14:40 Down Royal
Saturday 1 November 2025
All11:5012:2513:0013:3514:1014:4015:1515:50
BetVictor Champion Chase (Grade 1)
- 5YO plus  |  Class 1  |  3m  |  Good to Yielding (Good in places )  |  5 Runners  |  Turf  |   Weighed In
- Off time: 14:42Â Â |Â Â Winning time: 6m 13.10s
T:Â H De BromheadJ:Â 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
T:Â N MeadeJ:Â 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
T:Â G ElliottJ:Â 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
T:Â G ElliottJ:Â 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
T:Â R K WatsonJ:Â Alex Harvey
Always last, soon trailing tailed off from halfway, completely tailed off op 400/1
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6
Stellar Story186
Weight: 11-10|Â Â Age: 8
T: G Elliott  J: Danny Gilligan
NR
5
Spillane's Tower185
Weight: 11-10|Â Â Age: 7
T: J J Mangan  J: Mark Walsh
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)
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.
- ENVOI ALLEN (FR)
- SPILLANE'S TOWER (IRE)
- FOUND A FIFTY (IRE)
Previous Winners
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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