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13:30 Cheltenham

Friday 15 March 2019

All13:3014:1014:5015:3016:1016:5017:30

JCB Triumph Hurdle (Grade 1)

Off time: 13:37 | Winning time: 4m 4.33s

1^st

Pentland Hills

411-0

20/1

T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville

Blundered 1st, hampered after 4th, headway on inside after 2 out, not clear run turning in, challenged going well before last, ridden to lead flat, stayed on well tchd 22/1

2^nd

Coeur Sublime

411-0

20/1

T: G ElliottJ: D N Russell

Tracked leaders, headway and upsides 2 out, came towards stands side turning in, led going well before last, ridden and headed flat, no extra op 25/1

3^rd

3 ¾

Gardens of Babylon

411-0

9/1

T: J P O'BrienJ: B J Geraghty

Chased leaders, dropped to mid-division 4th, outpaced after 2 out, not clear run turning in, rallied under pressure before last, soon ridden, went 3rd and kept on flat, no impression with front pair op 11/1

4^th

Nelson River

411-0

66/1

T: A W CarrollJ: Harry Bannister

Mid-division, headway 2 out, soon driven to chase leaders, one pace before last, ridden and kept on into 4th flat, no impression tchd 50/1

5^th

Quel Destin

411-0

4/1

T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden

Led, hard pressed 2 out, driven and headed before last, soon no extra, well held when lost place flat op 5/1 tchd 7/2, 11/2 in places

6^th

1 ½

Ecco

411-0

100/1

T: P F NichollsJ: Harry Skelton

Held up in last pair, outpaced when not fluent 2 out, ridden before last, kept on flat, never nearer

7^th

1 ½

Adjali

411-0

16/1

T: N J HendersonJ: D A Jacob

Tracked leaders on inside, driven and effort turning in, ridden and outpaced before last, weakened flat op 20/1

8^th

1 ½

French Made

410-7

40/1

T: W P MullinsJ: P Townend

Held up towards rear, headway 2 out, outpaced when not much room turning in, never able to get on terms op 50/1

9^th

Tiger Tap Tap

411-0

7/1

T: W P MullinsJ: Ruby Walsh

Mid-division on outside, took closer order 4th, driven and unable to go with leaders before last, ridden and weakened flat op 10/1 tchd 11/1

10^th

Pic D'Orhy

411-0

12/1

T: P F NichollsJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Mid-division, tracked leaders 4th, in touch on outside when mistake 2 out, driven and lost place before last, soon weakened op 14/1

11^th

Runrized

411-0

66/1

T: W P MullinsJ: D J Mullins

Held up in last pair, outpaced 2 out, never able to get involved op 80/1 tchd 100/1

12^th

4 ½

Hannon

411-0

25/1

T: J C McConnellJ: David Noonan

Tracked leaders, effort on inside after 2 out, ridden and one pace turning in, weakened before last op 33/1

Also Ran

Authorizo

411-0

50/1

T: G ElliottJ: J W Kennedy

Mid-division, dropped towards rear when badly hampered after 4th, never able to get involved after, lost touch after 3 out, tailed off when pulled up before next

Sir Erec

411-0

11/10f

T: J P O'BrienJ: M P Walsh

Tracked leader until went badly wrong and pulled up quickly after 4th, fatally injured op 10/11

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£19.40Pl:£3.50, £5.80, £2.10EX:£672.40Trifecta:£6,990.00Tricast:£3,840.73SF:£335.63Swingers:£118.00, £16.10, £33.60

Forecasts

Sir Erec (11/10), Quel Destin (4/1), Tiger Tap Tap (7/1), Gardens of Babylon (9/1), Pic D'Orhy (12/1), Adjali (16/1), Pentland Hills (20/1), Coeur Sublime (20/1), Hannon (25/1), French Made (40/1), Authorizo (50/1), Nelson River (66/1), Runrized (66/1), Ecco (100/1)

Joseph O'Brien's team of juvenile hurdlers has real strength, as witnessed on Wednesday, and SIR EREC has long been touted as the pick of them. He won a Grade 1 trial for this last time without seeing a rival and should be versatile enough to come from off a decent pace now to give his handler a second (first official) Triumph win. Stablemate Gardens Of Babylon could be one of the principle threats, while Tiger Tap Tap is a another contender to give Ireland a fifth success in seven years. The gutsy Quel Destin leads a home team that also includes unexposed contenders like Pic D'Orhy, Pentland Hills – the latter's trainer having six wins in this.