2023 Anniversary Juvenile Hurdle Tips
Some of the best four-year-olds in the land will be lining up in the Anniversary 4-Y-O Juvenile Hurdle, with Willie Mullins hoping that Zenta can produce a similar type of performance to the JCB Triumph Hurdle where the horse finished in a solid third position. It was no disgrace to lose to favourite Lossiemouth and there was only two and half lengths between the runners.
Zenta was previously an easy winner in a Juvenile Hurdle at Fairyhouse and that Cheltenham form has to be respected, although there are no guarantees after such a tough race at the Festival. Bo Zenith has scored back to back successes for trainer Gary Moore and the latest of these came at Stratford where the odds-on favourite won by a sizeable distance.
Nusret runs for Joseph O’Brien and the four-year-old was also third to Lossiemouth at Leopardstown Racecourse on Boxing Day, although the margin of victory was a good deal more sizeable. There were signs of improvement at Kempton Park when the runner claimed a victory in the Coral Adonis Juvenile Hurdle and perhaps there’s some each-way value.
Scriptwriter runs for lesser-known trainer Milton Harris and it all depends whether we can excuse the horse’s under-par performance in the same race at Nusret, with the same horse having previously finished second in a Triumph Hurdle trial and the horse also won at Cheltenham in November which means he’s one for the shortlist.