Punchestown (IRE)
16:15
KPMG Champion Novice Hurdle
Punchestown (IRE) Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2023 Distance: 2m½f Type: Hurdle Going: Yielding To Soft Surface: Turf
Win: €1.60 Place: €1.10 €1.50 Exacta: €2.70 Trifecta: €27.10
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
Prominent - went third after 3rd - went second 4th - bad mistake but recovered 3 out - led narrowly going easily 2 out - shaken up and 2 lengths ahead approaching last - pushed out and went further clear run-in - easily(op 8/13)
6 G Elite W P Mullins 166 lbs 4/6F Won
2nd
In touch with leaders - not fluent 2nd - headway after 3rd - bad mistake and lost second 4th - smooth headway and challenging after 2 out - pushed along and outpaced approaching last - kept on - no match for winner
7 G Elite W P Mullins 166 lbs 100/30 7.5
3rd
Held up in rear - headway and went fourth after 4th - pushed along and went third after 2 out - no impression when bad mistake last - kept on(tchd 50/1)
7 G AVG Oliver McKiernan 166 lbs 66/1 10
4th
Raced in second - briefly led after 1st - lost two places after 3rd - dropped to rear and nudged along after 4th - went modest fourth after 2 out - kept on run-in(op 20/1)
8 G Good Gordon Elliott 166 lbs 28/1 6
5th
Led - briefly headed after 1st - 3 lengths ahead halfway - reduced lead before 3 out - headed 2 out - soon weakened - tailed off (vet said gelding was found to have an overreach post race)(op 5/1)
5 G AVG W P Mullins 166 lbs 4/1 84
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