JCB Triumph Hurdle Preview - Cheltenham Festival

Published on: 17/03/2017

JCB Triumph Hurdle Preview - Cheltenham Festival

March 15, 2016 17:30pm - Cheltenham

Cheltenham Festival

Distance: 2m 179y

Grade: 1

Runners: 15

Winner: £ 71,188

Going: Good (Soft in places)

Friday kicks off with the Grade 1 JCB Triumph Hurdle with the Nicky Henderson-trained Charli Parcs expected to shine over the two mile course.

The French import won easily at Kempton on his UK debut at Christmas, claiming eight lengths over Master Blueyes. He returned to the course for the Cheltenham trial last month and looked to be on course for a second win when he fell at the second last.

The gelding can be expected to bounce from that mishap on what should be much more suitable conditions. Henderson has won six previous Triumphs and along with jockey Noel Fehily will be looking to embellish what has already been a strong week for the duo.

Defi Du Seuil shares the same owner as Charli Parcs (JP McManus) but is trained by PJ Hobbs. The gelding come here unbeaten in five starts and should be a contender. However, the ground will be much quicker than he has been used to previously. While some feel that this could actually benefit the juvenile, more cautious punters may be put off by such unknown factors.

Betting odds and tips

Thanks to the strong partnership of Henderson and Fehily, the conditions of the course and the current prices, Charli Parcs just gets the nod.

You can back Charli Parcs at a best price of 7/2 with Bet365.

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JCB Triumph Hurdle winners - Last three years:

2014: Tiger Roll - Davy Russell (Gordon Elliott)

2015: Peace and Co - Barry Geraghty (Nicky Henderson)

2016: Ivanovich - Barry Geraghty (Aidan O`Brien)

By Neil Morris

Published on: 17/03/2017

Any odds displayed within this preview were correct at the time of publishing (17/03/2017 07:58:58) but are subject to change.