JCB Triumph Hurdle

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JCB Triumph Hurdle – Analysis​

The JCB Triumph Hurdle is the highlight of the season for four-year-old hurdlers and 58
entries have been received for the two-mile contest which takes place on Gold Cup Day, Friday, March 15.

Nicky Henderson has the best record of any trainer, saddling five winners since 1985, and this year the Lambourn handler has five contenders headed by Rolling Star. The French import made an exciting British debut when readily dispatching of Irish Saint in the Grade Two JCB Triumph Hurdle Trial at Cheltenham on Festival Trials Day, January 26. Henderson’s other possibles are Alexandre Six, Courtesy Call, Megalypos and Vasco Du Ronceray.

Champion trainer Paul Nicholls has assembled a good team of juveniles this term headed by dual Cheltenham winner Far West and Irish Saint. The former has won his three starts in Britain by an aggregate of just under 13 lengths. Nicholls is also responsible for Listed scored Sametegal, Brinestine, Caid Du Berlais and Lac Fontana.

John Quinn captured last season’s JCB Triumph Hurdle with Countrywide Flame and the Malton handler’s three possibles this year are Kashmir Peak, who won a Grade Two contest a Doncaster decisively on December 15, Calculated Risk and impressive
Wetherby winner Hidden Justice.

Swnymor could be Tim Vaughan’s best chance of a Festival winner yet after making an
eye-catching start to his hurdling career. Formerly trained by William Haggas, he won
nicely on his hurdling debut at Newbury before crashing out at the last when looking the
likely winner of the Grade One Future Champions Finale Juvenile Hurdle at Chepstow.

That race went the way of John Ferguson’s Ruacana, who had also scored comfortably on debut at Catterick.

Alan King has done well with his juvenile hurdlers in the past and has four JCB Triumph
Hurdle contenders this year with the most accomplished of his quartet being the filly,
L’Unique. She won a Listed race by 12 lengths her British debut before an equally
comfortable success at Kempton Park on January 12, while stable companions King Of
Dudes and Seventh Sign have won juvenile hurdles at Ludlow and Newbury respectively.

Our Conor, trained by Dessie Hughes, heads 15 Irish entries after easy wins in a maiden hurdle at Navan and a Grade Three at Fairyhouse in early December.
Irish champion Jump trainer Willie Mullins is responsible for seven entries including dual
winners Diakali and Blood Cotil.

 

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THE JCB TRIUMPH HURDLE​

Class 1, Grade 1, Total Prize Fund £120,000. 1.30pm, Cheltenham, Friday, March 15, 2013. New Course, two miles, one furlong. For juvenile fouryear-olds only. Weights: 11st each. Allowances: fillies 7lb. Entries closed Tuesday, January 29. Entries revealed Thursday, January 31(58 entries). Scratchings deadline February 19, six-day confirmation stage Saturday, March 9. Final declaration stage 10am, Thursday, March 14. Form figures supplied by Weatherbys and are correct up to and including the racing of Monday, January 28. May not include some overseas form.

