Michael Purcell Memorial Novice Hurdle (Grade 3)

Naas

14:50

Date 2025-02-23

Distance 2m4f

Class Class 1

Going Heavy

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize €17,700

Winning Time 5m 29.00s (slow by 48.00s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Jacob's Ladder (IRE) Sam Ewing · Gordon Elliott	5/1	Won
2nd	Joystick (FR) Paul Townend · W P Mullins	5/2	3.25
3rd	A Tipp For Gold (IRE) Sean O'Keeffe · Declan Queally	12/1	6
4th	Fleur In The Park (IRE) Cian Quirke · Andrew Slattery	7/5F	5
5th	Brave Fortune (IRE) Jack Doyle · P M J Doyle	11/2	26

Runners (5)

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

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
3	Fleur In The Park Bay J:Cian Quirke T:Andrew Slattery	J:Cian Quirke T:Andrew Slattery	154	—	4-1324	137	148	123	59d	—	0W/0P 1 run	-3	33.5	0.38/1	6/4 40%
Has picked up valuable experience in Graded races, well suited by the race conditions
5	Joystick Grey J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	154	—	17-41P	122	135	114	22d	—	—	0	26	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Bumper winner over this, 2m course winner over hurdles, struggled in a Grade 1 on latest
4	Jacob's Ladder Bay J:Sam Ewing T:Gordon Elliott	J:Sam Ewing T:Gordon Elliott	154	—	2-1751	122	138	100	36d	—	—	+9	26.5	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Won four-runner 2m4f maiden at Navan, stiff task against Fleur In The Park at the weights
1	Brave Fortune Bay J:Jack Doyle T:P M J Doyle	J:Jack Doyle T:P M J Doyle	157	—	-63131	123	135	123	64d	—	—	+29	39.1	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Relatively experienced novice, career-best when winning over 2m7f at Thurles last time
2	A Tipp For Gold Bay J:Sean O'Keeffe T:Declan Queally	J:Sean O'Keeffe T:Declan Queally	154	—	4138P4	124	137	107	15d	—	—	+14	22.7	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Mixed form since maiden win, meets Fleur In The Park on 13lb worse than handicap terms

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Fleur In The Park	11/8	6/5	11/8	11/8	6/4
Joystick	5/2	5/2	5/2	2/1	9/4
Jacob's Ladder	5/1	9/2	9/2	9/2	7/2
Brave Fortune	15/2	15/2	15/2	15/2	13/2
A Tipp For Gold	10/1	11/1	10/1	10/1	8/1

Predictor

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

1st

Brave Fortune

39.1

OR: 18.3 Form: 18 Odds: 2.9

15/2

2nd

Fleur In The Park

33.5

OR: 21.8 Form: 0 Odds: 11.8

6/4

3rd

Jacob's Ladder

26.5

OR: 18 Form: 3.5 Odds: 5

5/1

Joystick

OR: 18 Form: 0 Odds: 8

5/2

A Tipp For Gold

22.7

OR: 18.5 Form: 1.9 Odds: 2.4

11/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Fleur In The Park	137	148	123
A Tipp For Gold	124	137	107
Brave Fortune	123	135	123
Joystick	122	135	114
Jacob's Ladder	122	138	100

Last Run