Sporting Life - Racing | Result, Cheltenham 19-03-2010 Jcb Triumph Hurdle (grade 1)

Friday March 19 2010

Cheltenham 13:30 - Result

Jcb Triumph Hurdle (grade 1)

£100000 added, 4yo only, 2m 1f, Class 1, £57010 penalty, 17 ran

Going: Good

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Winning Time: 4m 04.9s

Pos.	Draw	Dist.	Horse	Wt	Jockey	Trainer	Age	SP
1			Soldatino (FR)	11-0	B J Geraghty	N J Henderson	4	6/1
		held up towards rear, headway approaching 2 out, went 2nd before last, ridden to lead flat, stayed on well opened 11/2 touched 6/1 £18000-£3000 £6000-£1000
2		1¼	Barizan (IRE)	11-0	T J O'Brien	Evan Williams	4	14/1
		led, clear from 3rd, still 15 lengths clear when hit 2 out, ridden and stride shortened approaching last, 5 lengths clear when mistake last, headed flat, rallied towards finish opened 20/1 touched 20/1 £20000-£1000 Each Way £10000-£500 Each Way
3		7	Alaivan (IRE)	11-0	A J Mcnamara	E J O'Grady	4	9/2
		mid-division, headway to chase clear leader after 3 out, ridden after next, lost 2nd approaching last, kept on same pace, no impression opened 9/2 touched 5/1 £5000-£900 £15000-£3000 Each Way (x2) £5000-£1000 £45000-£10000 £18000-£4000
4		3¼	Carlito Brigante (IRE)	11-0	D N Russell	G Elliott	4	7/2 f
		prominent in main group, outpaced 2 out, soon ridden, stayed on to go 4th flat, no impression opened 4/1 touched 4/1 £22500-£5000 £20000-£5000 (x2) £8000-£2000 (x3) £4000-£1000 (x2) £7000-£2000 £5250-£1500 £3500-£1000
5		3¼	Barwell Bridge	11-0	T J Murphy	W J Greatrex	4	16/1
		mid-division on inside, effort before 2 out, soon ridden and no impression opened 20/1 touched 20/1
6		¾	Gilded Age	11-0	R Thornton	A King	4	28/1
		mid-division, headway on outside to chase leaders after 3 out, ridden next, lost place approaching last opened 33/1 touched 33/1
7		10	Blazing Buck	11-0	Lee Edwards	A W Carroll	4	100/1
		chased leaders, outpaced before 2 out, soon ridden and no impression opened 100/1 touched 100/1
8		1¾	Puzzlemaster	11-0	T Scudamore	H Morrison	4	150/1
		prominent main group, lost place 3 out, soon ridden and no impression opened 150/1 touched 200/1
9		8	Olofi (FR)	11-0	P J Brennan	T R George	4	10/1
		prominent in main group, headway approaching 2 out, soon ridden and outpaced, weakened last opened 11/1 touched 11/1
10		4	Pittoni (IRE)	11-0	P Carberry	C Byrnes	4	9/1
		held up behind, ridden 3 out, some headway into 6th, when hit 2 out, soon weakened opened 12/1 touched 12/1 £70000-£5000 Each Way £22000-£2000 Each Way
11		¾	Advisor (FR)	11-0	R Walsh	P F Nicholls	4	8/1
		held up in mid-division, effort and some headway under pressure approaching 2 out, soon ridden and no impression, weakened before last opened 7/1 touched 8/1 £10000-£1200 Each Way £8000-£1000
12		½	Troubletimestwo (FR)	11-0	A Freeman	A W Carroll	4	100/1
		mid-division on outside, weakened 3 out opened 100/1 touched 100/1
13		12	Blue Nymph	10-7	D C Costello	J J Quinn	4	50/1
		towards rear, hit 4th, effort under pressure approaching 2 out, soon weakened opened 50/1 touched 50/1
14		12	Westlin' Winds (IRE)	11-0	Mr O Greenall	C R Egerton	4	10/1
		tracked clear leader to before 2 out, soon weakened opened 10/1 touched 12/1
PU			Investissement	11-0	Paul Moloney	Evan Williams	4	66/1
		always behind, tailed off when pulled up before last opened 66/1 touched 66/1 £60000-£600 Each Way
PU			Rupestrian	11-0	R Johnson	Tim Vaughan	4	40/1
		mid-division, outpaced 3 out, soon weakened, behind when pulled up before last opened 40/1 touched 40/1
UR			Pebble In A Pool (IRE)	10-7	D J Condon	A Oliver	4	200/1
		in rear, hit 1st, swerved right and unseated rider 3rd opened 200/1 touched 200/1

Non-Runners
NR			Bob's Legend (IRE)	11-0		Mrs L C Jewell	4
NR			Secant Star (FR)	11-0	Paul Townend	W P Mullins	4

Tote Win: Ł6.70 Tote Place: Ł1.70,Ł2.60,Ł2.40,Ł1.60
Straight Forecast: Ł81.54 Tricast: Ł418.01 Exacta: Ł99.10 Trifecta: Ł592.70
Swingers:1&2:Ł20.70, 2&3:Ł23.30, 1&3:Ł7.50

Jackpot: £387,500.94 carried forward to Uttoxeter, 20th Mar Placepot: £41,288.40 Pool:£938,888.56 16.60 winning tickets Quadpot: £848.40 Pool:£54,177.50 47.25 winning tickets

Analysis: A gripping start to Gold Cup day with SOLDATINO mugging the gallant Barizan on the run-in to give Nicky Henderson and Barry Geraghty another victory in the race. Barizan had been kept under wraps all through the winter as he does not operate on soft ground and trainer Evan Williams had him ready to run for his life. He set off at a real lick under Tom O'Brien and kept on in relentless fashion with virtually everything off the bit in behind him coming down the hill. He was still clear turning in but the stride began to shorten at the last and a blunder there gave the winner his chance after he had begun to close in menacing fashion. The grey was the one finishing with purpose and he took over halfway up the run-in to score decisively. Full credit to the runner-up who lost nothing in defeat while Alaivan ran a fine race in third but could never land a telling blow in terms of winning. Carlito Brigante will be suited by a return to a lesser test of stamina while Olofi was a bit disappointing back in the pack.