would make a good flat horse. I think I've mentioned this before but there seems to be a number of horses each year that, in their first few sprints, are beaten easily. The wily trainer will next enter it into a few hurdles races which again it loses but performs with credit. At this point it's entered into a longer distance flat race (over 1¼ miles) which it then wins by romping clear, usually at odds in excess of 20/1.

I don't know why it works - maybe it's the change of schedule, maybe the horse thinks "bugger jumping over obstacles, I'd better show willing next time out", or some other reason - but work it seems to do.

[Win2Win]

Ex Sir Mark horses always seem to go well over hurdles.

[davidsteel]

Ex Sir Mark horses always seem to go well over hurdles.

True and Richard Fahey but can't think of any group horses..

[Onlyforfun]

Ex Sir Mark horses always seem to go well over hurdles.

Shhhhhhhhh, don't tell everyone or they'll all want one! ;fire