24 Jan 2026 12:40 Cheltenham
Winner: £80,000 (Penalty: £45,560); Distance: 2m 179y; Class: 1; Eligibility: 4YO only; Going: Soft.
JCB Triumph Trial Juvenile Hurdle (Grade 2) (Registered As The Finesse) (GBB Race)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
2 |
| - |
Maestro Conti (FR) (gelding, chestnut, 11 3) |
11 / 4 |
Jump (28) | Harry Skelton | D Skelton Hales, Speelman,… |
5/2 | |
| mid-division, raced keenly, raced wide, headway after 2 out, ridden to chase leader approaching last, stayed on strongly to lead run-in | ||||||||||
2nd |
1 |
| 2 L |
One Horse Town (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 5) |
11113 / 4 |
Flat (315), Jump (42) |
Paul O'Brien | Harry Derham The Jo Cool Syndicate |
5/1 | |
| led, raced on the inner, ridden and quickened after 2 out, two lengths clear at last, headed run-in, kept on well | ||||||||||
3rd |
6 |
| 1 L |
Minella Yoga (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0) |
1-1 / 4 |
Jump (26) | Sam Twiston-Davies | P F Nicholls Mr Michael Geoghegan |
2/1 | |
| chased leader, raced wide, ridden and briefly outpaced approaching last, rallied and kept on well run-in | ||||||||||
4th |
5 |
| 1 L |
Lord Byron (IRE) (colt, bay, 11 0) |
2 / 4 |
Flat (94), Jump (37) |
Ben Jones | Faye Bramley Mr Justin Carthy |
28/1 | |
| held up towards rear, raced wide, ridden after 2 out, switched inside approaching last, ran on well run-in, nearest finish | ||||||||||
5th |
10 |
| NK |
La Luna Artista (FR) (filly, bay, 10 7) |
11 / 4 |
Jump (65) | C Gethings | Mrs J Williams The Culverhill… |
28/1 | |
| held up towards rear, raced wide, headway 2 out, ridden before last, kept on one pace run-in | ||||||||||
6th |
8 |
| 9 L |
Tenter Le Tout (FR) (filly, grey, 10 12) |
411 / 4 |
Jump (28) | G Sheehan | Chester Williams Mr Ron Watts |
9/1 | |
| mid-division, headway before 2 out, ridden before last, mistake last, weakened run-in | ||||||||||
7th |
4 |
| 12 L |
Hardy Stuff (USA) (gelding, bay, 11 0) |
P41 / 4 |
Jump (28) | Jack Kennedy | G Elliott Mr Ray Stokes |
4/1 | |
| chased leaders, raced keenly, ridden and weakened quickly approaching last | ||||||||||
8th |
9 |
| HD |
Miss Des Boullats (FR) (filly, bay, 10 10) |
14412F / 4 |
Jump (24) | Bryony Frost | M Seror Mrs Marie-gabrielle… |
66/1 | |
| always towards rear, jumped slowly 6th, ridden and lost touch soon after | ||||||||||
9th |
3 |
| 12 L |
Chartwell Jock (GB) (colt, bay, 11 0) |
6F / 4 |
Flat (66), Jump (14) |
Daniel Sansom | J W Mullins Mr S Smode |
500/1 | |
| held up in rear, raced keenly, not fluent 2 out and weakened quickly | ||||||||||
PU |
7 |
| - |
Sonic Pioneer (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 0) |
1P / 4 |
Flat (121), Jump (28) |
S Bowen | M Keighley Redknapp, Salters… |
40/1 | |
| prominent, chased leaders, mistake 4th, jumped slowly 5th and lost position quickly, soon in rear, lost touch after 6th, pulled up after 2 out | ||||||||||