JCB Triumph Hurdle Trial
Juvenile Hurdle, Cheltenham £20,000 added, 3yo only, 2m 1f, Class 2
Saturday 14th December 2013

1 Ballyglasheen 33/1
2 Kentucky Hyden 7/4
3 Commissioned 9/2
NR: Akdam (IRE), Tiger Roll (IRE)
6 ran Distances: nk, 3¾l, 2l
TIME 4m 4.63s (slow by 10.13s)

There was a shock result as the experienced Ballyglasheen won gamely at 33/1 by a neck from 7/4 chance Kentucky Hyden, with the 13/8 favourite Vincenzo Mio in fourth of the six runners.

An Aidan O'Brien cast-off, Ballyglasheen had already been busy around the smaller tracks this season with two wins at Ludlow but he was hanging in there against Nicky Henderson's Kentucky Hyden as push came to shove.

Paul Moloney galvanised the chestnut for a neck defeat of the 7-4 chance and Williams said: "The fact he was 33-1 tells you we didn't fancy him, but often what these horses have done on the Flat doesn't make any difference to what they can do over hurdles."

He added: "We've won this with a couple of similar types, and you know that coming back here in March will be a totally different thing. He is, though, for sale to anyone who wants to go for the Triumph."

JCB Triumph Hurdle Trial (Juvenile Hurdle)
£20,000 added, 3yo only, 2m 1f, Class 2
6 ran
Going: Good

Pos	Horse Trainer	Jockey Weight	SP Beaten Distance
1	Ballyglasheen Evan Williams	Paul Moloney 11st 3lbs	33 - 1 Winner
2	Kentucky Hyden N J Henderson	B J Geraghty 11st 7lbs	7 - 4 Neck
3	Commissioned J P Ferguson	Jack Quinlan 11st 0lbs	9 - 2 3 3/4 lengths
4	Vicenzo Mio P F Nicholls	D A Jacob 11st 7lbs	13 - 8 2 lengths
5	Cadoudoff C E Longsdon	Aidan Coleman 11st 7lbs	15 - 2 34 lengths
6	Burgoyne C Von Der Recke	R Thornton 11st 0lbs	40 - 1 99 lengths
NR	Akdam A W Carroll	Lee Edwards 11st 3lbs	-
NR	Tiger Roll N J Hawke	T Scudamore 11st 3lbs	-