Barberstown Castle Novice Chase (Grade 1) – Punchestown

Punchestown

17:25

Barberstown Castle Novice Chase (Grade 1)

Date 2024-05-02

Distance 2m75y

Class Class 1

Going Yielding

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize €73,750

Runners (4)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
1	Gaelic Warrior Bay J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	166	h	1-11U1	167	174	156	51d	—	—	-6	56.3	—	2/7 78%
Brilliant winner of the Arkle at Cheltenham in a first-time hood, short price to follow up
3	Il Etait Temps Grey J:Danny Mullins T:W P Mullins	J:Danny Mullins T:W P Mullins	166	ht	-12131	160	169	151	21d	—	—	+36	53.1	—	7/2 22%
Two Grade 1 wins to his name this season but twice no match for Gaelic Warrior
2	Hercule Du Seuil Brown J:Mark Walsh T:W P Mullins	J:Mark Walsh T:W P Mullins	166	ht	111114	150	160	138	19d	—	—	+38	43.4	—	14/1 7%
Cleverly placed to win five in a row before taking on Grade 1 horses at Aintree
4	Mount Frisco Bay J:Daniel King T:John Patrick Ryan	J:Daniel King T:John Patrick Ryan	166	—	142242	118	126	114	32d	—	—	+26	26.2	—	125/1 1%
Useful hurdler/chaser who holds his form well, stable never shirks a challenge.

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Gaelic Warrior	2/7	2/7	2/7
Il Etait Temps	7/2	7/2	7/2
Hercule Du Seuil	14/1	14/1	14/1
Mount Frisco	125/1	125/1	125/1

Predictor

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

1st

Gaelic Warrior

56.3

OR: 29.3 Form: 7 Odds: 20

2/7

2nd

Il Etait Temps

53.1

OR: 27.5 Form: 20.6 Odds: 5

7/2

3rd

Hercule Du Seuil

43.4

OR: 25 Form: 17 Odds: 1.4

14/1

Mount Frisco

26.2

OR: 17 Form: 9 Odds: 0.2

125/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Gaelic Warrior	167	174	156
Il Etait Temps	160	169	151
Hercule Du Seuil	150	160	138
Mount Frisco	118	126	114

Last Run