2009 Triumph Hurdle

Zaynar (FR) won the 2009 Triumph Hurdle at Cheltenham on 13 March 2009, trained by Nicky Henderson and ridden by Barry Geraghty, at 11/2, beating Walkon (FR) by ¾ length.

Updated 2009-03-13

Quick answers

Who won the Triumph Hurdle in 2009? Zaynar (FR) won the 2009 Triumph Hurdle at Cheltenham on 13 March 2009, trained by Nicky Henderson and ridden by Barry Geraghty, at 11/2, beating Walkon (FR) by ¾ length.
Who came second in the 2009 Triumph Hurdle? Walkon (FR) (4/1F) finished second, and Mourad (IRE) (14/1) was third.
Did the favourite win the 2009 Triumph Hurdle? No. The 4/1 favourite Walkon (FR) finished 2nd of 18.
What was the winning time of the 2009 Triumph Hurdle? Zaynar (FR) won in 4m 3.90s over 2m1f on Good To Soft going.
How much prize money did the 2009 Triumph Hurdle winner get? Zaynar (FR) earned £68,412 for winning the 2009 Triumph Hurdle.
How many ran in the 2009 Triumph Hurdle? 18 ran in the 2009 Triumph Hurdle (average since 1990: 20.3).

Zaynar (FR)Winner

11/2SP

18 ranRunners

4m 3.90sWinning time

£68,412Prize to winner

Walkon (FR) (4/1F): 2nd of 18Favourite

Full result

Pos	Btn	Horse	SP	Age	Wgt	Jockey	Trainer	OR	Headgear	Owner	Total btn	Time	Prize
1	won ¾	Zaynar (FR)	11/2	4	11-0	Barry Geraghty	Nicky Henderson	150	p	Men In Our Position	-	4m 3.90s	£68,412
2	¾	Walkon (FR)	4/1F	4	11-0	Robert Thornton	Alan King	152	-	McNeill Racing	¾	-	£25,668
3	2¾	Mourad (IRE)	14/1	4	11-0	R Walsh	Willie Mullins	144	-	Teahon Consulting Limited	3½	-	£12,852
4	3½	Starluck (IRE)	5/1	4	11-0	Timmy Murphy	Alan Fleming	147	-	A T A Wates	7	-	£6,408
5	3	Trenchant (GB)	28/1	4	11-0	Wayne Hutchinson	Alan King	141	-	Peter Harding Stephen Williams	10	-	£3,216
6	1¼	Reve De Sivola (FR)	20/1	4	11-0	Daryl Jacob	Nick Williams	143	-	Paul Duffy Diamond Partnership	11¼	-	£1,608
7	13	Simarian (IRE)	40/1	4	11-0	D P Fahy	Evan Williams	139	-	Peter Conway	24¼	-	-
8	3¾	Tyrrells Wood (IRE)	66/1	4	11-0	Jamie Moore	T G Mills	-	-	P C Ryan	28	-	-
9	¾	Jumbo Rio (IRE)	11/1	4	11-0	Andrew J McNamara	E J O'Grady	147	-	Patrick Wilmott	28¾	-	-
10	3¾	Tharawaat (IRE)	40/1	4	11-0	Davy Russell	Gordon Elliott	143	-	Gigginstown House Stud	dist	-	-
11	3¾	Master Of Arts (USA)	17/2	4	11-0	Tom Scudamore	David Pipe	-	-	R S Brookhouse	dist	-	-
12	2½	Just Rob (GB)	150/1	4	11-0	David Dennis	Ian Williams	115	-	Favourites Racing Xxv	dist	-	-
13	1¼	Silk Drum (IRE)	25/1	4	11-0	Denis O'Regan	Howard Johnson	145	-	Andrea Graham Wylie	dist	-	-
14	2¼	Stow (GB)	50/1	4	11-0	Sam Thomas	Venetia Williams	137	-	Gsm Properties Ltd	dist	-	-
15	23	Maidstone Mixture (FR)	250/1	4	11-0	Richie McGrath	Paul Murphy	105	-	Mrs J E Wilson	dist	-	-
16	6	Lethal Weapon (IRE)	17/2	4	11-0	A P McCoy	C Roche	145	-	John P McManus	dist	-	-
17	19	Art Sleuth (USA)	66/1	4	11-0	Paul Townend	Willie Mullins	133	t	P Purcell	dist	-	-
RO	-	Ebadiyan (IRE)	8/1	4	11-0	John Cullen	Patrick O Brady	147	-	Miss Rita Shah	-	-	-

Distances beaten are to the horse in front (Btn) and to the winner (Total btn). Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, p cheekpieces, t tongue strap, h hood, e/s eyeshield, ht hood and tongue strap. Prize money is shown in the currency of the country the race was run in (£ in Britain, € in Ireland).

