18:00 Punchestown

Tuesday 29 April 2025

All14:3015:0515:4016:1516:5017:2518:0018:35

William Hill Champion Chase (Grade 1)

Off time: 18:00 | Winning time: 4m 0.40s

1^st

Marine Nationale

811-12

2/1

T: B ConnellJ: Sean Flanagan

Held up behind leaders, 4th halfway, ridden to close entering straight, challenged on bridle 2 out, soon disputed travelling best, led before last, ridden to assert run-in and stretched clear late on op 9/4 tchd 5/2

2^nd

Captain Guinness

1011-12

28/1

T: H De BromheadJ: Rachael Blackmore

Tracked leader, challenged 4 out, ridden in close 2nd entering straight, disputed 2 out, headed before last, kept on one pace tchd 33/1

3^rd

4 ¼

Solness

711-12

11/1

T: J P O'BrienJ: J J Slevin

Led, slight mistake 5th, mistake 5 out, pressed 4 out, ridden entering straight, joined 2 out, headed after 2 out, no extra in 3rd before last, kept on one pace op 10/1

4^th

Fact To File

811-12

11/10f

T: W P MullinsJ: Mark Walsh

Jumped slightly right 1st, soon held up behind leaders, 5th halfway, niggled along before 4 out, not fluent 3 out and ridden, soon no extra op Evens tchd 5/6

Also Ran

El Fabiolo

811-12

5/1

T: W P MullinsJ: Paul Townend

Held up early, closer in 3rd halfway, improved to press leaders 3 out, ridden in close 3rd entering straight, disputing when fell 2 out op 11/2

Senecia

811-12

100/1

T: V HalleyJ: Phillip Enright

Tracked leaders, bad mistake 3rd, soon dropped to rear, no extra before 3 out, pulled up before 2 out op 150/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€3.00Pl:€1.20, €3.00EX:€34.40Trifecta:€160.10SF:€35.87

Forecasts

Fact To File (11/10), Marine Nationale (2/1), El Fabiolo (5/1), Solness (11/1), Captain Guinness (28/1), Senecia (100/1)

Dropping to 2m represents a new challenge for FACT TO FILE but he has barely put a foot wrong thus far and the way he travels in his races offers plenty of hope that the tools needed for this particular test are indeed within his arsenal. The manner of his victory in the Ryanair at the Cheltenham Festival suggests that he's still improving. The clear main danger is Marine Nationale, who also scaled new heights at Cheltenham last month, while Solness will also be a threat if allowed a soft lead.

FACT TO FILE (FR)
MARINE NATIONALE (IRE)
SOLNESS (FR)

Previous Winners

2024

Banbridge

Weight: 11-12 |Age: 8

J: J J Slevin | T: J P O'Brien

6/1

Prize Money

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