Cheltenham
12:40
JCB Triumph Trial Juvenile Hurdle (Registered As The Finesse) (GBB Race)
Cheltenham Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2026 Distance: 2m1f Type: Hurdle Going: Soft Class: Class 1 Surface: Turf
Win: £3.50 Place: £1.40 £1.80 £1.30 Exacta: £16.30 Tricast: £29.81 Trifecta: £40.10
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
Took keen hold - midfield - headway and prominent 4th - 3 lengths down and disputing second last - ridden to lead run-in - ran on(op 3/1)
3 G Elite Dan Skelton 157 lbs 5/2 Won
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2nd
Led - ridden before last where 3 lengths ahead - headed run-in - kept on(op 9/2 tchd 4/1)
3 G Good Harry Derham 159 lbs 5/1 2
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3rd
Prominent - went second with one circuit to go - disputing second last - hung left run-in - stayed on(op 15/8 tchd 9/4)
3 G Elite Paul Nicholls 154 lbs 2/1F 1
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4th
Towards rear - not fluent 3rd - some headway after 2 out - went fourth run-in - ran on(op 33/1)
2 C Poor Faye Bramley 154 lbs 28/1 1
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5th
In rear - headway into midfield 4th - pressed leaders when not clear run approaching last - kept on but lost fourth run-in(op 18/1)
3 F Elite Jane Williams 147 lbs 28/1 0.3
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6th
Midfield - headway 5th - outpaced approaching last where mistake - weakened run-in(op 17/2 tchd 15/2)
3 F Elite Chester Williams 152 lbs 9/1 9
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7th
Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - awkward jump 3rd - weakened before last (trainer said - regarding the poor form shown - that gelding ran too free; jockey said gelding hung right handed)(op 13/2)
3 G AVG Gordon Elliott 154 lbs 4/1 12
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8th
In rear - not fluent 3 out - lost touch 2 out(op 50/1 tchd 80/1)
3 F AVG M Seror 150 lbs 66/1 0.2
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9th
In rear - not fluent 1st - mistake 4th - weakened 2 out(op 250/1)
3 C Poor Seamus Mullins 154 lbs 500/1 12
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99th
Prominent - mistake and lost position 4th - dropped to rear 5th - weakened 3 out - tailed off when pulled up before last (jockey said gelding made a bad mistake at the fourth hurdle)(op 28/1)
3 G AVG Martin Keighley 154 lbs 40/1 -
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