The JCB Triumph Hurdle is for four year old novices only and raced over 2m1f of the New Course.

Triumph Hurdle Trends

15/15	came off 20-55 day breaks
15/15	had won within their last 3 starts
15/15	had run over no further than 2m1½f and won over at least 2m
15/15	had recorded a win that season
15/15	were sent off no bigger than 16/1 last time out finishing in the first 4
13/15	had previously recorded a win with the jockey

Triumph Hurdle Analysis

A large field and a very fast pace will test these youngsters. Some experience over hurdles and a proven ability to win, preferably in a good class race, is what we are looking for.

Since the introduction of the Fred Winter Juvenile Hurdle the Triumph Hurdle has become a much better race for punters with only Countrywide Flame causing a big shock.

Year	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Price
2017	Defi Du Seuil	P Hobbs	R Johnson	5/2F
2016	Ivanovich Gorbatov	AP OBrien	B Geraghty	9/2F
2015	Peace And Co	N Henderson	B Geraghty	2/1F
2014	Tiger Roll	G Elliott	D Russell	10/1
2013	Our Conor	D Hughes	B Cooper	4/1
2012	Countrywide Flame	J Quinn	D Costello	33/1
2011	Zarkandar	P Nicholls	D Jacob	13/2
2010	Soldatino	N Henderson	B Geraghty	6/1
2009	Zaynar	N Henderson	B Geraghty	11/2
2008	Celestial Halo	P Nicholls	R Walsh	5/1

Triumph Hurdle Trainer Statistics

The table below outlines some of the top trainers record in the Triumph Hurdle over the last ten years

Triumph Hurdle Top Trainers

Trainer	Number of runners	Wins	Other Placed Horses	Win LSP	Each Way LSP
P Nicholls	19	2	2	-5.50	-5.40
W Mullins	16	0	3	-16.00	-11.40
A King	15	1	3	-8.50	-8.20
N Henderson	14	3	4	2.50	3.25
JJ Quinn	6	1	0	28.00	14.80
D Pipe	6	0	0	-6.00	-6.00
G Elliott	5	1	0	6.00	2.00
AP OBrien	2	1	0	3.50	1.70
D Weld	2	0	2	-2.00	1.65
P Hobbs	2	0	1	-2.00	0.30
JJ ONeill	2	0	0	-2.00	-2.00

Triumph Hurdle Preview

Nicky Henderson is the go to trainer for this race with 50% of his runners over the last ten years at least making the frame.

Henderson has won the Triumph more than any other trainer in the race's history with an amazing six victories stretching back to his first win with First Bout in 1985.

Despite sixteen runners over the last ten seasons, Willie Mullins has been unable to find the winner of the Triumph Hurdle since 2002 but he is definitely knocking on the door and had the second, third and fourth placed horses in the 2016 race.

Three of the last four winners were based in Ireland which is in stark contrast to the usual order in the Triumph Hurdle as prior to Our Conor's win in 2013, sixteen of the previous twenty winners had been based in the UK.

Current race favourite, the impressive Defi Du Seuil, is trained by Philip Hobbs who has been fairly quiet in the Triumph Hurdle lately with just two runners in the last ten seasons. Hobbs does have a decent overall record in this race though having trained two previous winners, Made In Japan in 2004 and Detroit City in 2006.

Triumph Hurdle Tips from the OLBG Forum

OLBG member curlcov feels that Gordon Elliott could be successful with Mega Fortune in the Triumph Hurdle:

Ante post favourite Defi Du Seuil has been at the head of the market for the last couple of months and deservedly so but a closer look into the form now lacks real depth to it although his two wins at Cheltenham are valuable to have experience wise. But the one I like is the Gordon Elliott trained Mega Fortune who has creditable form in Ireland this term but it was his win last time out at Leopardstown that showed that he is definitely going the right way. Noticeably ridden closer to the pace and perhaps more importantly wearing cheekpieces on for the first time over hurdles, won with them on the flat. He reversed the form around with Bapaume which shows that he is going into the festival going forward form wise and the track at Cheltenham ought to play to his strengths.

More from the OLBG forum on the Triumph Hurdle race can be found here.

The second race on Day 4 is the County Hurdle Check out the tips and race preview for that race here.