Soldatino sweeps to Triumph glory

Soldatino belied his inexperience to deny Barizan a gutsy front-running success by bridging a Grand Canyon-size gap in the JCB Triumph Hurdle at Cheltenham.

Fri, 19 Mar, 2010 - 15:15

Soldatino belied his inexperience to deny Barizan a gutsy front-running success by bridging a Grand Canyon-size gap in the JCB Triumph Hurdle at Cheltenham.

Barizan streaked away from the field in the opening event on the final day of the meeting and bounced off the quick ground to pull 15 lengths clear of the pack charging to the second-last.

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