How they ran next

Pos here	Horse	Next run	Course	Race	Result	SP
1	Zaynar (FR)	2009-11-21	Ascot	Coral Ascot Hurdle Grade 2	won	9/4JF
2	Walkon (FR)	2009-04-02	Aintree	Matalan Anniversary 4-Y-O Novices' Hurdle Grade 1	won	2/1F
3	Mourad (IRE)	2009-05-02	Punchestown	Ballymore Champion Four Year Old Hurdle	2nd of 8	11/10F
4	Starluck (IRE)	2009-04-02	Aintree	Matalan Anniversary 4-Y-O Novices' Hurdle Grade 1	3rd of 13	5/2
5	Trenchant (GB)	2009-04-04	Aintree	John Smith's Mersey Novices' Hurdle Grade 2	4th of 17	14/1
6	Reve De Sivola (FR)	2009-10-24	Chepstow	totepool Persian War Novices' Hurdle Grade 2	won	6/5F
7	Simarian (IRE)	2009-10-17	Cheltenham	sportingbet.com Hurdle	3rd of 5	11/1
8	Tyrrells Wood (IRE)	2009-04-12	Plumpton	totequadpot Novices' Hurdle	won	2/9F
9	Jumbo Rio (IRE)	2009-05-02	Punchestown	Ballymore Champion Four Year Old Hurdle	won	5/2
10	Tharawaat (IRE)	2009-05-02	Punchestown	Ballymore Champion Four Year Old Hurdle	fell	7/1
11	Master Of Arts (USA)	2011-08-06	Ascot	Les Ambassadeurs Casino Shergar Cup Mile (Handicap)	6th of 10	16/1
12	Just Rob (GB)	2010-01-19	Wolverhampton (AW)	Bet In Running - Betdaq Handicap	4th of 6	11/2
13	Silk Drum (IRE)	2009-04-02	Aintree	Matalan Anniversary 4-Y-O Novices' Hurdle Grade 1	pulled up	28/1
14	Stow (GB)	2009-12-04	Exeter	Ilfracombe Foodservice Hurdle (Limited Handicap)	fell	11/1
15	Maidstone Mixture (FR)	2009-04-04	Aintree	John Smith's Mersey Novices' Hurdle Grade 2	10th of 17	200/1
16	Lethal Weapon (IRE)	2010-02-28	Leopardstown	www.leopardstown.com Handicap Hurdle	20th of 20	16/1
17	Art Sleuth (USA)	2009-04-01	Gowran Park	Mullinavat Novice Hurdle	3rd of 12	11/4
RO	Ebadiyan (IRE)	2009-04-05	Curragh	Newbridge Parishes Charity Day Race	2nd of 15	3/1

18 of 18 have run since; 5 won next time out.

Triumph Hurdle winners by year

Year	Winner	SP	Trainer
2026	Apolon De Charnie (FR)	50/1	Willie Mullins
2025	Poniros (GB)	100/1	Willie Mullins
2024	Majborough (FR)	6/1	Willie Mullins
2023	Lossiemouth (FR)	11/8F	Willie Mullins
2022	Vauban (FR)	6/4F	Willie Mullins
2021	Quilixios (GB)	2/1	Henry de Bromhead
2020	Burning Victory (FR)	12/1	Willie Mullins
2019	Pentland Hills (IRE)	20/1	Nicky Henderson
2018	Farclas (FR)	9/1	Gordon Elliott
2017	Defi Du Seuil (FR)	5/2F	Philip Hobbs
2016	Ivanovich Gorbatov (IRE)	9/2F	Aidan O'Brien
2015	Peace And Co (FR)	2/1F	Nicky Henderson
2014	Tiger Roll (IRE)	10/1	Gordon Elliott
2013	Our Conor (IRE)	4/1	D T Hughes
2012	Countrywide Flame (GB)	33/1	John Quinn
2011	Zarkandar (IRE)	13/2	Paul Nicholls
2010	Soldatino (FR)	6/1	Nicky Henderson
2009	Zaynar (FR)	11/2	Nicky Henderson
2008	Celestial Halo (IRE)	5/1	Paul Nicholls
2007	Katchit (IRE)	11/2	Alan King
2006	Detroit City I (USA)	7/2F	Philip Hobbs
2005	Penzance I (GB)	9/1	Alan King
2004	Made In Japan (JPN)	20/1	Philip Hobbs
2003	Spectroscope (IRE)	20/1	Jonjo O'Neill
2002	Scolardy (IRE)	16/1	Willie Mullins
2000	Snow Drop I (FR)	7/1F	F Doumen
1999	Katarino (FR)	11/4F	Nicky Henderson
1998	Upgrade I (GB)	14/1	Nigel Twiston-Davies
1997	Commanche Court (IRE)	9/1	T M Walsh
1996	Paddy's Return I (IRE)	10/1	Ferdy Murphy
1995	Kissair (IRE)	16/1	M C Pipe
1994	Mysilv (GB)	2/1F	D Nicholson
1993	Shawiya (IRE)	12/1	M J P O'Brien
1992	Duke Of Monmouth (USA)	33/1	Simon Sherwood
1991	Oh So Risky (GB)	14/1	David Elsworth
1990	Rare Holiday (GB)	25/1	D K Weld

Years with a result in GB and IRE records since 1990.

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2009 Triumph Hurdle

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How they ran next

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