GBCheltenham Races

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JCB Triumph Trial Juvenile Hurdle (Registered As The Finesse)
Cheltenham Date: Sat, 26 Jan 2019 Distance: 2m1f Type: Hurdle Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 1 Surface: Turf
Win: £5 Place: £1.60 £5.10 £1.10 Exacta: £83 Trifecta: £170.10
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 4 Fakir d'Oudairies (FR) 9 G AVG Joseph Patrick O'Brien 154 lbs 4/1 Won Travelled strongly - always prominent - led after 3 out - clear turning in - ran on strongly from last - ridden out(op 7/2)
2nd 5 Fine Brunello (FR) N/A Poor Joseph Patrick O'Brien 154 lbs 25/1 13 Held up - took closer order after 2nd - pushed along in 4th after 2 out - went 2nd approaching last - ridden run-in - kept on but not pace of winner(op 20/1)
3rd 1 Adjali (GER) 10 G Poor Nicky Henderson 159 lbs 5/4F 3.5 Led until reached for 3 out - ridden after 2 out - rallied approaching last - no extra run-in(op 6/4)
4th 7 Our Power (IRE) 9 G AVG Alan King 154 lbs 7/1 1.75 Hampered 1st - in touch - pushed along after 3 out - ridden after next - not pace to get on terms but went 4th approaching last - stayed on run-in(op 13/2 tchd 11/2)
5th 9 Protektorat (FR) 9 G AVG Dan Skelton 154 lbs 12/1 4 Tracked leaders - ridden after 2 out - weakened approaching last(op 15/2)
6th 2 Nelson River (GB) 7 G Poor Tony Carroll 157 lbs 13/2 19 Hampered 1st - in touch - hit 3 out - soon ridden - weakened after next - tailed off (vet reported the gelding lost its left fore shoe)(op 8/1)
7th 8 Pagero (FR) 5 G Poor Jonjo O'Neill 154 lbs 33/1 8 Hampered 1st - held up in last pair - mistake 3 out - some progress before next - weakened turning in - tailed off(op 66/1)
8th 6 Fukuto (FR) N/A Poor David Bridgwater 154 lbs 100/1 3.25 Went right 1st - tracked leaders - struggling and dropped to last trio after 3rd - never back on terms - lost touch after 3 out - tailed off(tchd 66/1)
99th 3 Dogon (GB) N/A Poor Paul Nicholls 154 lbs 12/1 - Hung left - tracked leaders - not fluent 5th - mistake next - weakened quickly - tailed off when pulled up before last (jockey said gelding hung left-handed)(op 14/1 tchd 16/1)