Cheltenham
13:15
JCB Triumph Trial Juvenile Hurdle (Registered As The Finesse) (GBB Race)
Cheltenham Date: Sat, 25 Jan 2025 Distance: 2m1f Type: Hurdle Going: Soft Class: Class 1 Surface: Turf
Win: £1.50 Place: £1.20 £2.30 £4.40 Exacta: £7.90 Tricast: £111.01 Trifecta: £80.50
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
Made virtually all - clear when not fluent last - pushed along and went further clear run-in - impressive
3 G Good James Owen 159 lbs 1/2F Won
2nd
Prominent - briefly led after 1st - outpaced approaching last - no match for winner
4 G AVG Noel George & Amanda Zetterholm 159 lbs 11/1 10
3rd
Towards rear - headway 3 out - jumped left 2 out - went third before last - not pace to challenge
4 G AVG Nigel Hawke 154 lbs 40/1 18
4th
Midfield - outpaced before 3 out - went modest fourth run-in
3 G Good Jack Jones 157 lbs 16/1 3
5th
Midfield on inner - headway before 3 out - went second after 3 out - weakened and lost position after 2 out - hung left home turn - lost fourth run-in
4 G AVG Warren Greatrex 157 lbs 10/1 3.25
6th
Took keen hold - towards rear - not fluent 3rd - headway on outer after 3 out - weakened home turn
3 G AVG Alan King 154 lbs 14/1 25
99th
Not fluent 1st - always behind - detached then mistake 3rd - pulled up after 5 out
4 G AVG Anthony Charlton 154 lbs 150/1 -
99th
Raced wide - midfield - not fluent 3rd - weakened and pulled up after 3 out
3 G Poor Gary & Josh Moore 154 lbs 40/1 -
99th
Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - went second before 3rd - mistake 4 out - not fluent and lost position 3 out - pulled up after 2 out (jockey said gelding ran too free)
4 G Good Ben Pauling 154 lbs 20/1 -
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99th
Prominent - jumped right 1st - lost position before 3 out - weakened quickly and pulled up after 3 out (trainer's rep could offer no explanation for the poor form shown)
4 G Poor Paul Nicholls 159 lbs 10/1 -