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16:15 Punchestown

Tuesday 25 April 2023

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

KPMG Champion Novice Hurdle (Grade 1)

Off time: 16:15 | Winning time: 4m 0.8s

1^st

Facile Vega

611-12

4/6f

T: W P MullinsJ: P 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

2^nd

7 ½

Il Etait Temps

511-12

10/3

T: W P MullinsJ: D E 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

3^rd

No Looking Back

511-12

66/1

T: O McKiernanJ: P T 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

4^th

Found A Fifty

611-12

28/1

T: G ElliottJ: J C 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

5^th

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)

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.