17:30 Punchestown

Wednesday 30 April 2025

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Ladbrokes Punchestown Gold Cup (Grade 1)

  • 5YO plus  |   Class 1  |   3m 213y  |   Yielding  |   4 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 17:30  |   Winning time: 6m 19.70s
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Cloth number
Odds
Star rating
Horse A-Z
Show odds
1
Horse silk
Banbridgep47
Age: 9|  Weight: 11-10| J: J J Slevin| T: J P O'Brien| OR:  167| C
4/1
Proved suited by the return to 3m when overhauling Il Est Francais in the King George at Kempton. Disappointing in the Cheltenham Gold Cup sincebut he did bounce back from a poor run at the Cheltenham Festival to win at this meeting last year.
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Timeform
2
Horse silk
Galopin Des Champs47
Age: 9|  Weight: 11-10| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| OR:  175| BF| C
5/6
Top-class chaser. Course winner. Didn't seem quite himself when unable to complete a Cheltenham Gold Cup hat-trick last month but looked as good as ever at Leopardstown over the winter. Second to Fastorslow in the last 2 runnings of this. The one to beat.
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3
Horse silk
Monty's Star47
Age: 8|  Weight: 11-10| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR:  159| C
13/2
High-class chaser. Course winner. Creditable 19¼ lengths fourth of 9 to Inothewayurthinkin in Cheltenham Gold Cup at Cheltenham 47 days ago but Galopin Des Champs holds him on that form.
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4
Horse silk
Spillane's Tower125
Age: 7|  Weight: 11-10| J: Mark Walsh| T: J J Mangan| OR:  164| BF| CD
4/1
Top-class chaser who won the Champion Novice over C&D at this meeting last year. Improved again when second to Fact To File in John Durkan here on return in November but not at best when 17¼ lengths fifth of 11 to Banbridge in King George at Kempton in December. Off since.
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Timeform

Forecasts

Galopin Des Champs (5/6), Spillane's Tower (4/1), Banbridge (4/1), Monty's Star (13/2)

Verdict

No Fastorslow this year so perhaps it'll be third time lucky in this race for GALOPIN DES CHAMPS. Banbridge is narrowly preferred to Spillane's Tower for the forecast spot.

  1. Galopin Des Champs5/6
  2. Banbridge4/1
  3. Spillane's Tower4/1

Previous Winners

2024
Fastorslow
Weight: 11-10  |Age: 8
J: J J Slevin  |  T: M Brassil
7/2

Prize Money

1st: €180,000.002nd: €60,000.003rd: €30,000.004th: €15,000.005th: €9,000.006th: €6,000.00

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