13 Mar 2009 13:30 Cheltenham
Winner: £120,000 (Penalty: £68,412); Distance: 2m 1f; Class: 1; Eligibility: 4YO only; Going: Good to Soft (Good in places).
JCB Triumph Hurdle (Grade 1)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
18 |
| - |
Zaynar (FR) (gelding, grey, 11 0) |
11 / 8 |
Flat (263), Jump (55) |
B J Geraghty | N J Henderson Men In Our Position |
11/2 | |
| mid-division, pushed along briefly after 2nd, headway approaching 4th, challenging 2 out, soon led, pressed flat, edged left and stayed on well towards finish | ||||||||||
2nd |
17 |
| ¾ L |
Walkon (FR) (gelding, grey, 11 0) |
1211 / 10 |
Flat (270), Jump (48) |
R Thornton | A King McNeill Family |
4/1 | |
| in touch, not fluent 5th, pushed along approaching 2 out briefly, ridden to chase winner last, every chance flat, not quicken towards finish | ||||||||||
3rd |
8 |
| 2¾ L |
Mourad (IRE) (Colt, chestnut, 11 0) |
13 / 9 |
Flat (145), Jump (26) |
Ruby Walsh | W P Mullins Teahon Consulting… |
14/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway approaching 2 out, mistake last, went 3rd flat, kept on without pace to troubled front pair | ||||||||||
4th |
12 |
| 3½ L |
Starluck (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 0) |
111 / 10 |
Flat (232), Jump (76) |
T J Murphy | A Fleming Mr A T A Wates |
5/1 | |
| held up in rear, headway 3 out, challenging on bit after 2 out, edged left flat, weakened towards finish | ||||||||||
5th |
15 |
| 3 L |
Trenchant (GB) (Colt, bay, 11 0) |
121 / 7 |
Flat (141), Jump (20) |
Wayne Hutchinson | A King Mr Peter Harding… |
28/1 | |
| mid-division, pushed along after 3 out, stayed on approaching last, never going pace to troubled leaders | ||||||||||
6th |
9 |
| 1¼ L |
Reve De Sivola (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 0) |
6332 / 12 |
Jump (48) | D A Jacob | Nick Williams Paul Duffy Diamond… |
20/1 | |
| prominent, pushed along when not much room and stumbled on bend approaching last, soon no impression, one pace | ||||||||||
7th |
11 |
| 13 L |
Simarian (IRE) (Colt, bay, 11 0) |
141143 / 9 |
Flat (291), Jump (48) |
Donal Fahy | Evan Williams Mr Peter Conway |
40/1 | |
| mid-division, hampered and lost place after 2nd, not fluent next, struggling in rear 3 out, plugged on approaching last, no danger | ||||||||||
8th |
16 |
| 3¾ L |
Tyrrells Wood (IRE) (Colt, bay, 11 0) |
1 / 6 |
Flat (20), Jump (169) |
J E Moore | T G Mills Dr Marwan Koukash |
66/1 | |
| mid-division, mistake 1st, headway when not fluent 3rd, ridden when mistake 2 out, weakened well before last | ||||||||||
9th |
3 |
| ¾ L |
Jumbo Rio (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 0) |
D1 / 6 |
Flat (131), Jump (26) |
A J McNamara | E J O'Grady Patrick Wilmott |
11/1 | |
| prominent, chased leader 5th, left in lead and jumped right 2 out, soon headed, weakened approaching last | ||||||||||
10th |
14 |
| 3¾ L |
Tharawaat (IRE) (Colt, bay, 11 0) |
21122 / 7 |
Flat (337), Jump (60) |
D N Russell | G Elliott Gigginstown House… |
40/1 | |
| mid-division, headway 2 out, ridden and weakened approaching last | ||||||||||
11th |
7 |
| 3¾ L |
Master of Arts (USA) (Colt, bay, 11 0) |
1 / 7 |
Flat (234), Jump (41) |
T Scudamore | D Pipe Mr R S Brookhouse |
17/2 | |
| not always fluent, held up in rear, effort and hanging left before 2 out, soon no impression and weakened | ||||||||||
12th |
4 |
| 2½ L |
Just Rob (GB) (Colt, bay, 11 0) |
318 / 6 |
Flat (204), Jump (76) |
D R Dennis | Ian Williams Favourites Racing… |
150/1 | |
| mid-division, nudged along and outpaced after 3 out, tried to close after 2 out, soon no impression and weakened | ||||||||||
13th |
10 |
| 1¼ L |
Silk Drum (IRE) (Gelding, grey, 11 0) |
1211 / 7 |
Flat (240), Jump (49) |
D F O'Regan | J Howard Johnson Mr Anthony White |
25/1 | |
| tracked leaders, weakened after 3 out | ||||||||||
14th |
13 |
| 2¼ L |
Stow (GB) (Colt, chestnut, 11 0) |
1321 / 11 |
Flat (161), Jump (27) |
S Thomas | Miss V Williams Reassuringly Racy… |
50/1 | |
| led to 1st, pressed leader until blundered 5th, weakening when not much room after 3 out | ||||||||||
15th |
6 |
| 23 L |
Maidstone Mixture (FR) (Horse (entire), grey, 11 0) |
431454 / 5 |
Flat (181), Jump (25) |
R McGrath | Paul Murphy Mrs J E Wilson |
250/1 | |
| not fluent 2nd, always in rear, tailed off 3 out | ||||||||||
16th |
5 |
| 6 L |
Lethal Weapon (IRE) (Colt, chestnut, 11 0) |
111 / 10 |
Flat (257), Jump (77) |
A P McCoy | C Roche John P McManus |
17/2 | |
| not always fluent, raced keenly, mid-division, hampered on inside on the bend before 3rd, lost place 5th, well behind after 3 out, tailed off | ||||||||||
17th |
1 |
| 19 L |
Art Sleuth (USA) (Colt, bay, 11 0) |
31 / 5 |
Flat (190), Jump (27) |
P Townend | W P Mullins Patrick Purcell |
66/1 | |
| held up in rear, not fluent 2nd, well behind after 3 out, tailed off | ||||||||||
2 |
| - |
Ebadiyan (IRE) (Colt, grey, 11 0) |
R3112 / 5 |
Flat (98), Jump (26) |
J Cullen | P O Brady Miss Rita Shah |
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