John Durkan Memorial Punchestown Chase (Grade 1) – Punchestown

Punchestown

14:25

John Durkan Memorial Punchestown Chase (Grade 1)

Date 2024-11-24

Distance 2m3f150y

Class Class 1

Going Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize €88,500

Winning Time 5m 3.90s (slow by 14.90s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Fact To File (FR) Mark Walsh · W P Mullins	7/2	Won
2nd	Spillane's Tower (IRE) Jack Kennedy · James Joseph Mangan	18/1	.5
3rd	Galopin Des Champs (FR) Paul Townend · W P Mullins	16/5	2.25
4th	Fastorslow (FR) Mr Derek O'Connor · Martin Brassil	6/4F	3.75
5th	Minella Cocooner (IRE) Danny Mullins · W P Mullins	66/1	18
6th	Journey With Me (IRE) Darragh O'Keeffe · Henry De Bromhead	11/1	11
7th	Inothewayurthinkin (IRE) Keith Donoghue · Gavin Cromwell	22/1	.75

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Grangeclare West (IRE) Mr P W Mullins · W P Mullins	12/1

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
3	Fastorslow Bay J:Mr Derek O'Connor T:Martin Brassil	J:Mr Derek O'Connor T:Martin Brassil	166	t	/12U1-	171	173	136	207d	—	—	+20	55.9	0.34/1	11/8 42%
Three-time Grade 1 winner at this track, including this race last year; the one to beat
4	Galopin Des Champs Black J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	166	—	31112-	179	180	174	207d	—	—	+35	57.3	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Vulnerable at this venue, losing out to Fastorslow on their last three meetings here
2	Fact To File Bay J:Mark Walsh T:W P Mullins	J:Mark Walsh T:W P Mullins	166	—	/2111-	162	168	127	256d	—	—	+39	56.5	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Might be vulnerable over 2m4f in this sort of race; sky is the limit if he can overcome it
5	Grangeclare West Bay J:Mr P W Mullins T:W P Mullins	J:Mr P W Mullins T:W P Mullins	166	—	61/11-	159	161	30	331d	—	—	+21	29.6	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Big ask but he is effective over this trip and has defied a long absence before
7	Journey With Me Chestnut J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead	166	t	F/317-	162	161	126	207d	—	—	+22	30.2	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Stable runners in cracking form and he looks well capable of outrunning his odds
9	Spillane's Tower Bay J:Jack Kennedy T:James Joseph Mangan	J:Jack Kennedy T:James Joseph Mangan	166	—	11211-	155	156	114	208d	—	—	+48	51.7	6.25/1	25/1 4%
He might just take a run and Mark Walsh prefers Fact To File but well worth a watch
6	Inothewayurthinkin Bay J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell	166	t	23911-	158	159	128	226d	—	—	+44	46.7	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Should find one or two too good here but will prosper when going back up in trip
8	Minella Cocooner Bay J:Danny Mullins T:W P Mullins	J:Danny Mullins T:W P Mullins	166	—	13631-	158	162	121	211d	—	—	+41	42.4	20.00/1	80/1 1%
Liked the extreme distance when winning the bet365 Gold Cup at Sandown; this is too sharp
NR	Blue Lord Bay J:Sean O'Keeffe T:W P Mullins	J:Sean O'Keeffe T:W P Mullins	166	t	283/4-	160	164	68	364d	—	—	—	27.5	—	—
Not seen since a respectable fourth to Fastorslow in this race last year; best watched

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Fastorslow	5/4	11/8	11/8	11/8	11/8
Galopin Des Champs	3/1	3/1	3/1	11/4	3/1
Fact To File	5/1	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Grangeclare West	10/1	10/1	9/1	10/1	9/1
Journey With Me	12/1	11/1	12/1	10/1	12/1
Spillane's Tower	25/1	25/1	22/1	20/1	22/1
Inothewayurthinkin	33/1	33/1	28/1	25/1	28/1
Minella Cocooner	80/1	80/1	80/1	66/1	80/1
Blue Lord	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Galopin Des Champs

57.3

OR: 30 Form: 20.6 Odds: 6.7

3/1

2nd

Fact To File

56.5

OR: 28 Form: 23.5 Odds: 5

5/1

3rd

Fastorslow

55.9

OR: 30 Form: 14.5 Odds: 11.4

11/8

Spillane's Tower

51.7

OR: 26.3 Form: 24.5 Odds: 1

25/1

Inothewayurthinkin

46.7

OR: 27 Form: 18.9 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Minella Cocooner

42.4

OR: 27 Form: 15 Odds: 0.4

80/1

Journey With Me

30.2

OR: 28 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

12/1

Grangeclare West

29.6

OR: 27.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

10/1

Blue Lord

27.5

OR: 27.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Galopin Des Champs	179	180	174
Fastorslow	171	173	136
Fact To File	162	168	127
Journey With Me	162	161	126
Blue Lord	160	164	68
Grangeclare West	159	161	30
Inothewayurthinkin	158	159	128
Minella Cocooner	158	162	121
Spillane's Tower	155	156	114

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Fastorslow	207d ago	Long break
Galopin Des Champs	207d ago	Long break
Journey With Me	207d ago	Long break
Spillane's Tower	208d ago	Long break
Minella Cocooner	211d ago	Long break
Inothewayurthinkin	226d ago	Long break
Fact To File	256d ago	Long break
Grangeclare West	331d ago	Long break
Blue Lord	364d ago	Long break