Pied Piper Horse Racing Form | Punchestown 17:25 28th April 2023

Pied Piper' Form | 28th April 2023

28th April 2023 Paddy Power Champion Hurdle (Grade 1)

Age
5
Weight
11-12
Trainer
G Elliott
(Last 14 Days: 9-59, 15.25%)
Owner
Mrs M Roden & Mrs R Nolan
Sex
gelding
Breeder
The Queen
Colour
Chestnut
Foaling Date
2018-02-01
Race Type
Hurdle Turf
Class
1
Classifications
Champion, Grade, Hurdle, Grade 1
Ground
Yielding
Distance
2m 0f 0y
Runners
6
Prize Money
£300,000
Is Pied Piper Improving?
Does Pied Piper Suit This Race
Horse Strength

43.6%

Session: 6817

Going % good races

13.11%

44 of 61

Distance % good races

12.11%

8 of 61

Class % good races

43.6%

18 of 179

Race Type % good races

60.5%

18 of 179

Course % good races

60.5%

18 of 179

Pied Piper Statistics
Date Course/Class/Distance/Type/Prize
Classifications
Weight
Headgear
Going Finish Pos./No. Of Runners - Dist. Won/Beaten/Finish Time
In Running Comments
Trainer
Jockey
SP BF Odds
Plc Odds
OR
0 2023-03-17 14:10 Cheltenham / 1 / 2m 0f 179y / Hurdle Turf / 100K
Handicap, Hurdle
11-13
Tongue Strap
Soft 2 /24 - btn 0.2 Faivoir 10-7 4m 6.16s

mid-division, effort from 2 out, led and pecked last, soon headed, every chance flat, stayed on, just held

G Elliott
D N Russell
13 18.04
4.24
154
1 2023-02-05 15:10 Leopardstown / 1 / 2m 0f 0y / Hurdle Turf / 200K
Champion, Grade, Hurdle, Grade 1
11-12
Tongue Strap
Yielding 4 /5 - btn 6.5 State Man 11-12 3m 53.35s

held up in touch on inner, 3rd halfway, 4th before 2 out, ridden and no impression in 4th before last, kept on one pace

G Elliott
D N Russell
67 127.34
18.43
147
2 2022-12-29 14:20 Leopardstown / 1 / 2m 0f 0y / Hurdle Turf / 150K
Grade, Hurdle, Grade 1
11-12
Tongue Strap
Soft 5 /5 - btn 154.25 State Man 11-12 4m 26.55s

towards rear, 4th 4 out, weakened and detached before last (normal 2 out), eased after last, completely tailed off

G Elliott
J W Kennedy
13 18.25
4.46
147
3 2022-11-04 14:05 Down Royal / 1 / 2m 0f 190y / Hurdle Turf / 50K
Grade, Hurdle, Grade 2
11-10
Tongue Strap
Yielding To Soft 1 /4 - win 3.25 David Garrick 11-0 4m 17.4s

made all, slight mistake 5th, travelling well 2 out, slight mistake at last and briefly pushed along, stayed on well, easily

G Elliott
J W Kennedy
1.12 1.12
1.04
147
4 2022-10-22 14:40 Cheltenham / 2 / 2m 0f 87y / Hurdle Turf / 40K
Hurdle
11-8
Tongue Strap
Good 1 /5 - win 2.75 Knight Salute 11-8 4m 1.43s

keen and prominent until steadied after 1st, held up in touch, challenged 2 out, led last, quickened flat, readily

G Elliott
J W Kennedy
1.83 1.96
1.36
145
5 2022-06-14 17:00 Ascot / 2 / 2m 3f 210y / Flat Turf / 100K
Handicap, Heritage, Stakes
9-7
Tongue Strap
Good To Firm 6 /19 - btn 3.8 Coltrane 9-5 4m 27.01s

went left start, held up towards rear, headway 3f out, not clear run and switched left entering final 2f, kept on one pace

G Elliott
J P Spencer
7.5 9.8
2.64
96
6 2022-04-07 14:20 Aintree / 1 / 2m 0f 209y / Hurdle Turf / 110K
Grade, Hurdle, Juvenile, Grade 1
11-0 Good To Soft D/9 9 Knight Salute

held up rear of mid-division, headway final bend, challenged 3 out, led 2 out, drifted left going to last, pressed flat, headed close home, joined leader post, demoted to 2nd

G Elliott
D N Russell
1.91 2.08
1.18
145
7 2022-03-18 13:30 Cheltenham / 1 / 2m 0f 179y / Hurdle Turf / 135K
Grade, Hurdle, Triumph, Grade 1
11-0 Good To Soft 3 /12 - btn 2.8 Vauban 11-0 4m 6.359s

restrained in midfield, awkward 1st, headway travelling strongly 2 out, almost upsides before last, close up flat, no extra close home

G Elliott
J W Kennedy
4.5 6.18
1.91
142
8 2022-01-29 12:45 Cheltenham / 1 / 2m 0f 179y / Hurdle Turf / 60K
Grade, Hurdle, Juvenile, Triumph, Grade 2
11-0 Good 1 /8 - win 9 Moka De Vassy 11-0 4m 7.75s

bit keen early, waited with towards rear, smooth headway before 2 out, tracking leaders and switched right turning in, soon 2nd, led on bit before the last, soon clear, impressive

