JCB Triumph Hurdle Betting Tip and Race Preview – Cheltenham 2023

The Triumph Hurdle is the novice Grade One race at the festival for juvenile hurdlers. These horses can start their hurdling career when they are three year old, although by the time this race takes place the horses are four. That is still very young for a national hunt horse, and that means the race is always full of hugely exciting young horses who could go on to be anything. Being over two miles this is not a huge test for these young horses, although the race does require a horse that is full of speed and can jump well when travelling at speed.

The novices who will be aimed at in our Triumph Hurdle 2023 tips usually start appearing around this time of year so keep an eye out for the horses who are winning juvenile hurdle races as we approach the Cheltenham Festival. The hugely exciting Defi Du Seuil won the race last year and he could go on to be something special, let’s hope we see an equally exciting horse take the crown in 2023.

We have seen many top quality horses start their jumping careers off in the JCB Triumph Hurdle, it is a fantastic race and one to watch with interest with an eye on the future of these horses.

Triumph Hurdle Tips – Day 4, 13:30

Favourites	Horse	Odds	Best Bookmaker	Triumph Hurdle Tips
#1	Gumball	14/1		Read Gumball Preview Here
#2	Apples Shakira	25/1		Read Apples Shakira Preview Here

2023 Cheltenham Triumph Hurdle Preview

The Triumph can be hard to work out at this time of year, with many of the leading contenders either yet to jump a hurdle in public, or yet to be seen more than once or twice. That makes choosing a horse difficult, but what it also does is it makes it harder to see if a dark horse is going to arrive from nowhere and come into contention for the race.

One horse we have seen and one who has made a great impression is Gumball. He has won two out of two so far and looked very comfortable doing so. As soon as the better quality juvenile races start to appear we expect we will see him racing in one of those. Something else to note is that he is racing for the trainer and jockey who won this race last year with a very good horse so they know what they are looking for when it comes to the winner of the Triumph Hurdle.

Another horse to consider when looking at the JCB Triumph Hurdle trial is Apples Shakira. She has moved to Nicky Henderson’s yard and is reportedly a lovely horse, although we have not seen her race in the UK yet. She won a French hurdle race by eight lengths before being bought to race in the UK, and she is an interesting horse for a trainer who has won this race three times in the last ten years. Nicky Henderson also recorded a remarkable feat in 2015 when he trained the first three home in the JCB racing, this is a race he knows very well.

JCB Triumph Hurdle Tips – Cheltenham 2023

Gumball, Favourite #1

Favourites	Horse	Odds	Best Bookmaker	Bet Now
#1	Gumball	14/1		Bet Now

Gumball is the first horse to lay down a marker this season, we have seen him race twice already and on both occasions he has been very impressive. It is unlikely that he has beaten much, but he looks ready for a step up in class sooner rather than later. We expect to see him have one more race, probably in a higher class, and then he will be given time off to recover before having another run or two before the Festival.

His trainer Phillip Hobbs trained the winner Defi Du Seuil last year so he knows what it takes to win this race, and he knows how to look after a juvenile horse. It is impossible to say he is the best horse at this point, because we haven’t seen many of the horses that will contend the Triumph, but from what we have seen so far he looks to be a worthy contender and is certainly a horse in the right hands. We think there is more to come from Gumball and we can’t wait until we see him stepped up in class, running against other horses that have won races. He is definitely going to be one of the Triumph Hurdle winners.

Apples Shakira, Favourite #2

Favourites	Horse	Odds	Best Bookmaker	Bet Now
#2	Apples Shakira	25/1		Bet Now

To see a horse unraced in the UK being tipped up to win the Triumph racing is not uncommon, such is the nature of this race at this time of year. Apples Shakira made a very nice impression when winning in France and she looked the ideal type of horse to come over to the UK and run in our top races. She really could be anything, but on her French form and the way she has been spoken about during various stable tours, she looks to have a great chance if making the transition to UK racing.

Her trainer Nicky Henderson has a great record in the race, winning it three times over the past ten years. He has also recorded a 1-2-3 in the race back in 2015, he knows what he is doing when it comes to training juvenile hurdlers. He is the right man to bring Apples Shakira on and we are putting our trust in him to get her to the race and with a chance. When she debuts for Henderson, if she wins the race she will be much shorter in the betting after that. She is boasting some of the best Triumph Hurdle odds.

JCP Triumph Hurdle Betting Odds

Cheltenham Triumph Hurdle Winners

This race has been dominated by trainers in the UK, they have won seven of the last ten renewals. Both Nicky Henderson and Paul Nicholls source a lot of young hurdlers from France and they have had five wins in this race between them over the last ten years, that looks to be the strategy to take if you're looking for Triumph Hurdle trends.

Last 10 winners

Leading Trainers

Leading Jockeys

Cheltenham 2023 Triumph Hurdle Race Conditions

The Triumph Hurdle is a great test for young horses, they need to be able to travel at speed, jump well at speed and keep clam despite the big crowd in attendance. The horses that win this race usually go on to be much better and have very good racing career, with many top hurdlers winning this race in the past.

The race is for novice hurdlers only, and the age limit on the race is four year old, any horse older cannot enter. This makes the race the starting platform for many young horses, and it is certainly a race to watch for the future. Now you should know everything about the Triumph Hurdle betting process.