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18:35 Punchestown

Tuesday 25 April 2023

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

Dooley Insurance Group Champion Novice Chase (Grade 1)

Off time: 18:35 | Winning time: 6m 29.9s

1^st

Feronily

611-10

7/1

T: E MullinsJ: D Meyler

Led, headed 3rd, regained lead 6th and made rest, ridden 2 out, stayed on well under pressure run-in op 10/1 tchd 6/1

2^nd

1 ¾

Appreciate It

911-10

7/2

T: W P MullinsJ: P Townend

Tracked leaders in 3rd, went 2nd at 10th, ridden in 2nd 2 out, edged left after last, kept on same pace inside final furlong op 3/1

3^rd

6 ½

James Du Berlais

711-10

12/1

T: W P MullinsJ: D A Jacob

Held up in last, left 5th at 12th, ridden in 4th after 3 out, 3rd 2 out, kept on without threatening leaders op 16/1 tchd 18/1

4^th

6 ½

Classic Getaway

711-10

9/2

T: W P MullinsJ: D E Mullins

Held up in touch in 5th, 3rd 4 out, ridden after 3 out, 4th 2 out, no impression on leaders op 4/1 tchd 5/1

Also Ran

Journey With Me

711-10

9/4f

T: H De BromheadJ: Rachael Blackmore

Tracked leader in 2nd, bad mistake 9th and mistake next, soon dropped to 3rd, fell at 12th

Sir Gerhard

811-10

7/2

T: W P MullinsJ: Mr P W Mullins

Tracked leaders, mistake 3rd and not fluent next, 4th 4 out, ridden and dropped to last next, weakened, trailing when pulled up before last op 4/1 tchd 9/2

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€8.00Pl:€2.90, €2.00EX:€31.40Trifecta:€185.00SF:€32.10

Forecasts

Journey With Me (9/4), Appreciate It (7/2), Sir Gerhard (7/2), Classic Getaway (9/2), Feronily (7/1), James Du Berlais (12/1)

This has a wide-open feel but JOURNEY WITH ME shaped like a horse well worth his place at Grade 1 level when successful at Naas in March and, returned to this longer trip, he could well be worth siding with to come out on top. Sir Gerhard, on the back of his second at Fairyhouse 16 days ago, and low-mileage Classic Getaway