KPMG Champion Novice Hurdle (Grade 1) – Punchestown · The Final Fence

Punchestown

16:15

KPMG Champion Novice Hurdle (Grade 1)

Date 2023-04-25

Distance 2m100y

Class Class 1

Going Yielding To Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize €73,750

Runners (5)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Silk	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
2		Facile Vega Bay J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	166	—	1-1152	151	156	145	42d	—	—	-3	50.9	0.15/1	8/13 62%
Fine effort but just beaten by a better horse in the Supreme Novices'; the one to beat
4		Il Etait Temps Grey J:Danny Mullins T:W P Mullins	J:Danny Mullins T:W P Mullins	166	h	4-1215	148	159	138	42d	—	—	+11	30.2	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Keen and didn't jump well in the Supreme Novices'; better than that and can't ignore
1		Diverge Chestnut J:Mr P W Mullins T:W P Mullins	J:Mr P W Mullins T:W P Mullins	166	t	613	147	152	142	42d	—	—	+24	38.3	1.00/1	5 20%
Just 2.75l behind Facile Vega in the Supreme Novices'; further improvement is likely
3		Found A Fifty Bay J:Jordan Gainford T:Gordon Elliott	J:Jordan Gainford T:Gordon Elliott	166	—	1-2128	142	151	125	11d	—	—	+27	31.1	5.25/1	22 5%
Grade 2 runner-up was well below that form at Aintree recently and has to rebound
5		No Looking Back Grey J:Phillip Enright T:Oliver Mckiernan	J:Phillip Enright T:Oliver Mckiernan	166	—	4-1120	-	150	87	11d	—	—	-2	0.7	12.25/1	50 2%
Grade 2 winner was well below form at Aintree last time and has to rebound in a big way

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Facile Vega	8/13	8/13	8/13	8/13	4/7
Il Etait Temps	10/3	10/3	3	10/3	10/3
Diverge	5	5	5	5	5
Found A Fifty	22	22	20	20	20
No Looking Back	50	50	50	50	50

Predictor

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

1st

Facile Vega

50.9

OR: 25.3 Form: 7 Odds: 18.7

8/13

2nd

Diverge

38.3

OR: 24.3 Form: 10 Odds: 4

5

3rd

Found A Fifty

31.1

OR: 23 Form: 7 Odds: 1.1

22

4

Il Etait Temps

30.2

OR: 24.5 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

10/3

5

No Looking Back

0.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

50

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Facile Vega	151	156	145
Il Etait Temps	148	159	138
Diverge	147	152	142
Found A Fifty	142	151	125
No Looking Back	—	150	87

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Found A Fifty	11d ago	Quick return
No Looking Back	11d ago	Quick return
Facile Vega	42d ago	Fit
Il Etait Temps	42d ago	Fit
Diverge	42d ago	Fit