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The JCB Triumph Hurdle is a Grade 1 National Hunt hurdle race in UK, opened to horses aged four years. It is run on the New Course at Cheltenham over a distance of about 3,400 meters. During its running there are eight hurdles to be jumped. The race is for novice hurdlers.

Race Information

Location: Cheltenham Racecourse, Cheltenham, England
Inaugurated: 1939
Race type: Hurdle race
Distance: 2m 1f (3,420 metres)
Track: Turf, left-handed
Qualification: Four-year-olds
Weight: 11 st 0 lb
Allowances: 7 lb for fillies
Prize money: £100,000, £57,010 for the first place

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Past Winners

Last 3 races were won by Zarkandar, Soldatino and Zaynar.

Year	Horse	Jockey	Trainer
2011	Zarkandar	Daryl Jacob	Paul Nicholls
2010	Soldatino	Barry Geraghty	Nicky Henderson
2009	Zaynar	Barry Geraghty	Nicky Henderson
2008	Celestial Halo	Ruby Walsh	Paul Nicholls
2007	Katchit	Robert Thornton	Alan King
2006	Detroit City	Richard Johnson	Philip Hobbs
2005	Penzance	Robert Thornton	Alan King

This Year Runners

Below you can find useful information about the first top three runners according to the bookmakers odds.

GRUMETI

Previous form

2011 Starts:7 Wins:3 Seconds:1 Thirds:3
2012 Starts:3 Wins:2 Seconds:0 Thirds:0

Tips

The top favorite according to the bookmakers. The finished all the recent 10 races on the podium and he is the strongest candidate to the trophy this year.

BABY MIX

Previous form

2011 Starts:1 Wins:1 Seconds:0 Thirds:0
2012 Starts:2 Wins:1 Seconds:0 Thirds:0

Tips

Second favorite in the bookmakers opinion, he managed to get on the podium in 2 out of 3 races he recently ran. He is one of the horses with high chances to win this race.

PEARL SWAN

Previous form

2012 Starts:2 Wins:1 Seconds:1 Thirds:0

Tips

Third favorite to win this race, he is a young horse, with good results in the previous races. He lacks some experience and this makes him only the third favorite to win this race.

This year`s favorites are GRUMETI - best odds 6.08, BABY MIX - best odds 7.79 and PEARL SWAN - best odds 9.00