Punchestown (IRE)
17:25
William Hill Champion Chase
Punchestown (IRE) Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2024 Distance: 2m½f Type: Chase Going: Yielding Surface: Turf
Win: €7 Place: €1.80 €1.20 €1.10 Exacta: €33.40 Tricast: €66.91 Trifecta: €79.50
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 2 Banbridge (IRE) 8 G Good Joseph Patrick O'Brien 166 lbs 6/1 Won Midfield - towards rear 3rd - pushed along and headway after 3 out - went third after 2 out - ridden and ran on well run-in - led final stride(op 11/2 tchd 5/1)
2nd 3 Captain Guinness (IRE) 9 G AVG Henry De Bromhead 166 lbs 6/1 0.3 Held up in midfield - in touch with leaders 4 out - led just before 2 out - ridden approaching last - ran on well run-in - headed final stride(op 7/1 tchd 11/2)
3rd 8 Dinoblue (FR) 8 M Good W P Mullins 159 lbs 11/10F 1.25 In touch with leaders - dropped to midfield 5 out - pushed along and headway after 3 out - went second and ridden after 2 out - lost second towards finish(op Evens tchd 6/5)
4th 9 Maskada (FR) 7 M Good Henry De Bromhead 159 lbs 50/1 13 In rear - not fluent 1st - outpaced after 3 out - stayed on after 2 out - not pace to challenge(op 66/1)
5th 4 Dysart Dynamo (IRE) 5 G AVG W P Mullins 166 lbs 10/1 6.5 Disputed lead - led clearly after 1st - 5 lengths ahead 3rd - much reduced lead 5 out - headed just before 2 out - weakened after 2 out(op 20/1)
6th 7 Saint Sam (FR) 8 G Good W P Mullins 166 lbs 20/1 13 Disputed lead - not fluent 1st - soon prominent - weakened from 4 out(op 22/1 tchd 18/1)
7th 1 Ash Tree Meadow (FR) 8 G Good Gordon Elliott 166 lbs 50/1 1.5 Prominent - weakened after 3 out - mistake 2 out(tchd 40/1)
99th 5 Fil Dor (FR) 6 G AVG Gordon Elliott 166 lbs 20/1 - In rear - detached 4th - pulled up before 4 out (jockey said gelding never travelled)(tchd 22/1)
99th 6 Gentleman De Mee (FR) 8 G AVG W P Mullins 166 lbs 11/2 - Held up in midfield - mistake and unseated 2nd(op 9/2)