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28 January 2023
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JCB Triumph Trial Juvenile Hurdle (Grade 2) (Registered As The Finesse) (GBB Race) (Class 1) Racecard

  • Channel: RTV
  • Distance: 2m 179y
  • Going: Soft
Cheltenham
Runners
7

Type
Hurdle

Surface
Turf

Weather
Cloudy

Selection

No myracing analysis available for this race

No.(Draw)
Runner
Best Odds
1
Comfort Zone silk
D
Comfort Zone
J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr
T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien
D
2 x Distance Winner - Won 2 times before at this distance
Distance Specialist - 2 wins from 3 starts at this distance (67%)
Going Specialist - 2 wins from 3 starts on this ground (67%)
No match for the Triumph favourite before edging out Dixon Cove in a Chepstow Grade 2.
131
Age: 4
Weight: 11-5
OR: 131
Days: 32
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
27 Dec 22 Chp Chepstow 16f Sft 3yHG2 11-0 1/9 Dixon Cove (nk) 10/11F - 126
4 Dec 22 Fai Fairyhouse 16f Sft 3yHG3 10-10 3/10 Lossiemouth (6¼L) 100/30 - 130
27 Nov 22 Nav Navan 16f Sft 3yMdH 11-0 1/22 Jazzy Matty (6L) 100/30 - 124
15 Oct 22 Leo Leopardstown 12f Y/Sft Hc 8-7 3/16 Zoffman (2¾L) 17/2 85 87
15 Aug 22 Ros Roscommon 12f Gd Md 9-8 1/7 Monarchs Brae (hd) 1/3F 85 80
27 Jul 22 Gal Galway 12f Gd/Y Md 11-1 4/18 Dads Lad (2¾L) 13/8F 86 85
2
Mombasa silk
D
Mombasa t
J: Mr David Maxwell
T: Philip Hobbs
D
2 x Distance Winner - Won 2 times before at this distance
Twice beaten in Britain and needs to find his French form to trouble the best of these.
1142
Age: 4
Weight: 11-5
OR: 125
Days: 21
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
7 Jan 23 San Sandown 16f Sft 34yH 11-7 t 2/4 I Have A Voice (17L) 4/1 - 110
6 Dec 22 Fon Fontwell 17.5f Gd 43yH 11-9 t 4/5 Jilaijone (15½L) 100/30 - 107
11 Jun 22 Aut Auteuil 17.5f VSft 3yHL 10-3 t 1/7 Castellet (2½L) 16/5 - 116
25 May 22 Bor La Teste De Buch 17f GS 3yH 10-8 t 1/9 La Marche Bleue (½L) 39/10 - -
3
Scriptwriter silk
C
D
Scriptwriter t
J: Paddy Brennan
T: Milton Harris
C
Course Winner - Won before at this course
D
2 x Distance Winner - Won 2 times before at this distance
Compelling form credentials, both on his two hurdle wins and Flat profile.
11
Age: 4
Weight: 11-5
OR: 130
Days: 77
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
30 Dec 22 Wol Wolverhampton (AW) 12f St 2Hc 9-10 t1 1/6 Base Note (hd) 11/1 102 109
12 Nov 22 Chl Cheltenham 16.5f Gd 3yHG2 11-0 1/8 Perseus Way (2¼L) 4/1 - 121
16 Oct 22 Sed Sedgefield 17f Gd 43yMdH 11-2 1/10 My Brother Jack (2¼L) 11/10F - 111
2 Apr 22 Leo Leopardstown 10f Gd 3yG3 9-5 5/9 Piz Badile (6L) 17/2 102 101
9 Oct 21 Nmk Newmarket 8f Gd 2yG3 9-1 5/10 Coroebus (6L) 14/1 - 101
18 Sep 21 Gow Gowran Park 8f Y 2yMd 9-5 1/13 Adonis (¾L) 11/8F - 87
4
Active Duty silk
w2
Active Duty
J: Luca Morgan
T: Ben Pauling
w2
Wind Op - Second run after wind operation
Shaped well at Ludlow but really had to win there to be taken seriously at this level.
3
Age: 4
Weight: 11-0
OR: -
Days: 22
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
6 Jan 23 Lud Ludlow 16f Sft 34yH 10-11 3/8 Romancero Le Dun (3¼L) 100/30 - 96
18 Oct 22 Gow Gowran Park 12f Sft Hc 9-6 2/15 White Caviar (2¼L) 40/1 77 86