G Elliott
D N Russell
2.38 2.5
1.29
9 2021-12-31 12:45 Punchestown / 1m 7f 120y / Hurdle Turf / 12K
Hurdle, Maiden
11-2 Heavy 1 /20 - win 0.5 Vauban 11-2 4m 7.2s

prominent 1st, soon chased leader, 2nd halfway, slight mistake 3 out, led after 4 out, ridden and pressed before last, kept on well run-in, pressed close home

G Elliott
D N Russell
4.2 5.2
1.5
10 2021-10-05 14:47 Leicester / 3 / 1m 2f 0y / Flat Turf / 15K
Handicap
9-3
Blinkers
Heavy 1 /9 - win 4 Irish Legend 9-7 2m 13.14s

kept bit wide, tracked leaders in 3rd, went 2nd going well 3f out, led inside final 2f, clear over 1f out, stayed on strongly

J & T Gosden
R Havlin
8 9.37
2.7
89
11 2021-09-16 16:25 Yarmouth / 3 / 1m 2f 23y / Flat Turf / 15K
Handicap
9-7
Cheekpieces
Good 3 /7 - btn 2.25 Forest Falcon 9-4 2m 10.55s

in rear, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, kept on one pace

J & T Gosden
R Havlin
4.33 5.2
1.65
89
12 2021-08-25 20:30 Kempton / 3 / 1m 2f 219y / Flat AW / 14K
Handicap
9-7 Standard To Slow 3 /7 - btn 1.45 Tribal Art 8-13 2m 24.042s

steadied and switched right start, held up off the pace in last trio, headway on inside over 2f out, 3rd and one pace final furlong

J & T Gosden
R Havlin
6.5 7.6
3
90
13 2021-07-28 13:50 Goodwood / 2 / 1m 3f 218y / Flat Turf / 50K
Handicap
8-13
Cheekpieces
Soft 5 /13 - btn 8.25 Nagano 9-3 2m 46.102s

raced keenly, led until inside final 2f, soon lost 2nd, 2f weakened over 1f out

J & T Gosden
L Dettori
17 22.49
5.89
90
14 2021-07-10 17:00 Newmarket / 3 / 1m 4f 0y / Flat Turf / 25K
Handicap
9-2
Cheekpieces
Good To Firm 3 /8 - btn 2.25 Duke Of Condicote 9-5 2m 34.86s

led after 2f, headed narrowly over 3f out, ridden to lead again entering final furlong, headed inside final furlong, kept on one pace

J & T Gosden
L Dettori
8 8.85
2.49
90
15 2021-06-16 15:05 Ascot / 1 / 1m 6f 34y / Flat Turf / 200K
Group, Group 2
9-0
Cheekpieces
Good To Firm 10 /13 - btn 8.55 Kemari 9-0 3m 5.73s

raced keenly in mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, no progress, ridden and beaten inside final 2f

J & T Gosden
R Havlin
81 82.07
22.37
86
16 2021-05-20 17:55 Sandown / 4 / 1m 6f 0y / Flat Turf / 9.25K
Handicap
9-13
Blinkers
Soft 3 /6 - btn 7.7 Zinc White 9-2 3m 20.715s

keen tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace

J & T Gosden
L Dettori
6.5 7.6
3.2
86
17 2021-04-29 17:40 Chelmsford / 4 / 1m 6f 0y / Flat AW / 9.25K
Handicap
9-8 Standard 2 /3 - btn 4 Golden Flame 9-7 3m 1.06s

chased leader, close up when ridden 2f out, went wide on bend over 1f out, weakened final furlong

J & T Gosden
R Havlin
3.12 3.45
86
18 2020-10-21 14:10 Newmarket / 3 / 1m 2f 0y / Flat Turf / 10K
Maiden, Stakes
9-5 Heavy 1 /7 - win 1.75 Arthur's Realm 9-5 2m 12.99s

close up, headway over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, led inside final furlong, edged left towards finish

J & T Gosden
R Havlin
4.5 5.2
2.34
78
19 2020-09-03 14:20 Haydock / 4 / 0m 7f 212y / Flat Turf / 8K
Novice, Stakes
9-0 Soft 2 /10 - btn 1.25 Pleasant Man 9-0 1m 48.043s

dwelt start, tracked leader, ridden 2f out, soon edged left, went second inside final furlong, kept on, always held

J & T Gosden
R Havlin
3.5 4
1.63
20 2020-08-07 14:20 Sandown / 5 / 1m 0f 0y / Flat Turf / 6.4K
Maiden, Stakes
9-5 Good To Firm 6 /8 - btn 7.05 Recovery Run 9-5 1m 45.76s

coltish, slowly away, towards rear, ran green early, ridden 2f out, soon outpaced, behind but keeping on when not clear run inside final furlong

J & T Gosden
R Havlin
12 14.25
3.05