28 Jan 2023 11:40 Cheltenham
Winner: £80,000 (Penalty: £45,560); Distance: 2m 179y; Class: 1; Eligibility: 4YO only; Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places).
JCB Triumph Trial Juvenile Hurdle (Grade 2) (Registered As The Finesse) (GBB Race)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
1 |
| - |
Comfort Zone (IRE) (colt, bay, 11 5) |
131 / 5 |
Flat (105), Jump (32) |
Jonjo O'Neill Jr. | J P O'Brien John P McManus |
2/1 | |
| mid-division, not fluent 4th, headway after 2 out, went 2nd last, led final 100 yards, stayed on well | ||||||||||
2nd |
3 |
| ¾ L |
Scriptwriter (IRE) (colt, bay, 11 5) |
11 / 4 |
Flat (29), Jump (77) |
P J Brennan | M F Harris The Ashes |
5/2 | |
| mid-division, took keen hold, not much room and went right 1st, rider looked to have issue with right iron briefly, hit 3 out, closed on outside before 2 out, led approaching last, ridden and went slightly left when hard pressed after last, headed final 100 yards, held towards finish | ||||||||||
3rd |
7 |
| 6½ L |
Dixon Cove (GER) (filly, bay, 10 12) |
32-3112 / 3 |
Jump (32) | H Cobden | P F Nicholls D Le Guevel |
4/1 | |
| chased clear leader, closed before 5th, slightly outpaced after 2 out, rallied to lead final bend, soon headed, no extra in 3rd final 100 yards | ||||||||||
4th |
4 |
| 4½ L |
Active Duty (FR) (colt, bay, 11 0) |
3 / 4 |
Flat (102), Jump (22) |
Luca Morgan | B Pauling Mr T P Radford |
50/1 | |
| jumped left at times, chased clear leader, closed after 5th, led just after final bend, soon headed, weakened final 150 yards | ||||||||||
5th |
2 |
| 10 L |
Mombasa (FR) (gelding, grey, 11 5) |
1142 / 4 |
Jump (21) | Mr D Maxwell | P Hobbs & J White D Maxwell |
80/1 | |
| held up towards rear on outside, pushed along to close after 3 out, lost place final bend, weakened before last | ||||||||||
6th |
6 |
| 7 L |
Jupiter Du Gite (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 0) |
3-1 / 5 |
Jump (28) | J E Moore | G L Moore Alan Jamieson Site… |
3/1 | |
| raced freely, led and clear until after 5th, headed final bend, weakening when mistake last | ||||||||||
7th |
8 |
| 17 L |
Naeva (FR) (filly, bay, 10 7) |
611712 / 3 |
Jump (27) | Adam Wedge | Alexandra Dunn J Seror |
150/1 | |
| always in rear, well beaten 2 out | ||||||||||
5 |
| - |
Fils De Roi (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 0) |
63F11F / 4 |
Jump (32) | Jack Hogan | F O'Brien The Yes No Wait… |
0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||