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

Cheltenham

11:40

Date 2023-01-28

Distance 2m179y

Class Class 1

Going Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo

Prize £45,560

Winning Time 4m 9.06s (slow by 12.06s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Comfort Zone (IRE) Jonjo O'Neill Jr · Joseph Patrick O'Brien	2/1F	Won
2nd	More Felons (IRE) Paddy Brennan · Milton Harris	5/2	.75
3rd	Dixon Cove (GER) Harry Cobden · Paul Nicholls	4/1	6.5
4th	Active Duty (FR) Luca Morgan · Ben Pauling	50/1	4.5
5th	Mombasa (FR) Mr David Maxwell · Philip Hobbs	80/1	10
6th	Jupiter Du Gite (FR) Jamie Moore · Gary Moore	3/1	7
7th	Naeva (FR) Adam Wedge · Alexandra Dunn	150/1	17

Runners (8)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Silk	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
1	No silk	Comfort Zone Bay J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Joseph Patrick Obrien	J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Joseph Patrick Obrien	159	—	131	131	139	120	32d	—	—	—	37.4	—	—
No match for the Triumph favourite before edging out Dixon Cove in a Chepstow Grade 2.
2	No silk	Mombasa Grey J:Mr David Maxwell T:Philip Hobbs	J:Mr David Maxwell T:Philip Hobbs	159	t	1142	125	125	91	21d	—	—	—	31.8	—	—
Twice beaten in Britain and needs to find his French form to trouble the best of these.
3	No silk	Scriptwriter Bay J:Paddy Brennan T:Milton Harris	J:Paddy Brennan T:Milton Harris	159	t	11	130	130	87	—	—	—	—	37	—	—
Compelling form credentials, both on his two hurdle wins and Flat profile.
4	No silk	Active Duty Bay J:Luca Morgan T:Ben Pauling	J:Luca Morgan T:Ben Pauling	154	—	3	-	107	93	22d	—	—	—	3	—	—
Shaped well at Ludlow but really had to win there to be taken seriously at this level.
5	No silk	Fils De Roi Bay J:Jack Hogan T:Fergal Obrien	J:Jack Hogan T:Fergal Obrien	154	—	63F11F	123	133	96	32d	—	—	—	28.9	—	—
On the retreat when coming down in Comfort Zone's race at Chepstow.
6	No silk	Jupiter Du Gite Bay J:Jamie Moore T:Gary Moore	J:Jamie Moore T:Gary Moore	154	h	3-1	-	142	126	28d	—	—	—	12.1	—	—
Slaughtered his rivals at Newbury (from the front) and he could be anything.
7	No silk	Dixon Cove Bay J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	152	t	2-3112	125	139	125	32d	—	—	—	22.3	—	—
Best form yet in pushing Comfort Zone close at Chepstow; 5lb better off with that rival.
8	No silk	Naeva Bay J:Adam Wedge T:Alexandra Dunn	J:Adam Wedge T:Alexandra Dunn	147	ht	115712	-	127	-	27d	—	—	—	14	—	—
Suited by testing ground in France when winning two hurdles and a chase from nine starts.

No odds data available.

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st Comfort Zone

37.4

OR: 20.3 Form: 17.1 Odds: 0

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2nd Scriptwriter

OR: 20 Form: 17 Odds: 0

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3rd Mombasa

31.8

OR: 18.8 Form: 13 Odds: 0

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4 Fils De Roi

28.9

OR: 18.3 Form: 10.7 Odds: 0

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5 Dixon Cove

22.3

OR: 18.8 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0

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6 Naeva

OR: 0 Form: 14 Odds: 0

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7 Jupiter Du Gite

12.1

OR: 0 Form: 12.1 Odds: 0

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8 Active Duty

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Comfort Zone	131	139	120
Scriptwriter	130	130	87
Mombasa	125	125	91
Dixon Cove	125	139	125
Fils De Roi	123	133	96
Active Duty	—	107	93
Jupiter Du Gite	—	142	126
Naeva	—	127	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Mombasa	21d ago	Fit
Active Duty	22d ago	Fit
Naeva	27d ago	Fit
Jupiter Du Gite	28d ago	Fit
Comfort Zone	32d ago	Fit
Fils De Roi	32d ago	Fit
Dixon Cove	32d ago	Fit
Scriptwriter	—	—