Cheltenham Races
Cheltenham
12:10
JCB Triumph Trial Juvenile Hurdle (Novices' Championship Hurdle Series Qualifier)
Cheltenham
Date: Sat, 14 Dec 2019
Distance: 2m1f
Type: Hurdle
Going: Soft
Class: Class 2
Surface: Turf
Win: £1.40
Place: £1.10 £1.50 £1.50
Exacta: £4.40
Trifecta: £16.40
Non-Runners: Repetitio (self certificate), Tremwedge (self certificate)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 | Botox Has (FR) | 8 G | AVG | Gary Moore | 156 lbs | 8/11F | Won | Made all - drifted left under pressure after last but ran on well - readily(op 5/6) | ||
| 2nd | 1 | Langer Dan (IRE) | 9 G | AVG | Dan Skelton | 159 lbs | 5/1 | 5 | Tracked winner throughout - ridden approaching last - kept on but not pace to mount challenge(tchd 9/2) | ||
| 3rd | 7 | Elysian Flame (GB) | 9 G | Poor | Michael Easterby | 152 lbs | 4/1 | 4 | Held up in last pair - not always fluent - nudged along from 4th - ridden after 2 out - held 4th when mistake last - kept on to go 3rd final 100yds (jockey said gelding jumped poorly)(op 9/2) | ||
| 4th | 3 | Group Stage (GER) | N/A | Poor | Alan King | 156 lbs | 8/1 | .5 | Tracked leaders - ridden in close 3rd approaching last - not pace to mount challenge - no extra final 100yds | ||
| 5th | 4 | Hereia (IRE) | 5 G | Poor | Neil Mulholland | 156 lbs | 33/1 | 6 | Tracked leaders - mistake 3 out - ridden after next - soon one pace | ||
| 6th | 8 | Rikoboy (FR) | N/A | Poor | Dr Richard Newland | 152 lbs | 12/1 | 11 | Held up in touch - hit 4th and 2 out - soon ridden and outpaced - held 5th when mistake last - weakened(op 14/1) | ||
| 7th | 6 | Art Of Diplomacy (GB) | 9 G | AVG | Michael Easterby | 152 lbs | 100/1 | 4.5 | Held up in last pair - outpaced after 2 out - no threat after | ||
| 8th | 9 | Say The Word (GB) | N/A | Poor | Tom George | 152 lbs | 40/1 | 3.5 | Held up in touch - ridden after 2 out - weakened before last |