Full Result 12.40 Cheltenham | 24 January 2026

JCB Triumph Trial Juvenile Hurdle (Grade 2) (Registered As The Finesse) (GBB Race)

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

1st £45,560 2nd £17,096 3rd £8,560 4th £4,264 5th £2,144 6th £1,072

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	2. Maestro Conti (FR) 5/2 Harry Skelton Dan Skelton	Harry Skelton Dan Skelton	4	113	–	110	123	–
ch g Prince Gibraltar (FR) - Valdivia (IRE) (Samum)
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)

2 2	1. One Horse Town (IRE) 5/1 Paul O'Brien Harry Derham	Paul O'Brien Harry Derham	4	115	131	109	122	–
ch g Threat (IRE) - Almost Always (IRE) (Galileo)
Led, ridden before last where 3 lengths ahead, headed run-in, kept on (op 9/2 tchd 4/1)

3 1 [3]	6. Minella Yoga (IRE) 2/1F Sam Twiston-Davies Paul Nicholls	Sam Twiston-Davies Paul Nicholls	4	110	129	103	115	–
b g Study Of Man (IRE) - Yoga (IRE) (Monsun)
Prominent, went second with one circuit to go, disputing second last, hung left run-in, stayed on (op 15/8 tchd 9/4)

4 1 [4]	5. Lord Byron (IRE) 28/1 Ben Jones Faye Bramley	Ben Jones Faye Bramley	4	110	–	102	115	–
b g Camelot - Shamooda (IRE) (Azamour)
Towards rear, not fluent 3rd, some headway after 2 out, went fourth run-in, ran on (op 33/1)

5 nk [4¼]	10. La Luna Artista (FR) 28/1 Ciaran Gethings Jane Williams	Ciaran Gethings Jane Williams	4	107	–	95	107	–
b f Spanish Moon (USA) - Perlefine (FR) (Voix Du Nord)
In rear, headway into midfield 4th, pressed leaders when not clear run approaching last, kept on but lost fourth run-in (op 18/1)

6 9 [13¼]	8. Tenter Le Tout (FR) 9/1 Gavin Sheehan Chester Williams	Gavin Sheehan Chester Williams	4	1012	123	89	107	–
gr f No Risk At All (FR) - Theresienne (FR) (Saint Des Saints)
Midfield, headway 5th, outpaced approaching last where mistake, weakened run-in (op 17/2 tchd 15/2)

7 12 [25¼]	4. Hardy Stuff (USA) 4/1 Jack Kennedy Gordon Elliott	Jack Kennedy Gordon Elliott	4	110 h	–	77	94	–
b g Churchill (IRE) - City Of Love (Exceed And Excel)
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)

8 hd [25½]	9. Miss Des Boullats (FR) 66/1 Bryony Le Clerc M Seror	Bryony Le Clerc M Seror	4	1010	128	72	89	–
b f Free Port Lux - Reine De Mai (FR) (Fragrant Mix)
In rear, not fluent 3 out, lost touch 2 out (op 50/1 tchd 80/1)

9 12 [37½]	3. Chartwell Jock 500/1 Daniel Sansom Seamus Mullins	Daniel Sansom Seamus Mullins	4	110	–	62	81	–
b g Churchill (IRE) - Tiptree (IRE) (Duke Of Marmalade)
In rear, not fluent 1st, mistake 4th, weakened 2 out (op 250/1)

PU	7. Sonic Pioneer 40/1 Sean Bowen Martin Keighley	Sean Bowen Martin Keighley	4	110	–	–	–	–
b g Massaat (IRE) - Three Gracez (Kyllachy)
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 4th hurdle) (op 28/1)

10 ran Off time: 12:41:49 Winning time: 4m 11.06s (slow by 14.06s) Total SP: 120%
1st owner: Hales, Speelman, Mason, Hogarth (Maestro Conti) 1st breeder: Patrick Joubert
2nd owner: The Jo Cool Syndicate (One Horse Town)
3rd owner: Michael Geoghegan (Minella Yoga)
Tote win: £3.50 PL: £1.40 £1.80 £1.30 Ex: £16.30 CSF: £15.62 Tricast: £29.81 Trifecta: £40.10

12:40 Cheltenham 24 Jan 2026

JCB Triumph Trial Juvenile Hurdle (Grade 2) (Registered As The Finesse) (GBB Race)