11 Aug 22 Ffo Ffos Las 14f Gd 4Hc 8-11 4/6 Nova Legend (19L) 11/2 80 68
25 Jul 22 Gal Galway 12.5f Sft 3yHc 9-2 8/15 Irish Lullaby (6¾L) 33/1 82 76
26 Jun 22 Cur Curragh 10f Y/Sft Md 9-8 9/13 Cougar (19L) 5/1 - 58
23 Apr 22 Nav Navan 13f Gd 3yMd 9-8 5/10 Arbutus (10½L) 7/4 - 68
6
Jupiter Du Gite silk
D
Jupiter Du Gite h
J: Jamie Moore
T: Gary Moore
D
Distance Winner - Won before at this distance
Slaughtered his rivals at Newbury (from the front) and he could be anything.
3-1
Age: 4
Weight: 11-0
OR: -
Days: 28
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
31 Dec 22 Nby Newbury 16.5f Sft 4H 10-3 h1 1/11 Klitschko (15L) 66/1 - 128
13 Apr 22 Snp Senonnes-Pouance 11.5f VSft 3yMdNHF 9-11 ht 3/12 Joie Des Obeaux (9L) 3/1F - -
7
Dixon Cove silk
D
Dixon Cove t
J: Harry Cobden
T: Paul Nicholls
D
2 x Distance Winner - Won 2 times before at this distance
Best form yet in pushing Comfort Zone close at Chepstow; 5lb better off with that rival.
2-3112
Age: 4
Weight: 10-12
OR: 125
Days: 32
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
27 Dec 22 Chp Chepstow 16f Sft 3yHG2 10-12 t 2/9 Comfort Zone (nk) 7/1 130 123
3 Dec 22 Ain Aintree 17f GS 3yHLM 11-0 t1 1/9 Calico (1¼L) EvensF 130 112
8 Nov 22 Her Hereford 16f GS 43yMdHM 11-2 1/5 Cianciana (13L) 30/100F - 117
21 May 22 Aut Auteuil 17.5f VSft 3yHG3M 10-3 3/8 Villa Rica (11L) 3/1F - 110
9 Apr 22 Aut Auteuil 15f Hy 3yHM 10-8 2/6 Katiana Du Berlais (¾L) 2/1 - 110
20 Mar 22 Aut Auteuil 15f VSft 3yHM 10-8 3/12 Jazzy Senam (4¾L) 26/1 - 112
8
Naeva silk
D
Naeva ht
J: Adam Wedge
T: Alexandra Dunn
D
2 x Distance Winner - Won 2 times before at this distance
Suited by testing ground in France when winning two hurdles and a chase from nine starts.
115712
Age: 4
Weight: 10-7
OR: -
Days: 27
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
1 Jan 23 Cag Cagnes-Sur-Mer 17f VSft 4yH 10-10 ht 2/13 Sniper Point (12L) 22/5 - 104
19 Dec 22 Cag Cagnes-Sur-Mer 18.5f Hy 3yCh 10-6 ht 1/11 Najima Star (1¾L) 84/10 - 95
12 Dec 22 Cag Cagnes-Sur-Mer 18.5f Hy 3yCh 9-11 ht 7/10 Marie Des Bordes (23L) 24/1 - 88
20 Nov 22 Par Lyon Parilly 17f Hy 3yH 10-12 ht 5/6 () - -
31 Oct 22 Fnt Fontainebleau 18f VSft 3yH 10-12 ht 1/12 () 17/10F - -
4 Oct 22 Aut Auteuil 17.5f VSft 3yHM 10-8 ht 1/14 Jim'Agime (2L) 101/10 - 108
5
Fils De Roi silk
D
Fils De Roi
J: Jack Hogan
T: Fergal O'Brien
D
Distance Winner - Won before at this distance
63F11F
Age: 4
Weight: 11-0
OR: 123
Days: 32
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
27 Dec 22 Chp Chepstow 16f Sft 3yHG2 11-0 F/9 Comfort Zone () 15/2 125 119
30 Oct 22 Hun Huntingdon 16f Gd 43yH 11-0 1/5 Admiralty House (4¼L) 2/1F - 119
24 Sep 22 Aut Auteuil 17.5f VSft 3yH 10-6 t 1/12 French Exit (15L) 18/5F - 113
12 Sep 22 Cla Clairefontaine 18.5f VSft 3yCh 11-3 ht F/5 Hill Of Bamboo () 6/4 - -
2 Sep 22 Aut Auteuil 15f VSft 3yH 10-12 t 3/9 Uncheckable (12L) 61/10 - 102
8 Aug 22 Cla Clairefontaine 18.5f VSft 3yCh 9-13 ht 6/6 () 10/1 - -
Verdict

Comfort Zone is hard to knock but SCRIPTWRITER impressed here in November and has since further raised his profile on the Flat.

Verdict silk image
Scriptwriter

Betting Forecast:

5/2 Comfort Zone,

11/4 Jupiter Du Gite,

3/1 Scriptwriter,

7/2 Dixon Cove,

33/1 Fils De Roi,

50/1 Mombasa,

Active Duty,

100/1 Naeva

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