Form Horse Owner Trainer

2 AAZIF (IRE) Askew Dick Hernon Reynard Donald McCain
31FF ALEXANDRE SIX (FR) Simon Munir Nicky Henderson
1 BALTIMORE ROCK (IRE) Roger Brookhouse David Pipe
BERABANI (FR) Exors of the Late A S Helaissi Alex Hales
34-11 BLOOD COTIL (FR) Susannah Ricci Willie Mullins IRE
65 BOLD CUFFS J P Romans Colin Tizzard
2r BORDONI (USA) Bloomfields John Ferguson
BRINESTINE (USA) The Johnson & Stewart Families Paul Nicholls
031222 CAID DU BERLAIS (FR) Donlon, MacDonald, C Barber & Paul Nicholls Paul Nicholls
1 CALCULATED RISK Ross Harmon John Quinn
CAPE EXPLORER M Grayson & I P O'Brien Brian Ellison
1(0)1 CHRIS PEA GREEN C Green & Galloping On The South Downs Gary Moore
4141 COUNSEL (IRE) Tim Leslie Donald McCain
COURTESY CALL (IRE) Alan Spence Nicky Henderson
012 DALASIRI (IRE) Margaret Harty Sabrina Harty IRE
2 DEEPSAND (IRE) Trevor Hemmings Tim Easterby
4 DEIA SUNRISE (IRE) M Hughes & M Kerr-Dineen Paul Webber
11 DIAKALI (FR) Wicklow Bloodstock Limited Wille Mullins IRE
3 DIPLOMAT (USA) Dr Ronan Lambe Dermot Weld IRE
2-U DJAKADAM (FR) Susannah Ricci Willie Mullins IRE
11 DOGORA (FR) Susannah Ricci Willie Mullins IRE
6313(4)(6) DOLLAR BILL Mrs C L Kyle Nick Gifford
3-111 FAR WEST (FR) Axom XXXIX Paul Nicholls
2F1 FATCATINTHEHAT Susannah Ricci Willie Mullins IRE
1123 FISHER D W Barker Gordon Elliott IRE
12 FLAXEN FLARE (IRE) Mrs Pat Sloan Gordon Elliott IRE
GASSIN GOLF Will Roseff Richard Lee
331 HABESH (IRE) T Singleton/Christopher & C Murphy Eugene O'Sullivan IRE
1 HIDDEN JUSTICE (IRE) Highfield Racing 2 John Quinn
22 IBSEN (IRE) Mrs John Murphy John Murphy IRE
112 IRISH SAINT (FR) Mrs Johnny de la Hey Paul Nicholls
P01 KALMANN (FR) Susannah Ricci Willie Mullins IRE
11 KASHMIR PEAK (IRE) Win Only SP Only Partnership John Quinn
1 KING OF DUDES Masterson Holdings Limited Alan King
411 L'UNIQUE (FR) Denis Barry Alan King
LAC FONTANA (FR) Potensis Limited & Chris Giles Paul Nicholls
45 LAST SHADOW J P McManus Jonjo O'Neill
MASTERS BLAZING Gerry McGladery John Ryan
1-30433 MEGALYPOS (FR) Simon Munir & Isaac Souede Nicky Henderson
NO COMPROMISE Mrs S J Harvey Richard Phillips
11 OUR CONOR (IRE) Man About Town Syndicate Dessie Hughes IRE
21 PISTOL (IRE) Clark, Devlin, Knox & Wells & Monroe Philip Hobbs
33 ROC D'APSIS (FR) Muhammad Nadeem Khan Tom George
11 ROLLING STAR (FR) Michael Buckley & The Vestey Family Nicky Henderson
11 RUACANA Bloomfields John Ferguson
21-12 SAMETEGAL (FR) John & Barbara Cotton Paul Nicholls
1 SEVENTH SIGN Masterson Holdings Limited Alan King
2 SKY KHAN The Unique Partnership Noel Quinlan
SOMEMOTHERSDOHAVEM The Somemothers Partnership John Ryan
3122 STOCKTONS WING (IRE) J P McManus Charles O'Brien IRE
SUFFICE (IRE) Richard Fahey Richard Fahey
1F SWNYMOR (IRE) Carl Hinchy Tim Vaughan
2113 TIDAL WAY (IRE) Harold Peachey & Saddleworth Players Charlie Longsdon
4 TREND IS MY FRIEND (USA) Tim Leslie & D Gorton Donald McCain
URIAH HEEP (FR) Alan King Alan King
3-21123 VASCO DU RONCERAY (FR) Simon Munir & Isaac Souede Nicky Henderson
551- VICONTE DU NOYER (FR) Ann & Alan Potts Partnership Willie Mullins IRE
5 ZAMDY MAN Muhammad Nadeem Khan Venetia Williams

58 entries, 15 Irish-trained


Runners and Form

 

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It's not a race I've put much effort into but Irish Saint is 22/1 in a couple of places. He won the Adonis on Saturday and that race has turned out to be the best guide to this race. 22/1 is too big based on that. I've had a point each way.

If you take a good look at the market there's Irish horses that Our Connor beat easily LTO that are shorter prices. Our Connor, although impressive on first watch, wasn't extending that lead at the end of the race LTO so I'd be happy to take him on. He won decisively but seemed to get away from the field and maintain that lead rather than extend it.

The English trained horses are where I'd look for the winner so that brings in the Nicholls and Needles animals. Kashmir Peak and the Adonis winner.

I just can't believe he's 22/1 given how strong that trial has proven over the years.

 

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Taken this from atr:

'No less than five Adonis winners have gone on to win the JCB Triumph Hurdle since 1999 namely Katarino, Snow Drop, Penzance, Soldatino and Zarkandar. The David Nicholson-trained Mysilv also completed the Adonis-Triumph double in 1994. In fact, you can easily argue that should read six of the last 13 winners as Binocular won the Adonis in 2008 but he was surprisingly re-routed at the final declaration stage from the Triumph to the Supreme, where he finished second to Captain Cee Bee. Given that Binocular then laughed at that year’s Triumph winner, Celestial Halo, at Aintree the following month, it is far from unreasonable to believe that the former Champion Hurdler would have been the sixth Adonis winner out of the last dozen that would have won the Triumph if given his chance, hence why this is such a significant guide.'