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11:40 Cheltenham

Saturday 28 January 2023

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JCB Triumph Trial Juvenile Hurdle (Grade 2) (Registered As The Finesse) (GBB Race)

Off time: 11:43 | Winning time: 4m 9.06s

1^st

Comfort Zone

411-5

2/1f

T: J P O'BrienJ: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.

Mid-division, not fluent 4th, headway after 2 out, went 2nd last, led final 100 yards, stayed on well op 5/2 tchd 11/4

2^nd

Scriptwriter

411-5

5/2

T: M F HarrisJ: P J Brennan

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 tchd 11/4

3^rd

6 ½

Dixon Cove

410-12

4/1

T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden

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 tchd 7/2

4^th

4 ½

Active Duty

411-0

50/1

T: B PaulingJ: Luca Morgan

Jumped left at times, chased clear leader, closed after 5th, led just after final bend, soon headed, weakened final 150 yards op 80/1 tchd 40/1

5^th

Mombasa

411-5

80/1

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: Mr D Maxwell

Held up towards rear on outside, pushed along to close after 3 out, lost place final bend, weakened before last op 50/1

6^th

Jupiter Du Gite

411-0

3/1

T: G & J MooreJ: J E Moore

Raced freely, led and clear until after 5th, headed final bend, weakening when mistake last op 5/2

7^th

Naeva

410-7

150/1

T: Alexandra DunnJ: Adam Wedge

Always in rear, well beaten 2 out tchd 125/1

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Fils De Roi³²

Weight: 11-0| Age: 4

T: F O'Brien J: Jack Hogan

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.00Pl:£1.60, £1.80EX:£7.00Trifecta:£17.40Tricast:£15.66SF:£7.04Swingers:£1.50, £1.70, £1.80

Forecasts

Comfort Zone (2/1), Scriptwriter (5/2), Jupiter Du Gite (3/1), Dixon Cove (4/1), Fils De Roi (25/1), Active Duty (50/1), Mombasa (80/1), Naeva (150/1)

If there's a runner here with the ability to be a factor in the Triumph itself it's surely JUPITER DU GITE, who lowered the colours of a well-touted Nicky Henderson runner on his British debut at Newbury and there was certainly no fluke about that performance despite his unflattering SP. Comfort Zone is already a winner at this Grade 2 level but he didn't have much in hand come the line with Dixon Cove closing fast and that rival may reverse the form this time on these terms.