Ladbrokes Champion Chase (Grade 1) – Down Royal

Down Royal

14:40

Ladbrokes Champion Chase (Grade 1)

Date 2024-11-02

Distance 3m

Class Class 1

Going Good To Yielding

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize €88,500

Winning Time 6m 4.10s (slow by 14.10s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Envoi Allen (FR) Darragh O'Keeffe · Henry De Bromhead	3/1	Won
2nd	Hewick (IRE) Jordan Gainford · John Joseph Hanlon	4/1	.5
3rd	Gerri Colombe (FR) Sam Ewing · Gordon Elliott	8/11F	13
4th	Visionarian (IRE) Keith Donoghue · Gavin Cromwell	28/1	6
5th	Delta Work (FR) Donagh Meyler · Gordon Elliott	28/1	3.25

Runners (5)

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

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
3	Gerri Colombe Bay J:Sam Ewing T:Gordon Elliott	J:Sam Ewing T:Gordon Elliott	164	—	/1221-	170	182	172	205d	—	—	+9	69	0.10/1	2/5 71%
Beat Envoi Allen here last year, Gold Cup runner-up, runs well fresh, hard to oppose
2	Envoi Allen Bay J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead	164	t	/3224-	163	171	150	204d	—	—	+24	39.9	1.00/1	4/1 20%
2023 Ryanair winner, had a prep race before second to Gerri Colombe here last year
4	Hewick Bay J:Jordan Gainford T:John Joseph Hanlon	J:Jordan Gainford T:John Joseph Hanlon	164	b	163-23	165	177	100	17d	—	—	+19	32.8	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Last season's King George winner, will be sharper for his reappearance at Punchestown
1	Delta Work Brown J:Donagh Meyler T:Gordon Elliott	J:Donagh Meyler T:Gordon Elliott	164	tb	/3662-	157	167	144	203d	—	—	+31	33.4	10.00/1	40/1 2%
A top Grade 1 performer in his day, gallant second in last season's Grand National
5	Visionarian Bay J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell	164	—	12-P01	151	160	94	28d	—	—	+24	25.8	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Beat the useful French Dynamite at Gowran, hard to to make a case for him at this level

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Gerri Colombe	2/5	2/5	2/5	2/5	2/5
Envoi Allen	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1
Hewick	6/1	11/2	6/1	6/1	13/2
Delta Work	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1
Visionarian	50/1	40/1	33/1	40/1	33/1

Predictor

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

1st

Gerri Colombe

OR: 30 Form: 19 Odds: 20

2/5

2nd

Envoi Allen

39.9

OR: 28.3 Form: 6.9 Odds: 4.7

4/1

3rd

Delta Work

33.4

OR: 26.8 Form: 5.9 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Hewick

32.8

OR: 28.8 Form: 0 Odds: 4

13/2

Visionarian

25.8

OR: 25.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

50/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Gerri Colombe	170	182	172
Hewick	165	177	100
Envoi Allen	163	171	150
Delta Work	157	167	144
Visionarian	151	160	94

Last Run