12:40 Cheltenham

Saturday 17 November 2018

All12:4013:1513:5014:2515:0015:3016:00

JCB Triumph Trial Juvenile Hurdle (Grade 2) (Registered As The Prestbury Juvenile Hurdle)

  • 3YO only  |   Class 1  |   2m 87y  |   Good (Good to Soft in places)  |   6 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 12:44  |   Winning time: 3m 57.1s
1st
Horse silk
2
4/1
T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden
Led to after 1st, disputed 2nd behind clear leader, headway before 3 out, soon pushed along to challenge, led narrowly last, ridden and kept on under pressure flat, asserted towards finish op 5/1 tchd 7/2
2nd
Horse silk
1 ¼
1
11/2
T: A KingJ: D A Jacob
Prominent early, held up in main group, headway on inside 3 out, led narrowly when hit next, headed narrowly last, ridden and every chance flat, no extra and held towards finish op 11/2 tchd 11/4
3rd
Horse silk
2 ½
7
6/5
T: N J HendersonJ: B J Geraghty
Keen to post, pulled hard, led after 1st, clear to before 3 out, blundered and headed next, outpaced in 5th between last 2, driven and kept on flat, took 3rd near finish op 13/8
4th
Horse silk
nk
4
310-12
20/1
T: Dr R D P NewlandJ: Sam Twiston-Davies
Held up in main group, headway before 3 out, soon challenged, every chance next, ridden and one pace before last, no impression with front pair flat, lost 3rd near finish op 14/1 tchd 11/1
5th
Horse silk
2 ½
6
50/1
T: J RyanJ: P J Brennan
Held up in rear, headway on wide outside before 3 out, soon prominent, every chance next, ridden and unable to quicken before last, well held flat op 66/1
6th
Horse silk
6
5
10/3f
T: Mrs J WilliamsJ: Lizzie Kelly
Disputed 2nd behind clear leader, ridden and close up 3 out, outpaced after next, soon behind, weakened before last op 5/2 tchd 3/1

Also Ran

N/A
Horse silk
3
25/1
T: G & J MooreJ: J E Moore
NonRunner

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.40Pl:£2.00, £1.60EX:£12.20Trifecta:£68.30SF:£14.22Swingers:£1.90, £2.40, £2.10

Forecasts

Never Adapt (6/5), Montestrel (10/3), Quel Destin (4/1), Cracker Factory (11/2), Katpoli (20/1), Il Re Di Nessuno (25/1), Needs To Be Seen (50/1)

Verdict

NEVER ADAPT must have cost owner JP McManus a King's ransom and this filly can follow in the footsteps of Apples Shakira who won this race last year for Nicky Henderson whose record with juvenile hurdlers is unparalleled. Montestrel may prove the main danger having beaten smart performer and rival today Quel Destin on debut although that rival is now 4lb better off so must also be considered.
  1. Never Adapt
  2. Montestrel
  3. Quel Destin

Previous Winners

2017
Apple's Shakira
Weight: 10-5  |Age: 3
1/1

Prize Money

1st: £18,006.002nd: £6,784.003rd: £3,395.004th: £1,696.005th: £851.006th: £426.007th: £211.008th: £109.00

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