14:10 Punchestown

Monday 19 December 2022

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John Durkan Memorial Punchestown Chase (Grade 1)

Off time: 14:10 | Winning time: 5m 37.40s

1^st

Galopin Des Champs

611-10

2/9f

T: W P MullinsJ: Paul Townend

Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, 2nd before 4 out, challenged travelling well entering straight, led before 2 out, pushed along to assert before last where 5 lengths lead, kept on well, easily tchd 2/11

2^nd

Fakir D'Oudairies

711-10

11/2

T: J P O'BrienJ: Mark Walsh

Tracked leaders, mistake 5th, 4th halfway, 3rd 4 out, pushed along after next, ridden and went 2nd after 2 out, no impression on winner before last, kept on one pace op 9/2 tchd 4/1

3^rd

1 ¼

Lifetime Ambition

711-10

18/1

T: Mrs J HarringtonJ: Sean O'Keeffe

Led, slight mistake 6th, not fluent 8th, pushed along after 3 out and joined entering straight, ridden and headed before 2 out, dropped to 3rd after 2 out, no impression, kept on one pace op 16/1 tchd 22/1

4^th

Haut En Couleurs

511-10

16/1

T: W P MullinsJ: B J Cooper

Held up in touch towards rear, not fluent 3rd, 6th halfway, went 4th after 3 out, ridden and no impression from next, kept on one pace op 25/1

5^th

Fastorslow

611-10

66/1

T: M BrassilJ: J J Slevin

Held up in touch, went 2nd before halfway, slight mistake 9th, dropped to 4th 4 out, pushed along in 5th after next, no extra tchd 80/1

6^th

Vanillier

711-10

50/1

T: G P CromwellJ: Keith Donoghue

Always towards rear, 5th halfway, pushed along in rear and no impression before 3 out, ridden and weakened before 2 out tchd 80/1

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Non-Runners

Fury Road⁴⁴

Weight: 11-10| Age: 8

T: G Elliott J: Jack Kennedy

Betting Breakdown

Pl:€2.50EX:€2.60Trifecta:€6.50SF:€2.21

Forecasts

Galopin Des Champs (2/9), Fakir D'Oudairies (11/2), Fury Road (12/1), Haut En Couleurs (16/1), Lifetime Ambition (18/1), Vanillier (50/1), Fastorslow (66/1)

The sky is the limit for GALOPIN DES CHAMPS, who would be unbeaten over fences but for falling at the last with the race in his mercy at the Cheltenham Festival in March. His jumping has otherwise been pretty much foot-perfect since switched to fences and he is taken to provide Willie Mullins with yet another winner in this prestigious contest. Fakir d'Oudairies is taken to better his fourth-place finish in this last year and follow the selection home, ahead of Lifetime Ambition and Fury Road.

GALOPIN DES CHAMPS (FR)
FAKIR D'OUDAIRIES (FR)
LIFETIME AMBITION (IRE)

Previous Winners

2021

Allaho

Weight: 11-12 |Age: 7

J: Mr P W Mullins | T: W P Mullins

7/2

Prize Money

1st: €48,000.002nd: €16,000.003rd: €8,000.004th: €4,000.005th: €2,400.006th: €1,601.00