13 Mar 2009 13:30 Cheltenham
Winner: £120,000 (Penalty: £68,412); Distance: 2m 1f; Class: 1; Eligibility: 4YO only; Going: Good to Soft (Good in places).
JCB Triumph Hurdle (Grade 1)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 18 |   | - | Zaynar (FR) (gelding, grey, 11 0) | 11 / 8 | Flat (263), Jump (55) | B J Geraghty | N J Henderson Men In Our Position | 11/2 | |
| mid-division, pushed along briefly after 2nd, headway approaching 4th, challenging 2 out, soon led, pressed flat, edged left and stayed on well towards finish | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 17 |   | ¾ L | Walkon (FR) (gelding, grey, 11 0) | 1211 / 10 | Flat (270), Jump (48) | R Thornton | A King McNeill Family | 4/1 | |
| in touch, not fluent 5th, pushed along approaching 2 out briefly, ridden to chase winner last, every chance flat, not quicken towards finish | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 8 |   | 2¾ L | Mourad (IRE) (Colt, chestnut, 11 0) | 13 / 9 | Flat (145), Jump (26) | Ruby Walsh | W P Mullins Teahon Consulting… | 14/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway approaching 2 out, mistake last, went 3rd flat, kept on without pace to troubled front pair | ||||||||||
| 4th | 12 |   | 3½ L | Starluck (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 0) | 111 / 10 | Flat (232), Jump (76) | T J Murphy | A Fleming Mr A T A Wates | 5/1 | |
| held up in rear, headway 3 out, challenging on bit after 2 out, edged left flat, weakened towards finish | ||||||||||
| 5th | 15 |   | 3 L | Trenchant (GB) (Colt, bay, 11 0) | 121 / 7 | Flat (141), Jump (20) | Wayne Hutchinson | A King Mr Peter Harding… | 28/1 | |
| mid-division, pushed along after 3 out, stayed on approaching last, never going pace to troubled leaders | ||||||||||
| 6th | 9 |   | 1¼ L | Reve De Sivola (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | 6332 / 12 | Jump (48) | D A Jacob | Nick Williams Paul Duffy Diamond… | 20/1 | |
| prominent, pushed along when not much room and stumbled on bend approaching last, soon no impression, one pace | ||||||||||
| 7th | 11 |   | 13 L | Simarian (IRE) (Colt, bay, 11 0) | 141143 / 9 | Flat (291), Jump (48) | Donal Fahy | Evan Williams Mr Peter Conway | 40/1 | |
| mid-division, hampered and lost place after 2nd, not fluent next, struggling in rear 3 out, plugged on approaching last, no danger | ||||||||||
| 8th | 16 |   | 3¾ L | Tyrrells Wood (IRE) (Colt, bay, 11 0) | 1 / 6 | Flat (20), Jump (169) | J E Moore | T G Mills Dr Marwan Koukash | 66/1 | |
| mid-division, mistake 1st, headway when not fluent 3rd, ridden when mistake 2 out, weakened well before last | ||||||||||
| 9th | 3 |   | ¾ L | Jumbo Rio (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 0) | D1 / 6 | Flat (131), Jump (26) | A J McNamara | E J O'Grady Patrick Wilmott | 11/1 | |
| prominent, chased leader 5th, left in lead and jumped right 2 out, soon headed, weakened approaching last | ||||||||||
| 10th | 14 |   | 3¾ L | Tharawaat (IRE) (Colt, bay, 11 0) | 21122 / 7 | Flat (337), Jump (60) | D N Russell | G Elliott Gigginstown House… | 40/1 | |
| mid-division, headway 2 out, ridden and weakened approaching last | ||||||||||
| 11th | 7 |   | 3¾ L | Master of Arts (USA) (Colt, bay, 11 0) | 1 / 7 | Flat (234), Jump (41) | T Scudamore | D Pipe Mr R S Brookhouse | 17/2 | |
| not always fluent, held up in rear, effort and hanging left before 2 out, soon no impression and weakened | ||||||||||
| 12th | 4 |   | 2½ L | Just Rob (GB) (Colt, bay, 11 0) | 318 / 6 | Flat (204), Jump (76) | D R Dennis | Ian Williams Favourites Racing… | 150/1 | |
| mid-division, nudged along and outpaced after 3 out, tried to close after 2 out, soon no impression and weakened | ||||||||||
| 13th | 10 |   | 1¼ L | Silk Drum (IRE) (Gelding, grey, 11 0) | 1211 / 7 | Flat (240), Jump (49) | D F O'Regan | J Howard Johnson Mr Anthony White | 25/1 | |
| tracked leaders, weakened after 3 out | ||||||||||
| 14th | 13 |   | 2¼ L | Stow (GB) (Colt, chestnut, 11 0) | 1321 / 11 | Flat (161), Jump (27) | S Thomas | Miss V Williams Reassuringly Racy… | 50/1 | |
| led to 1st, pressed leader until blundered 5th, weakening when not much room after 3 out | ||||||||||
| 15th | 6 |   | 23 L | Maidstone Mixture (FR) (Horse (entire), grey, 11 0) | 431454 / 5 | Flat (181), Jump (25) | R McGrath | Paul Murphy Mrs J E Wilson | 250/1 | |
| not fluent 2nd, always in rear, tailed off 3 out | ||||||||||
| 16th | 5 |   | 6 L | Lethal Weapon (IRE) (Colt, chestnut, 11 0) | 111 / 10 | Flat (257), Jump (77) | A P McCoy | C Roche John P McManus | 17/2 | |
| not always fluent, raced keenly, mid-division, hampered on inside on the bend before 3rd, lost place 5th, well behind after 3 out, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 17th | 1 |   | 19 L | Art Sleuth (USA) (Colt, bay, 11 0) | 31 / 5 | Flat (190), Jump (27) | Paul Townend | W P Mullins Patrick Purcell | 66/1 | |
| held up in rear, not fluent 2nd, well behind after 3 out, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 2 |   | - | Ebadiyan (IRE) (Colt, grey, 11 0) | R3112 / 5 | Flat (98), Jump (26) | J Cullen | P O Brady Miss Rita Shah | |||
