10 Dec 2016 12:05 Cheltenham
Winner: £20,000 (Penalty: £12,512); Distance: 2m 179y; Class: 2; Eligibility: 3YO only; Going: Good to Soft (Good in places).
JCB Triumph Trial Juvenile Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
2 |
| - |
Defi Du Seuil (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 5) |
2-111 / 11 |
Jump (28) | B J Geraghty | P Hobbs & J White Mr John P McManus |
4/6 | |
| held up, closed 3 out, challenged going well off home bend, led last, shaken up to assert flat, readily | ||||||||||
2nd |
5 |
| 1¾ L |
Coeur de Lion (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 2) |
1 / 9 |
Flat (45), Jump (17) |
R Johnson | A King The Barbury Boys |
5/1 | |
| led, attempted to jump path crossing before 2nd, headed after hurdle, chased leader after, led after home bend, not fluent and headed last, not pace of winner flat but stayed on for clear 2nd | ||||||||||
3rd |
4 |
| 9 L |
Nachi Falls (GB) (colt, chestnut, 11 5) |
31114 / 8 |
Flat (381), Jump (51) |
Aidan Coleman | N J Hawke Nigel Hawke Racing… |
50/1 | |
| 2nd until before 2nd, chased leaders, ridden approaching last, stayed on one pace, no chance with front pair flat | ||||||||||
4th |
3 |
| 6 L |
Domperignon Du Lys (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 5) |
11 / 5 |
Jump (14) | D A Jacob | N J Henderson S Munir/i Souede |
5/2 | |
| held up in rear, headway and in touch when mistake 2 out, ridden before last, soon beaten, went left at hurdle, weakened flat | ||||||||||
5th |
1 |
| 1¾ L |
Candy Burg (FR) (colt, bay, 11 5) |
8-F / 10 |
Flat (85), Jump (140) |
L Treadwell | Miss V Williams Miss Rhian Roseanna… |
50/1 | |
| took keen hold, held up, headway to chase leader before 2nd, led soon after hurdle, ridden and headed before last, weakened flat | ||||||||||