15:40 Punchestown

Tuesday 30 April 2024

All14:3015:0515:4016:1516:5017:2518:0018:35

KPMG Champion Novice Hurdle (Grade 1)

  • 5YO plus  |   Class 1  |   2m 149y  |   Yielding (Good to Yielding in places)  |   9 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:40  |   Winning time: 4m 7.2s
1st
Horse silk
6
2/1f
T: W P MullinsJ: M P Walsh
Rear of mid-division, 7th after 4th, headway in 3rd approaching straight, closed last, led closing stages, kept on best op 13/8
2nd
Horse silk
1 ¾
3
611-12
9/2
T: G ElliottJ: J W Kennedy
In touch, 4th after 4th, took closer order 3 out, travelled well to lead after 2 out, headed entering straight, rallied to lead last, headed closing stages, no extra close home op 7/1
3rd
Horse silk
4 ¼
7
5/2
T: H De BromheadJ: Rachael Blackmore
Mid-division, jumped slightly left at 1st, 5th after 4th, progress after 3 out, closed 2 out, led entering straight, headed last where not fluent, soon no extra in 3rd closing stages op 2/1
4th
Horse silk
5 ½
5
28/1
T: G ElliottJ: J C Gainford
Rear, 8th before 5th, progress before 2 out, no impression on principals in 4th before last, one paced op 33/1 tchd 25/1
5th
Horse silk
5
1
12/1
T: W P MullinsJ: Mr T Costello
Prominent, improved to 2nd after 2nd, took closer order 3 out, dropped to 3rd and under pressure after 2 out, weakened in 5th before last op 16/1
6th
Horse silk
1 ¾
2
200/1
T: T MullinsJ: S W Flanagan
Towards rear, not fluent at 1st, 6th after 4th, no impression and weakened before last op 150/1
7th
Horse silk
37
4
10/1
T: W P MullinsJ: D E Mullins
Tracked leader, led after 1st, increased advantage after 3rd, mistake at 4th, reduced lead 3 out, headed after 2 out, soon lost place and weakened, tailed off op 14/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
8
611-12
7/1
T: W P MullinsJ: P Townend
Led, headed after 1st, 3rd after 2nd, took closer order 3 out, lost place and weakened after 2 out, pulled up before last op 13/2 tchd 11/2
PU
Horse silk
9
33/1
T: W P MullinsJ: B Hayes
Rear, 9th before 5th, weakened and detached after 3 out, no extra, never a factor, pulled up before last op 40/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€3.00Pl:€1.20, €1.60, €1.40EX:€11.90Trifecta:€32.30Tricast:€22.94SF:€11.66

Forecasts

Mystical Power (2/1), Slade Steel (5/2), Firefox (9/2), Tullyhill (7/1), Ile Atlantique (10/1), Asian Master (12/1), King Of Kingsfield (28/1), Fun Fun Fun (33/1), Fascile Mode (200/1)

Verdict

SLADE STEEL continued his rapid progress over hurdles when running out a good winner of the Supreme at Cheltenham, doing well in the circumstances having fluffed the last flight. He has the potential to rate higher still and can confirm form over recent Aintree 1-2 Mystical Power and Firefox. Tullyhill, a disappointment at the Festival, isn't underestimated either.

  1. SLADE STEEL (IRE)
  2. MYSTICAL POWER (IRE)
  3. TULLYHILL (FR)

Previous Winners

2023
Facile Vega
Weight: 11-12  |Age: 6
4/6

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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