Vincent O'Brien County Handicap Hurdle Betting 2011

The Vincent O'Brien County Handicap Hurdle is one of the best races on the last day of the Cheltenham Festival. Races on the last day of the Cheltenham Festival all enjoy a high profile because they compliment the Cheltenham Gold Cup.

The  is a great race because the handicap system ensures there is quality and opportunity throughout the field of runners and betting market. The County Hurdle is one of the only races on the last day of the Cheltenham Festival that can produce a huge priced winner.

Favourite to win the County Hurdle

Six-year-old Bay Gelding Ski Sunday is favourite to win the County Hurdle on the final day. Ski Sunday is a best price of 12/1 and has seven place finishes from a total of nine races over jumps.

Ski Sunday has also raced seven times in flat races which should mean the horse has a better stamina than the majority of other runners in this race. Ski Sunday won over 16 furlongs at Kempton in January in a large field of 16.

Favourites to win the County Hurdle

There is a small group of runners that cannot be separated in price and are among the second favourites to win the County Hurdle. Nicky Henderson's Aegean Dawn is probably the best of this small group and a great bet at 14/1.

Aegean Dawn has a one hundred per cent record and has won at Kempton, Folkestone, Cheltenham and Ascot in races varying from 16 furlongs to 21 furlongs in length. The win at Ascot in November last year was in a Grade 2 race and the County Hurdle is a Grade 3 contest.

Another of the second favourites to win the County Hurdle at 14/1 is Dirar. Dirar has four wins from 11 races over jumps as well as a third place finish. Dirar is a Gordon Elliott horse that has bags of experience in this sort of contest. Dirar is definitely worth an each way bet at the very least.

Cheltenham Festival Betting Tips

Recession Proof is one of the best Cheltenham Festival betting tips for the four days this year. Recession Proof is a five-year-old Chestnut Gelding with bags of enthusiasm, trained by JJ Quinn.

Recession Proof is one of the best Cheltenham Festival betting tips because the horse is currently 16/1 and backed up by solid stats. Recession Proof has won four out of five races over jumps. The horse also has eight place finishes from 18 flat races including four wins.

Vincent O'Brien County Handicap Hurdle 2011

There are some strong outsiders that could do well during the Vincent O'Brien County Handicap Hurdle 2011. Salden Licht is one such horse, trained by Alan King and rated as an 18/1 shot for the race.

Salden Licht should do well in the Vincent O'Brien County Handicap Hurdle 2011 because the seven-year-old has only finished lower than third in a jump race on one occasion and has raced well at Cheltenham in the past.