JCB Triumph Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race) – Cheltenham

Cheltenham

13:30

JCB Triumph Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race)

Date 2024-03-15

Distance 2m179y

Class Class 1

Going Heavy

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo

Prize £75,965

Runners (14)

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

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
12	Storm Heart Bay J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	156	—	12	140	151	94	41d	—	—	+22	39.5	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Won by a street on hurdle debut; just over 1l 2nd to Kargese in Grade 1 at Leopardstown
14	Kargese Bay J:Danny Mullins T:W P Mullins	J:Danny Mullins T:W P Mullins	149	h	12-121	136	152	89	41d	—	—	+11	25.9	1.00/1	4/1 20%
She just sets the standard among the Irish after Grade 1 win from many reopposing rivals
5	Majborough Bay J:Mark Walsh T:W P Mullins	J:Mark Walsh T:W P Mullins	156	—	1-3	139	150	87	41d	—	—	+24	35.6	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Won at Auteuil last April; first run since was a big one, when 3rd to Kargese in Grade
1	Bunting Bay J:Sean O'Keeffe T:W P Mullins	J:Sean O'Keeffe T:W P Mullins	156	—	14	138	150	109	41d	—	—	+21	32.1	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Easy win at Limerick; 15-2, kept on well in fourth to Kargese for Grade 1 at Leopardstown
7	Nurburgring Bay J:J J Slevin T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	J:J J Slevin T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	156	t	1213	139	142	122	80d	—	—	+30	40.8	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Stayed on well in Grade 2 last time (a nose behind Kargese) and has each-way claims
10	Salver Bay J:Gavin Sheehan T:Gary Moore	J:Gavin Sheehan T:Gary Moore	156	—	1111	128	137	102	27d	—	—	+38	46.9	2.00/1	8/1 11%
4-4 over hurdles and goes well in the mud; it's hard to say just how good he is
9	Salvator Mundi Bay J:Brian Hayes T:W P Mullins	J:Brian Hayes T:W P Mullins	156	ht	2-	-	122	-	332d	—	—	0	6.9	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Second to Sir Gino at Auteuil (1m7f Listed, heavy) last April, seen off only close home
6	Mighty Bandit Brown J:James Bowen T:Warren Greatrex	J:James Bowen T:Warren Greatrex	156	—	19	-	138	128	80d	—	—	+5	7.9	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Won hurdle debut by nearly 10l; nasal discharge next time; 420,000euros buy last month
2	Ethical Diamond Bay J:Michael O'Sullivan T:W P Mullins	J:Michael O'Sullivan T:W P Mullins	156	—	06	-	147	83	41d	—	—	-2	0.8	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Useful Flat win; too free on hurdle debut and never placed to challenge when Grade 1 sixth
3	Highwind Bay J:Rachael Blackmore T:W P Mullins	J:Rachael Blackmore T:W P Mullins	156	—	18	-	134	93	41d	—	—	+5	7.6	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Jumping mistakes on both hurdle starts, winning first time but soundly beaten in Grade 1
13	Fratas Chestnut J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Michael Mulvany	J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Michael Mulvany	149	—	1	-	131	105	129d	—	—	+9	10.4	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Did well on Flat and won hurdle debut (2m, heavy) in November from a fairly useful rival
4	Ithaca's Arrow Chestnut J:Ben Ffrench Davis T:Dominic Ffrench Davis	J:Ben Ffrench Davis T:Dominic Ffrench Davis	156	—	2521	117	117	108	14d	—	—	+31	31.9	37.50/1	150/1 1%
Improved to win well last time (heavy) but not sufficiently to think he's a player today
NR	Peking Opera Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Gary Moore	J:NON-RUNNER T:Gary Moore	156	—	1F	-	114	86	20d	—	—	—	5.5	—	—
Very useful on Flat; won hurdle/stable debut but adrift when falling in Kempton Grade 2
NR	Sir Gino Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Nicky Henderson	J:NON-RUNNER T:Nicky Henderson	156	—	1-11	145	155	-	48d	—	—	—	30.8	—	—
Standout win (here) in this division but poor form of Henderson stable casts a huge cloud

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Storm Heart	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2
Kargese	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1
Majborough	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2
Bunting	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1
Nurburgring	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1
Salver	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1
Salvator Mundi	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1
Mighty Bandit	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1
Ethical Diamond	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1
Highwind	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1
Fratas	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1
Ithaca's Arrow	150/1	150/1	150/1	150/1	150/1

Predictor

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

1st

Salver

46.9

OR: 19.5 Form: 25 Odds: 2.4

8/1

2nd

Nurburgring

40.8

OR: 22.3 Form: 15.5 Odds: 3.1

6/1

3rd

Storm Heart

39.5

OR: 22.5 Form: 12 Odds: 5

7/2

Majborough

35.6

OR: 22.3 Form: 10 Odds: 3.3

11/2

Bunting

32.1

OR: 22 Form: 7 Odds: 3.1

6/1

Ithaca's Arrow

31.9

OR: 16.8 Form: 15 Odds: 0.1

150/1

Sir Gino

30.8

OR: 23.8 Form: 7 Odds: 0

—

Kargese

25.9

OR: 21.5 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

4/1

Fratas

10.4

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 0.4

50/1

Mighty Bandit

7.9

OR: 0 Form: 7 Odds: 0.9

22/1

Highwind

7.6

OR: 0 Form: 7 Odds: 0.6

33/1

Salvator Mundi

6.9

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 1.9

10/1

Peking Opera

5.5

OR: 0 Form: 5.5 Odds: 0

—

Ethical Diamond

0.8

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

25/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Sir Gino	145	155	—
Storm Heart	140	151	94
Majborough	139	150	87
Nurburgring	139	142	122
Bunting	138	150	109
Kargese	136	152	89
Salver	128	137	102
Ithaca's Arrow	117	117	108
Salvator Mundi	—	122	—
Mighty Bandit	—	138	128
Ethical Diamond	—	147	83
Highwind	—	134	93
Fratas	—	131	105
Peking Opera	—	114	86

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Ithaca's Arrow	14d ago	Fit
Peking Opera	20d ago	Fit
Salver	27d ago	Fit
Storm Heart	41d ago	Fit
Kargese	41d ago	Fit
Majborough	41d ago	Fit
Bunting	41d ago	Fit
Ethical Diamond	41d ago	Fit
Highwind	41d ago	Fit
Sir Gino	48d ago	Fresh
Nurburgring	80d ago	Fresh
Mighty Bandit	80d ago	Fresh
Fratas	129d ago	Long break
Salvator Mundi	332d ago	Long break