16:15 Punchestown

Tuesday 25 April 2023

All15:4016:1516:5017:2518:0018:3519:1019:45

KPMG Champion Novice Hurdle (Grade 1)

  • 5YO plus  |   Class 1  |   2m 100y  |   Yielding to Soft  |   5 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 16:15  |   Winning time: 4m 0.80s
1st
Horse silk
2
Facile Vega
611-12
4/6f
T: W P MullinsJ: Paul Townend
Tracked leaders in 3rd, 2nd from halfway, bad mistake 3 out, led next, narrow lead and travelling well entering straight, pushed along and went clear at last, stayed on strongly, easily op 8/13
2nd
Horse silk
7 ½
4
Il Etait Temps
511-12
10/3
T: W P MullinsJ: Danny Mullins
Tracked leaders, not fluent 3rd, bad mistake next, 3rd 3 out, went 2nd next, ridden in close 2nd entering straight, no impression on winner at last, kept on one pace
3rd
Horse silk
10
5
No Looking Back
511-12
66/1
T: O McKiernanJ: Phillip Enright
Held up in touch in last, 4th after 4th, ridden and went moderate 3rd after 2 out, no impression on leaders in 3rd when mistake at last, kept on one pace tchd 50/1
4th
Horse silk
6
3
Found A Fifty
611-12
28/1
T: G ElliottJ: Jordan Gainford
Raced in 2nd early, slight mistake 1st, dropped to last after 4th and pushed along, soon trailing, ridden before 3 out, no impression remote 4th entering straight, no extra op 20/1
5th
Horse silk
84
1
Diverge
511-12
4/1
T: W P MullinsJ: Mr P W Mullins
Led, pushed along after 3 out, ridden and headed 2 out, weakened quickly, dropped to last entering straight, eased, completely tailed off op 5/1
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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€1.67Pl:€1.10, €1.50EX:€2.70Trifecta:€27.10SF:€3.19

Forecasts

Facile Vega (4/6), Il Etait Temps (10/3), Diverge (4/1), Found A Fifty (28/1), No Looking Back (66/1)

Verdict

FACILE VEGA proved his Leopardstown running in February all wrong when beaten only by a highly-promising rival in the Supreme Novices' Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival and sets the standard on that piece of form. Stablemates Diverge and Il Etait Temps can battle it out for the forecast spot.

  1. FACILE VEGA (IRE)
  2. DIVERGE
  3. IL ETAIT TEMPS (FR)

Previous Winners

2022
Mighty Potter
Weight: 11-12  |Age: 5
J: Jack Kennedy  |  T: G Elliott
20/1

Prize Money

1st: €75,000.002nd: €25,000.003rd: €12,500.004th: €6,250.005th: €3,750.006th: €2,500.00

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