Full Result 1.30 Cheltenham | 17 March 2023

JCB Triumph Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race)

(Class 1) (4yo) (2m179yds) 2m1f New Soft 8 hurdles

1st £78,332.90 2nd £29,512.31 3rd £14,770.07 4th £7,378.08 5th £3,702.96 6th £1,851.48 7th £918.78 8th £473.31

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	14. Lossiemouth (FR) 11/8F Paul Townend W P Mullins	Paul Townend W P Mullins	4	109	142	117	143	–
gr f Great Pretender (IRE) - Mariner's Light (FR) (Gentlewave)
In touch with leaders, carried right 3rd, headway and prominent 3 out, led after 2 out, hung left approaching last, ridden and kept on well run-in (op 13/8)

2 2¼	12. Gala Marceau (FR) 100/30 Danny Mullins W P Mullins	Danny Mullins W P Mullins	4	109 h¹	141	114	139	–
b f Galiway - Alma Marceau (FR) (Kendargent)
Midfield, not fluent 3rd, headway 2 out, ridden and went third approaching last where 3 lengths down, stayed on run-in, went second towards finish (op 4/1 tchd 9/2)

3 nk [2½]	15. Zenta (FR) 12/1 Mark Walsh W P Mullins	Mark Walsh W P Mullins	4	109	–	114	138	–
b f Pastorius (GER) - Zenturie (GER) (Tiger Hill)
Towards rear, headway into midfield 4th, prominent going easily 2 out, pushed along and went second before last, ridden run-in, kept on but lost second towards finish (op 8/1 tchd 15/2)

4 7½ [10]	5. Gust Of Wind (FR) 22/1 Sean O'Keeffe W P Mullins	Sean O'Keeffe W P Mullins	4	112	–	112	137	–
br g Great Pretender (IRE) - Rafale Pearl (FR) (Verbier I)
Midfield, headway and pushed along 2 out, ridden and outpaced before last, weakened gradually run-in (op 40/1)

5 2¼ [12¼]	3. Ascending (IRE) 14/1 Rachael Blackmore Henry De Bromhead	Rachael Blackmore Henry De Bromhead	4	112	129	110	135	–
b g Awtaad (IRE) - Midnight Martini (Night Shift)
Held up in rear, headway after 2 out, hung left and outpaced when pushed along approaching last, no impression run-in (op 11/1 tchd 16/1)

6 7½ [19¾]	10. Rightsotom (GER) 200/1 Jack Foley Thomas Mullins	Jack Foley Thomas Mullins	4	112	–	101	128	–
b g Maxios - Riviere Diamant (IRE) (Oratorio)
Held up in rear, not fluent 3 out, pushed along and headway on outer 2 out, soon no impression, stayed on run-in (op 150/1 tchd 125/1)

7 1 [20¾]	11. Cinsa (FR) 200/1 Brian Hayes W P Mullins	Brian Hayes W P Mullins	4	109	–	93	119	–
b f Tirwanako (FR) - Passy Auteuil (IRE) (Sholokhov)
In rear, ridden 2 out, headway on inner before last, soon no impression (tchd 250/1)

8 3 [23¾]	7. Jacovec Cavern 300/1 Sean Flanagan Paul Hennessy	Sean Flanagan Paul Hennessy	4	112 h	110	96	123	–
b g Sixties Icon - Siri (Atlantic Sport)
In rear, detached when ridden 2 out, headway and switched left before last, kept on run-in (op 250/1 tchd 400/1)

9 3 [26¾]	4. Blood Destiny (FR) 3/1 Mr P W Mullins W P Mullins	Mr P W Mullins W P Mullins	4	112	146	93	120	–
ch g No Risk At All (FR) - High Blood (FR) (High Yield)
Took keen hold, prominent, ridden after 2 out, soon weakened (jockey said gelding was never travelling from halfway; trainer's rep said gelding ran too freely in the early stages) (op 9/4)

10 4¼ [31]	2. Almuhit (IRE) 300/1 Donagh Meyler Denis Gerard Hogan	Donagh Meyler Denis Gerard Hogan	4	112	117	87	116	–
b g Sea The Stars (IRE) - Ezima (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Midfield, ridden 2 out, weakened before last (vet said gelding lost his left-hind shoe) (tchd 400/1)

11 3 [34]	8. Jipcot (FR) 50/1 Luca Morgan Ben Pauling	Luca Morgan Ben Pauling	4	112	127	84	115	–
b g Choeur Du Nord (FR) - Blinngaroe (FR) (Ungaro)
Kept away from others at start, prominent, led 4 out, headed and ridden after 2 out, soon weakened (op 66/1)

12 1½ [35½]	13. Je Garde (FR) 80/1 Michael O'Sullivan W P Mullins	Michael O'Sullivan W P Mullins	4	109	–	75	107	–
gr f Kapgarde (FR) - Valgardena (FR) (Dom Alco)
Took keen hold, towards rear of midfield, mistake 2nd, some headway and going okay 2 out, ridden and weakened before last (op 100/1 tchd 66/1)

13 24 [59½]	1. Active Duty (FR) 250/1 Tom Cannon Ben Pauling	Tom Cannon Ben Pauling	4	112	117	52	88	–
bb g Almanzor (FR) - Minakshi (FR) (Footstepsinthesand)
Midfield, not fluent 4th, headway and prominent 3 out, pushed along after 2 out, soon weakened

PU	6. Hypotenus 40/1 Sean Bowen John C McConnell	Sean Bowen John C McConnell	4	112 ht	–	–	–	–
ch g Lope De Vega (IRE) - Mathematicienne (IRE) (Galileo)
Prominent, jumped right 2nd, jumped badly right 3rd, lost position when jumped badly right and unsteerable 3 out, soon pulled up (jockey said gelding hung badly right-handed) (op 50/1)

PU	9. Jupiter Du Gite (FR) 66/1 Niall Houlihan Gary Moore	Niall Houlihan Gary Moore	4	112 h	–	–	–	–
b g Castle Du Berlais (FR) - Malaga De St Sulpice (FR) (Saint Cyrien)
Taken down slowly, pulled hard, led, jumped left 1st, headed 4 out, shaken up and weakened quickly after 3 out, well behind when pulled up before last (op 40/1)

15 ran Off time: 1:33:52 Winning time: 4m 6.94s (slow by 9.94s) Total SP: 119%
1st owner: Mrs S Ricci (Lossiemouth) 1st breeder: Sarl Elevage Des Vallons & M Ian Kellit
2nd owner: Kenneth Alexander (Gala Marceau)
3rd owner: John P McManus (Zenta)
Tote win: £2.38 PL: £1.20 £1.30 £2.70 Ex: £6.20 CSF: £5.88 Tricast: £38.36 Trifecta: £46.80

1:30 Cheltenham 17 Mar 2023

JCB Triumph Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race)