STUDY PAYS OFF IN SPADES FOR NICOL

MINELLA STUDY oozed class for Cumbrian handler Adam Nicol in the JCB Triumph Hurdle Trial at Cheltenham.

- JOE REILLY

The 5/1 shot was prominent for Ryan Mania who always kept close tabs on the front-running One Horse Town (4/6 Fav).

The juvenile finally mastered the leader two out and surged home to deny the fast-finishing Winston Junior (10/1) by six lengths with One Horse Town a tired third.