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12:40 Cheltenham
JCB Triumph Trial Juvenile Hurdle (Grade 2) (Registered As The Finesse) (Class 1)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 2m 179y
- Going: Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £32,000 added
- Winner: £18,224
- 2nd: £6,838
- 3rd: £3,424
- 4th: £1,706
- Form 6621
- Age 4
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 140
- Trainer N J Henderson
- Jockey D A Jacob
led, mistake 2 out, ridden and headed last, beaten after, plugged on
Rowland Ward
29- Form F1
- Age 4
- Weight 11-3
- Trainer S Edmunds
- Jockey C Gethings
held up in rear, headway 3 out, badly hampered against stands rail before last, well held after
- Form 42
- Age 4
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer Nick Williams
- Jockey H Cobden
tracked leaders, pecked 1st, went 2nd from next until 2 out, ridden before last, edged left and led left, edged right towards finish and holding 2nd
- Form 41
- Age 4
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer D J Jeffreys
- Jockey Kielan Woods
held up, went 3rd from the 3rd, challenged 2 out, baulked before last, soon switched left, hung left flat, plugged on
- Age 4
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer A W Carroll
- Jockey Harry Bannister
chased leaders, wandered into 1st and went left, lost 2nd next, slow and lost place 3rd, soon last, behind when slow 5th, tailed off 2 out, bad mistake last
- Form 4
- Age 4
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer D Pipe
- Jockey David Noonan
held up, headway 3 out, ridden to lead last, edged left and headed flat, edged right and held towards finish
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
MONTE CRISTO, currently a 33/1 chance for the Triumph, won a handicap at Auteuil in October beating a subsequent Listed winner and has joined Nicky Henderson. He looks the one to beat though Rowland Ward fell when there with a chance on his hurdling debut at Warwick before landing what looked a decent contest at Kempton. Gerolamo Cardano looked ideally suited by heavy ground when storming to an easy victory at Hereford so some rain would aid his cause. Galahad Quest was headed right on the line by the odds-on Buzz at Taunton though was receiving 12lb while the remaining pair have it all to do.
Formwatch
Monte Cristo (FR) (10-4) won at Auteuil 2m 2f hcp sft in Oct beating Gochetial (9-10) by 1/2l, 16 ran.
Rowland Ward 9-1 (10-12) Awkward 1st, held up in rear, closer in 5th place 4 out, smooth headway between horses before 2 out, led last, quickened clear run-in, won at Kempton 2m (2) sft in Dec beating Thyme White (10-12) by 1 3/4l, 6 ran.
Galahad Quest (FR) 8-1 (10-7) Mid-division, headway before 2 out, every chance last, kept on and held towards finish, 2nd of 11, nk behind Buzz (11-5) at Taunton 2m mdn (4) sft in Jan.
Gerolamo Cardano 13-2 (11-0) Held up towards rear, headway before 2 out, led before last, kept on strongly, won at Hereford 2m mdn (5) hvy in Jan beating Artistic Language (11-0) by 11l, 10 ran.
Gold Standard (IRE) 50-1 (8-9) Soon chased leaders, 6th approaching halfway, 3rd 3f out, no extra from under 2f out, 15th of 24, 18 3/4l behind Ultra Pride (9-8) at Curragh 1m 2f hcp Yielding - Soft in Aug.
Night Edition (FR) 9-1 (10-12) Mid-division, headway chasing leaders before 4 out, kept on same pace, 4th of 12, 14l behind Blacko (10-12) at Taunton 2m (4) sft in Dec.