Sky Bet Super Sub Novice Chase (Grade 3) – Punchestown

Punchestown

12:50

Sky Bet Super Sub Novice Chase (Grade 3)

Date 2026-01-11

Distance 2m3f115y

Class Class 1

Going Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize €21,535

Weather Light Drizzle

Temp 10.6°C

Wind 25mph S

Rain 73%

Winning Time 5m 20.80s (slow by 22.80s)

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Result

Pos	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	SP	Btn
1st	Kappa Jy Pyke (FR) 6yo	Danny Mullins / W P Mullins	—	5/1	0
2nd	Jacob's Ladder (IRE) 7yo	Jack Kennedy / Gordon Elliott	—	7/1	3.5
3rd	Predators Gold (FR) 7yo	Paul Townend / W P Mullins	—	4/6F	.75
4th	The Enabler (IRE) 7yo	Sam Ewing / Gordon Elliott	—	9/1	14
5th	Pure Steel (IRE) 6yo	Mark Walsh / James Joseph Mangan	—	6/1	31

Runners (5)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
3	Predators Gold b J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	156	—	2253/1	-	161	145	36d	—	—	-22	26.3	5/6 55%
Impressive comeback win last month makes him a major player
4	Pure Steel b J:Mark Walsh T:James Joseph Mangan	J:Mark Walsh T:James Joseph Mangan	156	—	/41-31	139	148	128	31d	—	—	+10	27.3	4/1 20%
Impressive rated novice win here last month; yard won this with Spillane's Tower
2	Kappa Jy Pyke b J:Danny Mullins T:W P Mullins	J:Danny Mullins T:W P Mullins	156	—	2169-1	-	150	132	45d	—	—	+1	13.6	11/2 15%
Thurles chase debut win augurs well; much more on his plate here though
1	Jacob's Ladder b J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	156	p	1P-231	138	155	133	29d	—	—	+15	24.9	8/1 11%
Jumped better in cheekpieces to win over 2m latest; 2m4f fine and likely more to come
5	The Enabler b J:Sam Ewing T:Gordon Elliott	J:Sam Ewing T:Gordon Elliott	156	t	006-31	138	160	123	29d	—	—	+16	24.5	9/1 10%

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Predators Gold	5/6	5/6	4/5	5/6	5/6
Pure Steel	4/1	4/1	4/1	7/2	4/1
Kappa Jy Pyke	11/2	11/2	11/2	5/1	11/2
Jacob's Ladder	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1
The Enabler	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1

Predictor

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

1st

Pure Steel

27.3

OR: 22.3 Form: 0 Odds: 5

4/1

2nd

Predators Gold

26.3

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 16.3

5/6

3rd

Jacob's Ladder

24.9

OR: 22 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

8/1

The Enabler

24.5

OR: 22 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

9/1

Kappa Jy Pyke

13.6

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 3.6

11/2

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Pure Steel Top Rated	139	148	128
Jacob's Ladder	138	155	133
The Enabler	138	160	123
Predators Gold	—	161	145
Kappa Jy Pyke	—	150	132

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Jacob's Ladder	29d ago	Fit
The Enabler	29d ago	Fit
Pure Steel	31d ago	Fit
Predators Gold	36d ago	Fit
Kappa Jy Pyke	45d ago	Fit