JCB Triumph Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race)

1st

Apolon De Charnie (FR)

No. 1

4yo, 11-2, OR –

J: Mr P W Mullins · T: W P Mullins

4 11-2 –

Mr P W Mullins

W P Mullins

4:06.45 £84,405

Handy early - slipped back through the pack after the first - made steady headway approaching two out - full of running into second place before the last - pushed to the front on the run-in and drifted towards the rail close home

2nd

Maestro Conti (FR)

No. 9

4yo, 11-2, OR 135

J: Harry Skelton · T: Dan Skelton

4 11-2 135

Harry Skelton

Dan Skelton

1½ £31,800

Settled towards the back early - improved into the pack around the 4th - closed on the front group approaching 2 out - pushed along to press the pace before the last - kept going on the run-in - edged into second close home

3rd

Minella Study (GB)

No. 11

4yo, 11-2, OR 139

J: Ryan Mania · T: Adam Nicol

4 11-2 139

Ryan Mania

Adam Nicol

0.1 £15,915

Settled in the pack early - hampered at the 4th - moved into contention approaching 2 out - hit the front before the last under a drive while challenged - overtaken on the run to the line and denied second place close home

4th

Selma De Vary (FR) ^h

No. 19

4yo, 10-9, OR 136

J: Paul Townend · T: W P Mullins

4 10-9 136

Paul Townend

W P Mullins

1¾ £7,950

Settled towards back early keeping a strong grip - improved on the wide side to 4th - closed in to press leaders after 2 out - eased across to the left before the last and stayed on to finish fourth

5th

Lord Byron (IRE) ^p

No. 7

4yo, 11-2, OR 123

J: Ben Jones · T: Faye Bramley

4 11-2 123

Ben Jones

Faye Bramley

0.2 £3,990

Settled at the back early - urged forward approaching two out - found room on the left before the last and made headway - moved into fourth on the run-in - edged back to finish fifth

6th

Forty Fifty (FR)

No. 4

4yo, 11-2, OR –

J: Jonathan Burke · T: W P Mullins

4 11-2 –

Jonathan Burke

W P Mullins

1 £1,995

Settled in the pack early - slipped towards the back after the first - made progress from three out - pushed along before two out then finished with running on the run-in to take sixth

7th

Highland Crystal (IRE)

No. 17

4yo, 10-9, OR 133

J: Jack Kennedy · T: Gordon Elliott

4 10-9 133

Jack Kennedy

Gordon Elliott

1 £990

Handy early - pressed for effort and dropped away approaching last - unable to find more on run-in - finished seventh

8th

Wolf Rayet (IRE) ^t

No. 16

4yo, 11-2, OR 120

J: Robert Dunne · T: Samuel Drinkwater

4 11-2 120

Robert Dunne

Samuel Drinkwater

4½ £510

Settled at back of field early - crept forward wide approaching two out - urged along before the last - stayed on late but never a factor in finish

9th

Proactif (FR)

No. 15

4yo, 11-2, OR –

J: Mark Walsh · T: W P Mullins

4 11-2 –

Mark Walsh

W P Mullins

3

Handy early - faded through the pack after the 2nd - driven with two to jump before weakening to finish ninth

10th

Indian River (IRE)

No. 5

4yo, 11-2, OR 122

J: Kielan Woods · T: Adrian Paul Keatley

4 11-2 122

Kielan Woods

Adrian Paul Keatley

1

Settled in the pack early - lost touch and slipped towards the back 3 out - pushed along after 2 out - came through tired horses only to blunder at the last - finished without landing a real blow

11th

Minella Academy (IRE)

No. 10

4yo, 11-2, OR –

J: Danny Mullins · T: W P Mullins

4 11-2 –

Danny Mullins

W P Mullins

7½

Raced free early and hit the front - lost that spot after the 1st and settled midpack - squeezed for space around the 2nd - slipped towards the back by the 3rd - pushed along after two out but found little - well beaten before the last and came home in 11th

12th

North Shore (FR)

No. 13

4yo, 11-2, OR 136

J: Keith Donoghue · T: Gavin Cromwell

4 11-2 136

Keith Donoghue

Gavin Cromwell

½

Settled close up early - slipped back through the pack then worked back into fourth - pushed along after the second last - lost momentum approaching the final fence

13th

One Horse Town (IRE)

No. 14

4yo, 11-2, OR 132

J: Paul O'Brien · T: Harry Derham

4 11-2 132

Paul O'Brien

Harry Derham

4

Settled towards the back of the field - pressed for effort before two out - unable to make an impact - well beaten in 13th

14th

Tenter Le Tout (FR)

No. 20

4yo, 10-9, OR 123

J: Gavin Sheehan · T: Chester Williams

4 10-9 123

Gavin Sheehan

Chester Williams

2¾

Race close to the pace early - hit the front before two out and shared advantage briefly - lost command after that marker - pressed for effort approaching the last - faded quickly to finish well held

15th

Mon Creuset (FR)

No. 12

4yo, 11-2, OR –

J: Harry Cobden · T: W P Mullins

4 11-2 –

Harry Cobden

W P Mullins

9½

Held a spot near the front - shared control with a rival two out then blundered - pushed along and lost command before the last then dropped away quickly to finish last

16th

Noemie De La Vis (FR)

No. 18

4yo, 10-9, OR –

J: Daniel King · T: W P Mullins

4 10-9 –

Daniel King

W P Mullins

2

Settled in the pack - dropped away before 2 out despite urging - unable to close from there

17th

Berto Ramirez (GB)

No. 2

4yo, 11-2, OR 115

J: Darragh O'Keeffe · T: Andrew McNamara

4 11-2 115

Darragh O'Keeffe

Andrew McNamara

15

Settled towards the back - lost touch two out - well beaten at the finish

PU

Fantasy World (IRE) ^p

No. 3

4yo, 11-2, OR –

J: Nico de Boinville · T: Nicky Henderson

4 11-2 –

Nico de Boinville

Nicky Henderson

-

Wide early on and fighting for control - went clear after the first - pushed along and lost front spot approaching 3 out - faded fast - eased out of contention before 2 out

PU

Kai Lung (FR) ^h

No. 6

4yo, 11-2, OR –

J: Sean O'Keeffe · T: W P Mullins

4 11-2 –

Sean O'Keeffe

W P Mullins

-

Travelled strongly in the pack early - checked in running at the 4th - faded to the back after 3 out and eased before 2 out

PU

Macho Man (FR)

No. 8

4yo, 11-2, OR –

J: Brian Hayes · T: W P Mullins

4 11-2 –

Brian Hayes

W P Mullins

-

Pulled hard - up with the front group early - serious error at the 4th and fell away to the back - pulled up before the 5th