2025-04-29 Punchestown 16:50
Punchestown

Dooley Insurance Group Champion Novice Chase (Grade 1)

Distance: 3m213y

Going: Yielding

Prize: €73,750

Runners: 8

Winning time: 6m 20.60s (slow by 15.60s)

Age: 5yo+

Class: Class 1

2 Champ Kiely

J:Danny Mullins T:W P Mullins

Age:9 Weight:11st 10lbs

OR:150 SP:22/1

Prominent on inner early - soon in touch with leaders - headway 5 out - went second after 3 out - led after 2 out - pushed along and clear approaching last - ridden and went further clear run-in(op 25/1 tchd 18/1)

2 6½

1 Ballyburn

J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins

Age:7 Weight:11st 10lbs

OR:160 SP:11/8F

Raced in second - not fluent 5th - led halfway - joined briefly 5 out - pushed along before 2 out - headed after 2 out - kept on - no match for winner(op 13/8)

3 11 17½

8 Stellar Story

J:Danny Gilligan T:Gordon Elliott

Age:8 Weight:11st 10lbs

OR:154 SP:14/1

In touch with leaders - good headway and prominent 5 out - not fluent 3 out - outpaced before 2 out - kept on and went third again approaching last - no match for first two(op 10/1)

4 14 31½

3 Gorgeous Tom

J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead

Age:7 Weight:11st 10lbs

OR:150 SP:14/1

In touch with leaders - soon went third - dropped to rear after 5 out - detached before 2 out(op 12/1 tchd 11/1)

5 hd 31¾

9 Don't Rightly Know

J:Harry Cobden T:Polly Gundry

Age:10 Weight:11st 3lbs

OR:144 SP:40/1

Unruly at the post - led narrowly 1st - headed and raced in second halfway - briefly disputed lead 5 out - weakened from 2 out(tchd 33/1)

6 Lecky Watson

J:Sean O'Keeffe T:W P Mullins

Age:7 Weight:11st 10lbs

OR:159 SP:9/2

Held up in midfield - fell 5th(tchd 4/1)

4 Ile Atlantique

J:Mr P W Mullins T:W P Mullins

Age:7 Weight:11st 10lbs

OR:153 SP:16/1

Held up in rear - mistake 3rd - slightly hampered 5th - fell 10th(op 18/1)

5 Impaire Et Passe

J:J J Slevin T:W P Mullins

Age:7 Weight:11st 10lbs

OR:159 SP:11/4

Towards rear - mistake 1st - brought down 5th(op 5/2)

Slade Steel

J:Rachael Blackmore T:Henry De Bromhead

Age:7 Weight:11st 10lbs

OR:- SP: -

Betting breakdown

Tote win: €23

Tote place: €3.60 €1.20 €2.30

Exacta: €74.40

Trifecta: €609.40

Tricast: €463.20

CSF: €54.39