Defi Du Seuil delivers in Triumph Trial Defi Du Seuil had no trouble in extending his winning streak to five in the JCB Triumph Hurdle Trial at Cheltenham. Having originally been discarded by Barry Geraghty in favour of Charli Parcs at declaration time, he switched to Philip Hobbs' youngster when overnight rain saw Nicky Henderson pull his runner out. That meant Defi Du Seuil went off a 1-5 chance and despite putting in a few sticky leaps again, he jumped appreciably better than when winning at Chepstow last time out. Only Rainbow Dreamer could live with him in the straight, but Defi Du Seuil pulled nine lengths clear. "His jumping got better as the race went on," said Hobbs. "There was no pace, only a few runners so I'm delighted everything went right. "He's only ever run on soft, but I don't think he needs it. I don't think good ground would be against him. "He's very tough, takes racing well and is very straightforward. He's very easy to deal with. "Richard Johnson would be the first to admit that he was in front far too soon at Chepstow and that might have been why he jumped like he did in the straight. "We schooled him the week after Chepstow and he jumped well as he always does at home. "He won't run again now before the Festival." Geraghty said: "He jumped OK, but he can jump better. "He pinged the last on his two previous runs here, but that wasn't an option today as the ground is hard work. "I don't think we learned any more about him today."
