17:25 Punchestown

Tuesday 26 April 2022

All15:4016:1516:5017:2518:0018:3519:1019:45

William Hill Champion Chase (Grade 1)

  • 5YO plus  |   Class 1  |   2m  |   Good to Yielding (Yielding in places)  |   5 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 17:25  |   Winning time: 4m 8.2s
1st
Horse silk
4
4/7f
T: W P MullinsJ: P Townend
Tracked leader in 2nd, 3rd before 1st, 2nd at 4th, challenged leader at 7th, led narrowly 3 out, headed 2 out, soon ridden and led before last, asserted run-in, driven out op 8/13
2nd
Horse silk
8 ½
3
5/2
T: W P MullinsJ: Mr P W Mullins
Led at sedate early pace, not fluent at 2nd, pressed at 7th, headed 3 out, led narrowly 2 out, ridden and headed before last, no extra run-in op 9/4 tchd 11/4
3rd
Horse silk
6
5
11/1
T: H De BromheadJ: Rachael Blackmore
Veered left start, soon 3rd, 2nd before 1st, 3rd at 4th, bumped at 5th, dropped to 4th before 4 out where pecked, slight mistake 3 out, moderate 4th before 2 out, moderate 3rd before last, kept on same pace op 12/1
4th
Horse silk
11
2
28/1
T: H De BromheadJ: D N Russell
Towards rear, 4th after 1st, mistake and bumped rival at 5th, 3rd before 4 out where not fluent, moderate 3rd before 2 out, dropped to moderate 4th and weakened before last op 33/1

Also Ran

F
Horse silk
1
16/1
T: G ElliottJ: M P Walsh
Rear, slightly detached in 5th at 1st where mistake and fell

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€1.58Pl:€1.10, €1.50EX:€1.70Trifecta:€5.50SF:€2.49

Forecasts

Energumene (4/7), Chacun Pour Soi (5/2), Envoi Allen (11/1), Andy Dufresne (16/1), Captain Guinness (28/1)

Verdict

This is likely to boil down to a shootout between the Willie Mullins-trained duo, CHACUN POUR SOI and Energumene. It's no surprise that Paul Townend sticks with the up-and-coming Energumene following his Champion Chase victory at Cheltenham but preference is for his stablemate, who was bowling along nicely when unseating five-out in that race. Chacun Pour Soi landed this contest 12 months ago and has been beaten just once from nine starts over fences in Ireland. Andy Dufresne is third choice.

  1. CHACUN POUR SOI (FR)
  2. ENERGUMENE (FR)
  3. ANDY DUFRESNE (IRE)

Previous Winners

2021
Chacun Pour Soi
Weight: 12-0  |Age: 9
6/5

Prize Money

1st: €164,999.002nd: €54,999.003rd: €27,500.004th: €13,750.005th: €8,250.006th: €5,500.00

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