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

Cheltenham

12:40

Date 2026-01-24

Distance 2m179y

Class Class 1

Going Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo

Prize £45,560

Weather Overcast

Temp 8.6°C

Wind 17mph SE

Rain 10%

Winning Time 4m 11.06s (slow by 14.06s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Maestro Conti (FR) Harry Skelton · Dan Skelton	5/2	Won
2nd	One Horse Town (IRE) Paul O'Brien · Harry Derham	5/1	2
3rd	Minella Yoga (IRE) Sam Twiston-Davies · Paul Nicholls	2/1F	1
4th	Lord Byron (IRE) Ben Jones · Faye Bramley	28/1	1
5th	La Luna Artista (FR) Ciaran Gethings · Jane Williams	28/1	0.3
6th	Tenter Le Tout (FR) Gavin Sheehan · Chester Williams	9/1	9
7th	Hardy Stuff (USA) Jack Kennedy · Gordon Elliott	4/1	12
8th	Miss Des Boullats (FR) Bryony Frost · M Seror	66/1	0.2
9th	Chartwell Jock (GB) Daniel Sansom · Seamus Mullins	500/1	12

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Sonic Pioneer (GB) Sean Bowen · Martin Keighley	40/1

Runners (10)

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
6	Minella Yoga Bay J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Paul Nicholls	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Paul Nicholls	154	—	11	129	125	92	26d	—	—	+17	45.6	0.50/1	2/1 33%
Beat a talented older horse at Newbury and he's in against his own age group this time
2	Maestro Conti Chestnut J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	157	—	11	-	127	91	28d	—	—	+2	23.2	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Untroubled to win his sole start in France and a similar story when odds-on at Kempton
1	One Horse Town Chestnut J:Paul O'Brien T:Harry Derham	J:Paul O'Brien T:Harry Derham	159	—	11113	131	131	120	42d	—	—	+29	44.7	1.13/1	9/2 18%
4-5 over hurdles but limitations were seemingly exposed here in December
4	Hardy Stuff Bay J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	154	h	P41	-	124	105	28d	—	—	+1	12.3	1.63/1	13/2 13%
The form of his maiden win has taken some knocks but he's on an upward curve
8	Tenter Le Tout Grey J:Gavin Sheehan T:Chester Williams	J:Gavin Sheehan T:Chester Williams	152	—	411	123	131	84	28d	—	—	+29	37.8	1.88/1	15/2 12%
The Grade 2 she won at Chepstow fell apart but she might well have prevailed anyway
10	La Luna Artista Bay J:Ciaran Gethings T:Jane Williams	J:Ciaran Gethings T:Jane Williams	147	—	11	-	113	43	65d	—	—	+14	18.1	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Bumper/hurdle winner; no knocking an unbeaten start and Jane Williams rates her highly
5	Lord Byron Bay J:Ben Jones T:Faye Bramley	J:Ben Jones T:Faye Bramley	154	—	2	-	121	57	37d	—	—	+3	5.9	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Beaten in a small field at Exeter and that bare form leaves him with lots to find
7	Sonic Pioneer Bay J:Sean Bowen T:Martin Keighley	J:Sean Bowen T:Martin Keighley	154	—	1P	-	127	101	28d	—	—	+3	6.3	10.00/1	40/1 2%
9	Miss Des Boullats Bay J:Bryony Frost T:M Seror	J:Bryony Frost T:M Seror	150	—	14412U	128	117	-	24d	—	—	+25	27.1	12.50/1	50/1 2%
A dual winner over hurdles in France but her BHA mark of 128 looks flattering
3	Chartwell Jock Bay J:Daniel Sansom T:Seamus Mullins	J:Daniel Sansom T:Seamus Mullins	154	—	6F	-	92	45	14d	—	—	0	0.2	125.00/1	500/1 0%
Held when falling two weeks ago and before that was tailed off behind Maestro Conti

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Minella Yoga	2/1	15/8	2/1	2/1	2/1
Maestro Conti	11/4	11/4	11/4	11/4	3/1
One Horse Town	9/2	9/2	9/2	4/1	9/2
Hardy Stuff	13/2	6/1	13/2	13/2	13/2
Tenter Le Tout	15/2	15/2	15/2	15/2	15/2
La Luna Artista	25/1	18/1	22/1	18/1	18/1
Lord Byron	33/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1
Sonic Pioneer	40/1	28/1	33/1	28/1	28/1
Miss Des Boullats	50/1	50/1	50/1	40/1	50/1
Chartwell Jock	500/1	300/1	300/1	250/1	300/1

Predictor

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

1st

Minella Yoga

45.6

OR: 19.8 Form: 17 Odds: 8.9

2/1

2nd

One Horse Town

44.7

OR: 20.3 Form: 20 Odds: 4.4

9/2

3rd

Tenter Le Tout

37.8

OR: 18.3 Form: 17 Odds: 2.5

15/2

Miss Des Boullats

27.1

OR: 19.5 Form: 7 Odds: 0.6

50/1

Maestro Conti

23.2

OR: 0 Form: 17 Odds: 6.2

3/1

La Luna Artista

18.1

OR: 0 Form: 17 Odds: 1.1

25/1

Hardy Stuff

12.3

OR: 0 Form: 9.3 Odds: 3.1

13/2

Sonic Pioneer

6.3

OR: 0 Form: 5.5 Odds: 0.8

40/1

Lord Byron

5.9

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 0.9

33/1

Chartwell Jock

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

500/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
One Horse Town	131	131	120
Minella Yoga	129	125	92
Miss Des Boullats	128	117	—
Tenter Le Tout	123	131	84
Maestro Conti	—	127	91
Hardy Stuff	—	124	105
La Luna Artista	—	113	43
Lord Byron	—	121	57
Sonic Pioneer	—	127	101
Chartwell Jock	—	92	45

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Chartwell Jock	14d ago	Fit
Miss Des Boullats	24d ago	Fit
Minella Yoga	26d ago	Fit
Maestro Conti	28d ago	Fit
Hardy Stuff	28d ago	Fit
Tenter Le Tout	28d ago	Fit
Sonic Pioneer	28d ago	Fit
Lord Byron	37d ago	Fit
One Horse Town	42d ago	Fit
La Luna Artista	65d ago	Fresh