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Saturday 1 November 2025

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BetVictor Champion Chase (Grade 1)

  • 5YO plus  |   Class 1  |   3m  |   Good to Yielding (Good in places )  |   5 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:42  |   Winning time: 6m 13.1s
1st
Horse silk
2
11/4
T: H De BromheadJ: Darragh O'Keeffe
Tracked leader in 2nd, 3rd from 6th, good headway to dispute lead travelling well 3 out, ridden and led 2 out, stayed on well run-in op 10/3
2nd
Horse silk
3 ¾
1
9/2
T: N MeadeJ: Donagh Meyler
Held up in 4th, headway into 2nd at 6th, not fluent next, led 4 out, ridden and strongly pressed next, headed 2 out, no impression on winner inside final furlong, kept on same pace op 5/1 tchd 4/1 and tchd 11/2
3rd
Horse silk
1 ½
7
9/4
T: G ElliottJ: Danny Gilligan
Led, not fluent 10th, headed 4 out, ridden in 3rd next, no impression on leaders, kept on one pace in 3rd run-in op 13/8 tchd 5/2
4th
Horse silk
1 ¼
4
2/1f
T: G ElliottJ: Jack Kennedy
Tracked leaders in 3rd, took keen hold, 4th from 5th, ridden in moderate 4th 3 out, no impression on leaders op 9/4 tchd 13/8
5th
Horse silk
99
3
300/1
T: R K WatsonJ: Alex Harvey
Always last, soon trailing tailed off from halfway, completely tailed off op 400/1
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Non-Runners

5
Horse silk
Spillane's Tower185
Weight: 11-10|  Age: 7
T: J J Mangan  J: Mark Walsh
NR
6
Horse silk
Stellar Story186
Weight: 11-10|  Age: 8
T: G Elliott  J: Danny Gilligan
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.75Pl:£1.30, £2.10EX:£12.40Trifecta:£23.40SF:£14.50

Forecasts

Found A Fifty (2/1), Spillane's Tower (2/1), Western Fold (9/4), Envoi Allen (11/4), Affordale Fury (9/2), Stellar Story (14/1), Flash Collonges (300/1)

Verdict

ENVOI ALLEN is closing on his 12th birthday but has an outstanding record at this fixture and can bring the house down and become the first 3-time winner of this Grade 1. Spillane's Tower was a little disappointing in the King George and Punchestown Gold Cup on his final 2 outings last season but this 7-y-o still has time on his side and can bounce back and provide the chief threat ahead of Found A Fifty, who steps up to 3m for the first time now.

  1. ENVOI ALLEN (FR)
  2. SPILLANE'S TOWER (IRE)
  3. FOUND A FIFTY (IRE)

Previous Winners

2024
Envoi Allen
Weight: 11-10  |Age: 10
3/1

Prize Money

1st: €96,000.002nd: €32,000.003rd: €16,000.004th: €8,001.005th: €4,800.006th: €3,200.00

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