JCB Triumph Trial Juvenile Hurdle

Off time: 12:13 | Winning time: 4m 11.60s

Knight Destroyer³⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 11-2| J: Aidan Coleman| T: J & A O'Neill| OR: 127| BF

20/1

Progressing nicely in three starts over hurdles, quickly reaching a mark of 130. Still work to do on jumping based on Market Rasen second behind Nube Negra latest and this is much tougher.

Form: 212

Nube Negra³⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 11-2| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| D

11/1

Three-time Flat winner in Spain and made a most impressive debut for this yard at Market Rasen (2m½f, good to soft) last month when readily coming 9L clear of previously progressive Knight Destroyer. Deserves respect, albeit this is tougher.

Form: 1

Apple's Shakira²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 10-12| J: B J Geraghty| T: N J Henderson| C

1/10

A sister to top-class Apple's Jade, she looked every inch a star in the making when routing the 144-rated Gumball by 17L here last month, having been heavily backed to do so. Likely to be a very short price for the follow up.

Form: 11

Tamayef^t1³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 10-12| J: Jamie Bargary| T: M Sheppard

100/1

Enjoyed a drop in class to win a mile handicap off 75 when with Hugo Palmer on the Flat having won a maiden on his debut on the AW over the same trip. Showed very little on his hurdling debut for this yard though and infinitely more needed here.

Form: 4

Forecasts

Apple's Shakira (1/10), Nube Negra (11/1), Knight Destroyer (20/1), Tamayef (100/1)

APPLE'S SHAKIRA stamped her authority on the Triumph Hurdle market when thumping her opposition on debut here last month and it will rank as a major surprise should she not prove up to the follow-up bid now. She was backed like a good thing on that occasion and had her race sewn up some way from home, beating a decent yardstick as she did. Nube Negra also made an impressive start for Dan Skelton at Market Rasen last month, pulling away from the re-opposing Knight Destroyer and further improvement makes her the likeliest threat to the selection.