18:05 Punchestown

Friday 28 April 2017

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Tattersalls Ireland Champion Novice Hurdle (Grade 1)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 1  |   2m 4f  |   Good to Yielding  |   9 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 18:05  |   Winning time: 4m 53.9s
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Cloth number
Odds
Horse A-Z
1
Horse silk
Bacardys44
Age: 6|  Weight: 11-10| J: Mr P W Mullins| T: W P Mullins| OR:  145
10/1
Successful in a Grade 1 contest over 2m2f at Leopardstown (soft) in February but pulled up in a 2m5f contest at Cheltenham a month later. Disappointed on that occasion but an interesting runner here with a useful amateur in the saddle today.
2
Horse silk
Bleu Berry26
Age: 6|  Weight: 11-10| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| OR:  143
8/1
Winner of his last three outings over hurdles including in a Grade 2 contest on soft-to-heavy ground at Fairyhouse earlier this month. Step up in trip unlikely to hold any issues for him and likely to run well in this.
3
Horse silk
Death Duty42
Age: 6|  Weight: 11-10| J: B J Cooper| T: G Elliott| OR:  149
9/2
Successful four times over hurdles including in a Grade 1 event over this distance at Naas in January. Well beaten when unseating his rival at the final hurdle over 3m at Cheltenham last month and likely to appreciate the slightly softer ground he is expected to encounter here.
4
Horse silk
Finian's Oscar20
Age: 5|  Weight: 11-10| J: R M Power| T: C L Tizzard| OR:  150
13/8
Unbeaten in four outings under rules culminating in a 2m4f Grade 1 success at Aintree (good) earlier this month. Also a winner at the highest level at Sandown earlier this season and likely to prove very hard to beat for a yard who have already tasted success twice from four runners here this week.
5
Horse silk
Kemboy44
Age: 5|  Weight: 11-10| J: D J Mullins| T: W P Mullins| OR:  142
14/1
Successful over 2m3f on his hurdling debut for this stable at Limerick (yielding) in December. Subsequently finished runner-up in a Grade 2 novice hurdle and fifth at Cheltenham last month. Promising individual but more needed to take this.
7
Horse silk
Outspokent26
Age: 5|  Weight: 11-10| J: Mark Walsh| T: J P O'Brien| OR:  139
14/1
Victorious at Naas on soft ground in February and finished runner-up in races won by today's rival Bleu Berry the last twice. Most recent of those efforts came at Fairyhouse earlier this month and likely more needed if he's to take this.
8
Horse silk
Runfordave26
Age: 5|  Weight: 11-10| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR:  142
33/1
Successful at Clonmel on heavy ground in February and ran well when finishing third in a competitive handicap at Cheltenham subsequently. Form of this third at Fairyhouse (soft-to-heavy) earlier this month leaves him with a bit to find with the principals however.
9
Horse silk
Let's Dance12
Age: 5|  Weight: 11-3| J: Ruby Walsh| T: W P Mullins| OR:  145
3/1
Winner of a Grade 2 contest over 2m1f at Cheltenham last month and subsequently finished runner-up behind a stablemate when odds-on for a Grade 1 event over 2m4f at Fairyhouse (good-to-yielding) earlier this month. .A leading contender from a top stable.
10
Horse silk
The Nipper37
Age: 6|  Weight: 11-3| J: G Sheehan| T: W Greatrex| OR:  135
25/1
Winner of her last three outings in novice company. All three affairs have been run on heavy ground including at Haydock last month and improvement is likely needed in this contest.

Non-Runners

6
Horse silk
Moulin A Vent2
Weight: 11-10|  Age: 5
T: N Meade  J: Sean Flanagan
NR

Forecasts

Finian's Oscar (13/8), Let's Dance (3/1), Death Duty (9/2), Bleu Berry (8/1), Bacardys (10/1), Kemboy (14/1), Outspoken (14/1), The Nipper (25/1), Moulin A Vent (33/1), Runfordave (33/1)

Verdict

The unbeaten FINIAN'S OSCAR can register a third success at this level by taking this 2m4f contest for a yard that have saddled two wins already at this meeting. The selection was a winner in Grade 1 company at Aintree last time out and can get the better of Let's Dance who finished runner-up at Fairyhouse earlier this month while Cheltenham disappointments Death Duty and Bacardys are others to take note of in this contest.
  1. Finian's Oscar
  2. Let's Dance
  3. Death Duty

Prize Money

1st: €59,000.002nd: €19,000.003rd: €9,000.004th: €4,000.005th: €2,000.006th: €1,000.00

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