12:40 Cheltenham

Saturday 17 November 2018

All12:4013:1513:5014:2515:0015:3016:00

JCB Triumph Trial Juvenile Hurdle (Grade 2) (Registered As The Prestbury Juvenile Hurdle)

Off time: 12:44 | Winning time: 3m 57.10s

1^st

Quel Destin

311-3

4/1

T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden

Led to after 1st, disputed 2nd behind clear leader, headway before 3 out, soon pushed along to challenge, led narrowly last, ridden and kept on under pressure flat, asserted towards finish op 5/1 tchd 7/2

2^nd

1 ¼

Cracker Factory

311-3

11/2

T: A KingJ: D A Jacob

Prominent early, held up in main group, headway on inside 3 out, led narrowly when hit next, headed narrowly last, ridden and every chance flat, no extra and held towards finish op 11/2 tchd 11/4

3^rd

2 ½

Never Adapt

310-10

6/5

T: N J HendersonJ: B J Geraghty

Keen to post, pulled hard, led after 1st, clear to before 3 out, blundered and headed next, outpaced in 5th between last 2, driven and kept on flat, took 3rd near finish op 13/8

4^th

Katpoli

310-12

20/1

T: Dr R D P NewlandJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Held up in main group, headway before 3 out, soon challenged, every chance next, ridden and one pace before last, no impression with front pair flat, lost 3rd near finish op 14/1 tchd 11/1

5^th

2 ½

Needs To Be Seen

310-12

50/1

T: J RyanJ: P J Brennan

Held up in rear, headway on wide outside before 3 out, soon prominent, every chance next, ridden and unable to quicken before last, well held flat op 66/1

6^th

Montestrel

310-12

10/3f

T: Mrs J WilliamsJ: Lizzie Kelly

Disputed 2nd behind clear leader, ridden and close up 3 out, outpaced after next, soon behind, weakened before last op 5/2 tchd 3/1

Also Ran

N/A

Il Re Di Nessuno

310-12

25/1

T: G & J MooreJ: J E Moore

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.40Pl:£2.00, £1.60EX:£12.20Trifecta:£68.30SF:£14.22Swingers:£1.90, £2.40, £2.10

Forecasts

Never Adapt (6/5), Montestrel (10/3), Quel Destin (4/1), Cracker Factory (11/2), Katpoli (20/1), Il Re Di Nessuno (25/1), Needs To Be Seen (50/1)

NEVER ADAPT must have cost owner JP McManus a King's ransom and this filly can follow in the footsteps of Apples Shakira who won this race last year for Nicky Henderson whose record with juvenile hurdlers is unparalleled. Montestrel may prove the main danger having beaten smart performer and rival today Quel Destin on debut although that rival is now 4lb better off so must also be considered.

Never Adapt
Montestrel
Quel Destin

Previous Winners

2017

Apple's Shakira

Weight: 10-5 |Age: 3

J: B J Geraghty | T: N J Henderson

1/1

Prize Money

1st: £18,006.002nd: £6,784.003rd: £3,395.004th: £1,696.005th: £851.006th: £426.007th: £211.008th: £109.00