12:05 Cheltenham

Saturday 11 December 2021

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JCB Triumph Trial Juvenile Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 12:08 | Winning time: 4m 13.86s

Message Personnel¹⁶³

Age: 3| Weight: 11-5| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| D

10/3

Fairly useful form over hurdles, winning 6-runner juvenile at Dieppe last time by 3½ lengths from Selma, held up and leading run-in. Has left J. P. H. Dubois and should improve further for new yard.

Form: 41

Keepyourdreamsbig⁴³

Age: 3| Weight: 11-2| J: Aidan Coleman| T: O Murphy| OR: 112

16/1

Proved more game than others when opening account in 2m Worcester juvenile in September. Tame display at Fontwell but seemed to show much-improved form when fourth in the Wensleydale.

Form: 21P4

Twilight Twist¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 11-2| J: Tom Cannon| T: A King| OR: 123

11/1

Fair performer on the Flat who wasn't all out to make a successful hurdling debut at Huntingdon. Similar form when second at Newcastle but was beaten fairly-and-squarely.

Form: 12

Elusive Artist⁵¹

Age: 3| Weight: 10-12| J: Harry Bannister| T: A W Carroll

200/1

Fair on Flat, stays 1¼m, well held last time. Sold from Mark Johnston for 4,500 gns in October and this is a tough introduction to hurdling.

Form:

Interne De Sivola³⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 10-12| J: Chester Williams| T: Nick Williams

5/1

Related to plenty of winners and promising start when third of 10 at Warwick last month. Expected to build on that, but he needs to in this company.

Form: 3

Patient Dream¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 10-12| J: Craig Nichol| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero

10/1

Useful on Flat, winning 3 handicaps in 2021 before being sold from Ralph Beckett for 68,000 gns in October. Held back by a couple of mistakes but promising hurdles debut when second at Wetherby.

Form: 2

Titian⁵⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 10-12| J: T Scudamore| T: D Pipe

8/1

Useful on Flat, stays 1¼m, better than ever when winning handicap at Doncaster in October. Sold from William Haggas for 155,000 gns later that month and he's clearly a fascinating recruit.

Form:

Yorksea²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 10-12| J: N F Houlihan| T: G & J Moore

5/2

Fair Flat winner in France (stays 15f). Bought for €32,000. Pitched in deep for hurdles debut here last month but he emerged with plenty of credit in third and there's plenty about hm physically.

Form: 3

Lady Pacifico²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 10-9| J: Page Fuller| T: D Weston

22/1

27,000 gns purchase having displayed fair form on Flat and she impressed to make a winning hurdles debut at Leicester (15.5f) 4 weeks ago, jumping soundly. Bare form is pretty ordinary, however.

Form: 1

Galah^h1,t¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 10-5| J: Sean Quinlan| T: M F Harris

28/1

Fairly useful on Flat, sold from Ralph Beckett's yard for 21,000 gns in October. Tongue tied and offered something to work on for in-form yard when third at Newcastle.

Form: 3

Forecasts

Yorksea (5/2), Message Personnel (10/3), Interne De Sivola (5/1), Titian (8/1), Patient Dream (10/1), Twilight Twist (11/1), Keepyourdreamsbig (16/1), Lady Pacifico (22/1), Galah (28/1), Elusive Artist (200/1)

Not a vintage trial on paper, but YORKSEA looks the part and shaped with a deal of promise when third in a Grade 2 contest here last month. With improvement forthcoming, he could be the one. Message Personnel is sure to be well prepared for this having joined the excellent Dan Skelton, with Titian a very interesting recruit given his Flat profile.