Barberstown Castle Novice Chase (Grade 1) Racecard

Channel: RTE2
Distance: 2m 75y
Going: Yielding

Runners: 5
Type: Chase Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Rain

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Kopek Des Bordes

Selected at: 2/5

Kopek Des Bordes is an absolute monster of a horse when at the top of his game and a bad mistake at the last scuppered his momentum when delivering a challenge in the Arkle. A clear round of jumping here would make Willie Mullins’ gelding very hard to beat.

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Irish Panther ^h

J: Kieren Buckley

T: Eddie & Patrick Harty

2 x Distance Winner - Won 2 times before at this distance

3-1126

Age: 9

Weight: 11-12

OR: 152

Days: 50

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
11 Mar 26	Chl Cheltenham	16f GS	ChG1	11-10 h	6/10	Il Etait Temps (24L)	16/1	153	153
26 Dec 25	Leo Leopardstown	17f Y	NvChG1	11-12 h	2/9	Romeo Coolio (½L)	12/1	-	156
9 Nov 25	Naa Naas	16f Sft	Ch	11-12 h	1/16	Jacob's Ladder (8L)	5/1	-	147
23 Oct 25	Clo Clonmel	17f Y	MdH	11-5 h	1/7	In The Trenches (31L)	2/9F	128	133
29 Apr 25	Pun Punchestown	16.5f Y	HcHL	9-11 h	3/17	Ascending Lark (2¼L)	9/1	125	128
14 Mar 25	Chl Cheltenham	17f GS	HcHG3	9-11 ht¹	10/16	Kargese (7L)	12/1	128	125

Jacob's Ladder ^p

J: Jack Kennedy

T: Gordon Elliott

4 x Distance Winner - Won 4 times before at this distance

312114

Age: 7

Weight: 11-12

OR: 150

Days: 25

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
5 Apr 26	Fai Fairyhouse	20f Y/Sft	ChG1	11-10 p	4/8	Fleur In The Park (10½L)	8/1	151	140
28 Feb 26	Nav Navan	16f Hy	NvChG3	11-1 p	1/5	Lovely Hurling (1¼L)	8/13F	151	144
2 Feb 26	Leo Leopardstown	17f Sft	HcChL	11-8 p	1/14	Golden Joy (5L)	2/1F	143	154
11 Jan 26	Pun Punchestown	19.5f Sft	NvChG3	11-2 p	2/5	Kappa Jy Pyke (3½L)	7/1	138	146
13 Dec 25	Fai Fairyhouse	16.5f Sft	Ch	11-12 p¹	1/13	Karoline Banbou (4¼L)	100/30	-	143
29 Nov 25	Fai Fairyhouse	21.5f Y/Sft	Ch	11-12	3/15	Jimmy Du Seuil (22L)	7/2	-	129

Kopek Des Bordes ^h

J: Paul Townend

T: W P Mullins

5 x Distance Winner - Won 5 times before at this distance

Distance Specialist - 5 wins from 7 starts at this distance (71%)

114-12

Age: 6

Weight: 11-12

OR: 161

Days: 51

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
10 Mar 26	Chl Cheltenham	16f GS	NvChG1	11-7 h	2/6	Kargese (2¼L)	11/8	158	167
17 Nov 25	Nav Navan	17f Sft/Hy	Ch	11-12 h	1/11	Lovely Hurling (13L)	2/9F	-	156
29 Apr 25	Pun Punchestown	16.5f Y	NvHG1	11-12 h	4/6	Irancy (31L)	30/100F	159	125
11 Mar 25	Chl Cheltenham	16.5f GS	NvHG1	11-7 h¹	1/11	William Munny (1¾L)	4/6F	157	160
2 Feb 25	Leo Leopardstown	16f Sft	NvHG1	11-12	1/10	Karniquet (13L)	4/5F	-	157
26 Dec 24	Leo Leopardstown	16f Y	4yMdH	11-7	1/23	Kawaboomga (2¾L)	4/6F	-	140

Pure Steel

J: Mark Walsh

T: James Joseph Mangan

2 x C&D Winner - Won 2 times before on this course at this distance

3 x Distance Winner - Won 3 times before at this distance

Course Specialist - 2 wins from 3 starts here (67%)

Distance Specialist - 3 wins from 5 starts at this distance (60%)

-3151U

Age: 6

Weight: 11-12

OR: 145

Days: 25

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
5 Apr 26	Fai Fairyhouse	20f Y/Sft	ChG1	11-10	UR/8	Fleur In The Park ()	16/1	145	145
15 Feb 26	Pun Punchestown	16.5f Hy	NvCh	11-9	1/4	Break My Soul (12L)	5/6F	138	146
11 Jan 26	Pun Punchestown	19.5f Sft	NvChG3	11-2	5/5	Kappa Jy Pyke (49L)	6/1	139	100
11 Dec 25	Pun Punchestown	16.5f Hy	NvCh	11-5	1/7	Coral River (3¼L)	5/2	-	136
9 Nov 25	Naa Naas	16f Sft	Ch	11-12	3/16	Irish Panther (12½L)	33/1	-	130
17 Jan 25	Cor Cork	17f Y/Sft	MdH	11-12	1/11	Luker's Tipple (1¾L)	4/5F	-	123

Salvator Mundi ^t

J: Harry Cobden

T: W P Mullins

Course Winner - Won before at this course

3 x Distance Winner - Won 3 times before at this distance

Beaten Favourite - Losing favourite last time out

Cold Recent Form Jockey - 1 wins from 29 in the last 14 days (3%)

2-2612

Age: 6

Weight: 11-12

OR: 149

Days: 19

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
11 Apr 26	Ain Aintree	16f GS	NvChG1	11-7 t	2/8	Mirabad (6L)	8/11F	152	155
5 Feb 26	Thu Thurles	18f Sft	Ch	11-12 t	1/10	Fishery Lane (28L)	1/7F	-	153
26 Dec 25	Leo Leopardstown	17f Y	NvChG1	11-12 ht	6/9	Romeo Coolio (22L)	9/2	-	135
27 Nov 25	Thu Thurles	18.5f Gd/Y	Ch	11-12 ht	2/8	Kappa Jy Pyke (1¼L)	1/7F	-	135
29 Apr 25	Pun Punchestown	16.5f Y	NvHG1	11-12 t	2/6	Irancy (9L)	100/30	156	147
4 Apr 25	Ain Aintree	16.5f Gd	NvHG1	11-7 t	1/9	Romeo Coolio (7L)	7/2	142	155

4/6 Kopek Des Bordes,

5/1 Irish Panther,

Jacob's Ladder,

13/2 Salvator Mundi,

12/1 Pure Steel

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