William Hill Champion Chase (Grade 1) – Punchestown

Punchestown

17:25

William Hill Champion Chase (Grade 1)

Date 2024-04-30

Distance 2m98y

Class Class 1

Going Yielding

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize €177,000

Runners (9)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
8	Dinoblue Chestnut J:Mark Walsh T:W P Mullins	J:Mark Walsh T:W P Mullins	159	—	1-1122	158	171	143	46d	—	—	+9	45.9	0.30/1	6/5 45%
Just failed in mares' chase at Cheltenham, Dublin Chase second underlines her chance
2	Banbridge Chestnut J:J J Slevin T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	J:J J Slevin T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	166	p	321-19	161	171	153	47d	—	—	+19	31.4	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Not suited by soft ground when running poorly in the Ryanair, solid chance on overall form
6	Gentleman De Mee Bay J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	166	ht	14-242	162	168	151	48d	—	—	+18	32	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Second of three finishers behind Captain Guinness at Cheltenham, looks held by Dinoblue
3	Captain Guinness Bay J:Rachael Blackmore T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Rachael Blackmore T:Henry De Bromhead	166	—	2-1P31	164	169	155	48d	—	—	+24	35.1	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Grade 1 winner at the 14th attempt in Champion Chase, should go close but is vulnerable
4	Dysart Dynamo Bay J:Sean O'Keeffe T:W P Mullins	J:Sean O'Keeffe T:W P Mullins	166	t	4F2-3F	152	158	131	125d	—	—	+22	26.8	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Only two runs this season and the champion trainer has stronger challengers for this
5	Fil Dor Grey J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	166	t	6-2273	150	158	132	29d	—	—	+23	25.9	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Beaten 20l when seventh in the Ryanair Chase at Cheltenham, a remote third at Fairyhouse
7	Saint Sam Bay J:Danny Mullins T:W P Mullins	J:Danny Mullins T:W P Mullins	166	h	-11F1P	163	164	146	29d	—	—	+35	39	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Has won all four completed starts since returning to chasing last year, too keen last time
1	Ash Tree Meadow Bay J:Sam Ewing T:Gordon Elliott	J:Sam Ewing T:Gordon Elliott	166	t	-21141	159	159	108	59d	—	—	+45	46.8	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Galway Plate winner, 2m4f Grade 2 scorer at Navan last time, trip may be inadequate
9	Maskada Bay J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead	159	t	1-4337	147	154	125	48d	—	—	+30	31.6	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Won 2023 Grand Annual winner (beating Dinoblue), has failed to find top form this term

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Dinoblue	6/5	6/5	6/5	6/5	6/5
Banbridge	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1
Gentleman De Mee	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Captain Guinness	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1
Dysart Dynamo	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1
Fil Dor	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1
Saint Sam	20/1	20/1	20/1	20/1	20/1
Ash Tree Meadow	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1
Maskada	66/1	66/1	66/1	66/1	66/1

Predictor

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

1st

Ash Tree Meadow

46.8

OR: 27.3 Form: 19 Odds: 0.6

50/1

2nd

Dinoblue

45.9

OR: 27 Form: 7 Odds: 11.9

6/5

3rd

Saint Sam

OR: 28.3 Form: 9.8 Odds: 1

20/1

Captain Guinness

35.1

OR: 28.5 Form: 3.5 Odds: 3.1

6/1

Gentleman De Mee

OR: 28 Form: 0 Odds: 4

9/2

Maskada

31.6

OR: 24.3 Form: 7 Odds: 0.3

66/1

Banbridge

31.4

OR: 27.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

5/1

Dysart Dynamo

26.8

OR: 25.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.3

18/1

Fil Dor

25.9

OR: 25 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

22/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Captain Guinness	164	169	155
Saint Sam	163	164	146
Gentleman De Mee	162	168	151
Banbridge	161	171	153
Ash Tree Meadow	159	159	108
Dinoblue	158	171	143
Dysart Dynamo	152	158	131
Fil Dor	150	158	132
Maskada	147	154	125

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Fil Dor	29d ago	Fit
Saint Sam	29d ago	Fit
Dinoblue	46d ago	Fresh
Banbridge	47d ago	Fresh
Gentleman De Mee	48d ago	Fresh
Captain Guinness	48d ago	Fresh
Maskada	48d ago	Fresh
Ash Tree Meadow	59d ago	Fresh
Dysart Dynamo	125d ago	Long break