Tattersalls Ireland Novice Hurdle (Grade 1) – Leopardstown

Leopardstown

15:40

Tattersalls Ireland Novice Hurdle (Grade 1)

Date 2023-02-05

Distance 2m

Class Class 1

Going Yielding

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize €88,500

Runners (7)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
1	Dark Raven Brown J:Daryl Jacob T:W P Mullins	J:Daryl Jacob T:W P Mullins	166	—	11/1	-	132	85	41d	—	—	—	10	—
Very likely that there is more to come from him but he faces a very stiff test here
2	Facile Vega Bay J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	166	—	111-11	153	154	127	40d	—	—	—	25.8	—
Beat stablemate Il Etait Temps here at Christmas; this is tougher but he sets the standard
3	High Definition Bay J:J J Slevin T:Joseph Patrick Obrien	J:J J Slevin T:Joseph Patrick Obrien	166	—	1	-	140	118	41d	—	—	—	10	—
Could be capable of significant improvement again and be a huge threat to Facile Vega
4	Il Etait Temps Grey J:Danny Mullins T:W P Mullins	J:Danny Mullins T:W P Mullins	166	h	354-12	144	145	122	40d	—	—	—	23.5	—
Good run in the Grade 1 at Christmas; decent chance of following the two principals home
5	Inthepocket Bay J:Rachael Blackmore T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Rachael Blackmore T:Henry De Bromhead	166	—	1-11	137	139	117	47d	—	—	—	28.8	—
Won a 2m4f Grade 2 last time; drop back in trip should be okay; could run a big race
6	Irish Point Grey J:Davy Russell T:Gordon Elliott	J:Davy Russell T:Gordon Elliott	166	—	21-122	143	149	124	28d	—	—	—	23.3	—
Best yardstick in the race and where he finishes will tell plenty about the quality of it
7	No Looking Back Grey J:Phillip Enright T:Oliver Mckiernan	J:Phillip Enright T:Oliver Mckiernan	166	—	14-11	-	141	87	38d	—	—	—	0	—
Hard to assess; probably needs to find plenty to be a factor but cannot rule out totally

No odds data available.

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Inthepocket

28.8

OR: 21.8 Form: 7 Odds: 0

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2nd

Facile Vega

25.8

OR: 25.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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3rd

Il Etait Temps

23.5

OR: 23.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Irish Point

23.3

OR: 23.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Dark Raven

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 0

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High Definition

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 0

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No Looking Back

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Facile Vega	153	154	127
Il Etait Temps	144	145	122
Irish Point	143	149	124
Inthepocket	137	139	117
Dark Raven	—	132	85
High Definition	—	140	118
No Looking Back	—	141	87

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Irish Point	28d ago	Fit
No Looking Back	38d ago	Fit
Facile Vega	40d ago	Fit
Il Etait Temps	40d ago	Fit
Dark Raven	41d ago	Fit
High Definition	41d ago	Fit
Inthepocket	47d ago	Fresh