William Hill Champion Chase (Grade 1) – Punchestown · The Final Fence

Punchestown

17:25

William Hill Champion Chase (Grade 1)

Date 2023-04-25

Distance 2m

Class Class 1

Going Yielding To Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize €177,000

Runners (6)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Silk	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
3		Energumene Brown J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	166	—	11-131	176	180	169	41d	—	—	-14	50	0.06/1	1/4 80%
Last year's winner the undisputed champion 2m chaser and the one they all have to beat
4		Gentleman De Mee Bay J:Mark Walsh T:W P Mullins	J:Mark Walsh T:W P Mullins	166	ht	1-U461	167	172	142	79d	—	—	+28	39.6	1.25/1	6 17%
Impressed at Leopardstown; similar conditions likely here so could go well
1		Blue Lord Bay J:Daryl Jacob T:W P Mullins	J:Daryl Jacob T:W P Mullins	166	t	1-1128	165	171	154	40d	—	—	+31	37.7	2.75/1	12 8%
Disappointed twice since Leopardstown Christmas win; likely strong pace here will suit
2		Chacun Pour Soi Bay J:Danny Mullins T:W P Mullins	J:Danny Mullins T:W P Mullins	166	—	2-3393	157	169	137	16d	—	—	+28	31.2	8.00/1	33 3%
2021 winner but age clearly catching up with him and hard to fancy
6		Magic Daze Bay J:Rachael Blackmore T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Rachael Blackmore T:Henry De Bromhead	159	t	1-221R	146	160	143	39d	—	—	+29	31.7	9.75/1	40 3%
Mare faces by far her stiffest task to-date and unlikely to get her own way in front
NR		Rebel Gold Bay J:TBC T:Patrick T Foley	J: T:Patrick T Foley	166	t	652151	145	152	122	58d	—	—	+39	40.7	16.25/1	66 2%
Veteran in the form of his life but faces an altogether different calibre of opponent here

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Energumene	1/4	1/4	1/4	1/4	1/4
Gentleman De Mee	6	6	6	6	6
Blue Lord	12	12	10	11	10
Chacun Pour Soi	28	33	22	25	25
Magic Daze	40	40	33	40	33
Rebel Gold	66	66	50	66	50

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Energumene

50

OR: 30 Form: 0 Odds: 20

1/4

2nd

Rebel Gold

40.7

OR: 23.8 Form: 16.5 Odds: 0.5

66

3rd

Gentleman De Mee

39.6

OR: 29.3 Form: 7 Odds: 3.3

6

4

Blue Lord

37.7

OR: 28.8 Form: 7 Odds: 1.9

12

5

Magic Daze

31.7

OR: 24 Form: 7 Odds: 0.7

40

6

Chacun Pour Soi

31.2

OR: 26.8 Form: 3.5 Odds: 1

33

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Energumene	176	180	169
Gentleman De Mee	167	172	142
Blue Lord	165	171	154
Chacun Pour Soi	157	169	137
Magic Daze	146	160	143
Rebel Gold	145	152	122

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Chacun Pour Soi	16d ago	Fit
Magic Daze	39d ago	Fit
Blue Lord	40d ago	Fit
Energumene	41d ago	Fit
Rebel Gold	58d ago	Fresh
Gentleman De Mee	79d ago	Fresh