Dooley Insurance Group Champion Novice Chase (Grade 1)

Punchestown

16:50

Date 2026-04-28

Distance 3m213y

Class Class 1

Going Yielding

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize €73,625

Weather Pt. Cloudy

Temp 5.2°C

Wind 4mph NE

Rain 0%

Winning Time 6m 31.80s (slow by 4.30s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Western Fold (IRE) Jack Kennedy · Gordon Elliott	18/1	Won
2nd	Fleur In The Park (IRE) Cian Quirke · Andrew Slattery	11/1	3.75
3rd	Nowwhatdoyouthink (IRE) Liam Quinlan · Ray Hackett	33/1	4.5
4th	July Flower (FR) Darragh O'Keeffe · Henry De Bromhead	12/1	.75
5th	Oscars Brother (IRE) Daniel King · Connor King	9/1	9
6th	Predators Gold (FR) Mr P W Mullins · W P Mullins	7/1	.5
7th	Kappa Jy Pyke (FR) Danny Mullins · W P Mullins	15/2	5.5

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Kitzbuhel (FR) Paul Townend · W P Mullins	4/5F
P.U.	Spanish Harlem (FR) Harry Cobden · W P Mullins	40/1

Runners (10)

EW Terms: 3 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	Kitzbuhel Grey J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	164	—	3-11U1	156	164	151	48d	—	—	-3	44.9	0.21/1	5/6 55%
Best of the Mullins quartet judged on his Brown Advisory win atoning for Sandown failure
7	Predators Gold Bay J:Mr P W Mullins T:W P Mullins	J:Mr P W Mullins T:W P Mullins	164	—	53/13F	146	153	137	23d	—	—	+14	28	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Going well when falling two out in the 2m4f Fairyhouse Grade 1 won by Fleur In The Park
2	Kappa Jy Pyke Bay J:Danny Mullins T:W P Mullins	J:Danny Mullins T:W P Mullins	164	—	69-112	152	158	129	23d	—	—	+18	28.6	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Failed to cope with Fleur In The Park at Fairyhouse, helps to add depth to stable's squad
6	Oscars Brother Bay J:Daniel King T:Connor King	J:Daniel King T:Connor King	164	—	21114U	151	161	145	17d	—	—	+27	36.3	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Late progress to finish fourth behind Kitzbuhel at Cheltenham, unseated in Grand National
1	Fleur In The Park Bay J:Cian Quirke T:Andrew Slattery	J:Cian Quirke T:Andrew Slattery	164	—	-21251	153	156	136	23d	—	—	+37	44.4	2.75/1	11/1 8%
A revelation when winning 2m4f Grade 1 at Fairyhouse, fair chance of getting this trip
10	July Flower Bay J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead	157	—	5-1135	142	157	144	46d	—	—	+18	24.8	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Only mare in the field, reservations about stamina and seems short of the standard needed
9	Western Fold Bay J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	164	—	11320U	155	162	140	23d	—	—	+26	31.6	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Needs to recapture early-season form, Galway Plate winner and Grade 2 Gowran scorer
5	Nowwhatdoyouthink Bay J:Liam Quinlan T:Ray Hackett	J:Liam Quinlan T:Ray Hackett	164	t	533121	136	148	120	23d	—	—	+39	42.3	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Fine effort when winning a three-runner Cork event, takes a big jump in class.
8	Spanish Harlem Chestnut J:Harry Cobden T:W P Mullins	J:Harry Cobden T:W P Mullins	164	tp	11PUPP	153	161	146	17d	—	—	+24	26.6	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Kerry National winner last autumn, non-finisher four times since then, very risky
NR	Lovely Hurling Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:C A Murphy	J:NON-RUNNER T:C A Murphy	164	—	12-222	145	146	-	59d	—	—	—	23.8	—	—
Non-runner

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Kitzbuhel	5/6	4/5	4/5
Predators Gold	6/1	6/1	6/1
Kappa Jy Pyke	8/1	8/1	8/1
Oscars Brother	9/1	9/1	9/1
Fleur In The Park	11/1	11/1	11/1
July Flower	12/1	12/1	12/1
Western Fold	18/1	16/1	18/1
Nowwhatdoyouthink	33/1	33/1	33/1
Spanish Harlem	40/1	33/1	33/1
Lovely Hurling	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Kitzbuhel

44.9

OR: 26.5 Form: 2.1 Odds: 16.3

5/6

2nd

Fleur In The Park

44.4

OR: 25.8 Form: 16.5 Odds: 2.1

11/1

3rd

Nowwhatdoyouthink

42.3

OR: 21.5 Form: 20 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Oscars Brother

36.3

OR: 25.3 Form: 8.5 Odds: 2.5

9/1

Western Fold

31.6

OR: 26.3 Form: 3.9 Odds: 1.5

18/1

Kappa Jy Pyke

28.6

OR: 25.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

8/1

Predators Gold

OR: 24 Form: 0 Odds: 4

6/1

Spanish Harlem

26.6

OR: 25.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

40/1

July Flower

24.8

OR: 23 Form: 0 Odds: 1.8

12/1

Lovely Hurling

23.8

OR: 23.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Kitzbuhel	156	164	151
Western Fold	155	162	140
Fleur In The Park	153	156	136
Spanish Harlem	153	161	146
Kappa Jy Pyke	152	158	129
Oscars Brother	151	161	145
Predators Gold	146	153	137
Lovely Hurling	145	146	—
July Flower	142	157	144
Nowwhatdoyouthink	136	148	120

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Oscars Brother	17d ago	Fit
Spanish Harlem	17d ago	Fit
Predators Gold	23d ago	Fit
Kappa Jy Pyke	23d ago	Fit
Fleur In The Park	23d ago	Fit
Western Fold	23d ago	Fit
Nowwhatdoyouthink	23d ago	Fit
July Flower	46d ago	Fresh
Kitzbuhel	48d ago	Fresh
Lovely Hurling	59d ago	Fresh