David Cormack takes a close look at the Festival’s toughest contests

CHELTENHAM HANDICAP TRENDS

Alan King

The ten handicaps at the Cheltenham Festival are among the most competitive races on the jumping calendar and for punters betting at the meeting they present a significant challenge. But they can also offer opportunities too, with winning prices averaging double those in the conditions events.
Compiling statistically significant and meaningful trends/stats on these events is difficult as the sample size for each race is small but sometimes helpful clues can be...