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
1
jockey silk 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)
2 7
jockey silk 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 11¼
jockey silk 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
jockey silk 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)
F
jockey silk 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)
PU
jockey silk 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