Cheltenham Races
Cheltenham
13:30
JCB Triumph Hurdle (GBB Race)
Cheltenham
Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2024
Distance: 2m1f
Type: Hurdle
Going: Heavy
Class: Class 1
Surface: Turf
Win: £7
Place: £2.40 £1.80 £3.20
Exacta: £33.60
Tricast: £240.06
Trifecta: £320.30
Non-Runners: Peking Opera (unsuitable ground), Sir Gino (self certificate)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5 | Majborough (FR) | 5 G | Elite | W P Mullins | 156 lbs | 6/1 | Won | Jumped left on occasions - in touch with leaders - headway 3 out - went second home turn - soon hung left and ridden - jumped left and challenging last - soon led - kept on well(tchd 11/2) | ||
| 2nd | 14 | Kargese (FR) | 5 M | Good | W P Mullins | 149 lbs | 4/1 | 1.5 | Took keen hold - disputed lead - lost position and in touch with leaders after 1st - headway 2 out - led home turn - soon switched right - edged left and faced challenge approaching last - headed just after last - kept on(tchd 7/2) | ||
| 3rd | 10 | Salver (FR) | 5 G | Good | Gary Moore | 156 lbs | 10/1 | 4.75 | Prominent - led before 3 out - headed and lost second home turn - soon outpaced - stayed on run-in(op 17/2 tchd 8/1) | ||
| 4th | 7 | Nurburgring (IRE) | 5 G | AVG | Joseph Patrick O'Brien | 156 lbs | 6/1 | 7.5 | In rear - headway home turn - not fluent last - stayed on and went fourth run-in(op 13/2 tchd 11/2) | ||
| 5th | 12 | Storm Heart (FR) | 5 G | AVG | W P Mullins | 156 lbs | 7/2F | 1 | Midfield - hit 3 out - headway on outer and pressed leaders 2 out - outpaced before last - lost fourth and weakened run-in | ||
| 6th | 9 | Salvator Mundi (FR) | 5 G | Good | W P Mullins | 156 lbs | 17/2 | 2.25 | Held up in rear - not fluent 3 out - headway after 2 out - no impression before last - weakened run-in(op 11/1) | ||
| 7th | 1 | Bunting (FR) | 5 G | Poor | W P Mullins | 156 lbs | 11/2 | 3.75 | Midfield - some headway 2 out - weakening when mistake last(op 5/1 tchd 6/1) | ||
| 8th | 4 | Ithaca's Arrow (GB) | 4 G | AVG | Dominic Ffrench Davis | 156 lbs | 150/1 | 19 | Prominent - hit 1st - went second 5th - lost position home turn - soon weakened (vet said gelding was showing signs of post-race ataxia)(op 125/1) | ||
| 9th | 3 | Highwind (FR) | 5 G | AVG | W P Mullins | 156 lbs | 33/1 | .5 | In rear throughout(op 28/1) | ||
| 10th | 2 | Ethical Diamond (IRE) | 4 G | Good | W P Mullins | 156 lbs | 25/1 | 11 | In rear - mistake 1st - not fluent 5th - headway into midfield after 3 out - weakened before last | ||
| 99th | 13 | Fratas (IRE) | 5 M | AVG | Michael Mulvany | 149 lbs | 66/1 | - | Took keen hold - disputed lead - led clearly after 1st - headed before 3 out - weakened and dropped to last before 2 out - pulled up before last (jockey said filly ran green and ran too freely)(op 40/1) | ||
| 99th | 6 | Mighty Bandit (IRE) | 4 G | AVG | Warren Greatrex | 156 lbs | 28/1 | - | Midfield - weakened 2 out - pulled up before last (jockey said gelding ran too freely; vet reported that gelding lost his right-hind shoe)(op 16/1) |