Punchestown

William Hill Champion Chase (Grade 1)

Distance: 2m98y

Going: Yielding

Prize: €177,000

Runners: 6

Winning time: 4m 0.40s (fast by 3.50s)

Age: 5yo+

Class: Class 1

4 Marine Nationale

J: Sean Flanagan

T: Barry Connell

Age: 8

Weight: 11st 12lbs

OR: 167

SP: 2/1

Towards rear but in touch with leaders - smooth headway when bit short of room 3 out - challenging after 2 out - led going best approaching last - pushed out and went clear run-in - comfortably(op 9/4 tchd 5/2)

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1 Captain Guinness

J: Rachael Blackmore

T: Henry De Bromhead

Age: 10

Weight: 11st 12lbs

OR: 157

SP: 28/1

Raced in second - challenging 2 out - no chance with winner from last - kept on(tchd 33/1)

3 4¼ 11¼

6 Solness

J: J J Slevin

T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien

Age: 7

Weight: 11st 12lbs

OR: 161

SP: 11/1

Soon led - not fluent 5 out - joined 2 out - headed and lost two places approaching last - not fluent last - kept on(op 10/1)

4 27 38¼

3 Fact To File

J: Mark Walsh

T: W P Mullins

Age: 8

Weight: 11st 12lbs

OR: 172

SP: 11/10F

Towards rear - nudged along after 5 out - pushed along and detached after 3 out - soon no extra (vet reported gelding to have an abrasion on his inside left fore fetlock but otherwise to be post race normal)(op Evens tchd 5/6)

2 El Fabiolo

J: Paul Townend

T: W P Mullins

Age: 8

Weight: 11st 12lbs

OR: 168

SP: 5/1

Held up in rear - headway 4th - in touch with leaders halfway - disputing lead when fell 2 out(op 11/2)

5 Senecia

J: Phillip Enright

T: Vincent Laurence Halley

Age: 8

Weight: 11st 12lbs

OR: 150

SP: 100/1

Raced in third - mistake 3rd - dropped to rear 4th - detached before 3 out - pulled up before 2 out (jockey said gelding made a bad mistake down the back)(op 150/1)

Betting breakdown

Tote win: €3

Tote place: €1.20 €3

Exacta: €34.40

Trifecta: €160.10

CSF: €35.87