BetVictor Champion Chase (Grade 1) – Down Royal

Down Royal

14:40

BetVictor Champion Chase (Grade 1)

Date 2025-11-01

Distance 3m

Class Class 1

Going

Type Chase

Surface

Age Band 5yo+

Prize €94,400

Runners (13)

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
13	Western Fold Bay J:TBC T:Gordon Elliott	J: T:Gordon Elliott	164	—	2-1111	157	164	140	28d	—	—	+8	40.3	0.44/1	7/4 36%
Led - not fluent 10th - headed 4 out - lost position before 2 out - kept on but no impression run-in(op 13/8 tchd 5/2)
6	Found A Fifty Bay J:TBC T:Gordon Elliott	J: T:Gordon Elliott	164	—	11P51-	165	170	148	194d	—	—	+23	51.9	0.56/1	9/4 31%
In touch with leaders - outpaced before 2 out - kept on but no impression run-in(op 9/4 tchd 13/8)
4	Envoi Allen Bay J:TBC T:Henry De Bromhead	J: T:Henry De Bromhead	164	—	4/1U3-	162	171	154	233d	—	—	+13	34.2	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Prominent - briefly led going easily 3 out - led 2 out - pushed along and went clear approaching last - comfortably(op 10/3)
1	Affordale Fury Bay J:TBC T:Noel Meade	J: T:Noel Meade	164	—	15/2-2	151	157	81	28d	—	—	+23	38.2	1.38/1	11/2 15%
In touch with leaders - prominent 7th - pressed leader 11th - led 4 out - briefly headed 3 out - headed 2 out - outpaced approaching last - kept on run-in(op 5/1 tchd 4/1 and tchd 11/2)
5	Flash Collonges Bay J:TBC T:R K Watson	J: T:R K Watson	164	—	/P8-79	115	-	-	109d	—	—	+16	16.4	100.00/1	400/1 0%
Held up in last - lost touch 4th - tailed off(op 400/1)
2	Better Days Ahead Bay J:TBC T:Gordon Elliott	J: T:Gordon Elliott	164	—	12136-	154	158	123	194d	—	—	—	36.6	—	—
3	Croke Park Bay J:TBC T:Gordon Elliott	J: T:Gordon Elliott	164	—	1127-3	154	156	123	17d	—	—	—	29	—	—
7	Ga Law Bay J:TBC T:Jamie Snowden	J: T:Jamie Snowden	164	—	95PP3-	-	162	154	189d	—	—	—	1.2	—	—
8	Heart Wood Bay J:TBC T:Henry De Bromhead	J: T:Henry De Bromhead	164	—	242P-1	160	170	162	17d	—	—	—	37.5	—	—
9	Hewick Bay J:TBC T:John Joseph Hanlon	J: T:John Joseph Hanlon	164	—	718-71	158	170	144	16d	—	—	—	27	—	—
10	Pic D'orhy Bay J:TBC T:Paul Nicholls	J: T:Paul Nicholls	164	—	P/11P-	-	172	130	189d	—	—	—	0	—	—
11	Spillane's Tower Bay J:TBC T:James Joseph Mangan	J: T:James Joseph Mangan	164	—	1/252-	163	170	150	185d	—	—	—	35.3	—	—
12	Stellar Story Bay J:TBC T:Gordon Elliott	J: T:Gordon Elliott	164	—	14223-	154	158	102	186d	—	—	—	37	—	—

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Western Fold	6/4	7/4	13/8	13/8	13/8
Found A Fifty	9/4	9/4	9/4	9/4	7/4
Envoi Allen	10/3	7/2	10/3	10/3	10/3
Affordale Fury	11/2	5/1	5/1	4/1	11/2
Flash Collonges	200/1	300/1	400/1	400/1	200/1
Spillane's Tower	-	-	-	-	-
Stellar Story	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Found A Fifty

51.9

OR: 28.8 Form: 14.3 Odds: 8.9

9/4

2nd

Western Fold

40.3

OR: 26.8 Form: 3.5 Odds: 10

7/4

3rd

Affordale Fury

38.2

OR: 25.3 Form: 8.5 Odds: 4.4

11/2

Heart Wood

37.5

OR: 27.5 Form: 10 Odds: 0

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Stellar Story

OR: 26 Form: 11 Odds: 0

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Better Days Ahead

36.6

OR: 26 Form: 10.6 Odds: 0

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Spillane's Tower

35.3

OR: 28.3 Form: 7 Odds: 0

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Envoi Allen

34.2

OR: 28 Form: 0 Odds: 6.2

7/2

Croke Park

OR: 26 Form: 3 Odds: 0

—

Hewick

OR: 27 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Flash Collonges

16.4

OR: 16.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

400/1

Ga Law

1.2

OR: 0 Form: 1.2 Odds: 0

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Pic D'orhy

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Found A Fifty	165	170	148
Spillane's Tower	163	170	150
Envoi Allen	162	171	154
Heart Wood	160	170	162
Hewick	158	170	144
Western Fold	157	164	140
Better Days Ahead	154	158	123
Croke Park	154	156	123
Stellar Story	154	158	102
Affordale Fury	151	157	81
Flash Collonges	115	—	—
Ga Law	—	162	154
Pic D'orhy	—	172	130

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Hewick	16d ago	Fit
Croke Park	17d ago	Fit
Heart Wood	17d ago	Fit
Western Fold	28d ago	Fit
Affordale Fury	28d ago	Fit
Flash Collonges	109d ago	Long break
Spillane's Tower	185d ago	Long break
Stellar Story	186d ago	Long break
Ga Law	189d ago	Long break
Pic D'orhy	189d ago	Long break
Found A Fifty	194d ago	Long break
Better Days Ahead	194d ago	Long break
Envoi Allen	233d ago	Long break

Pace Profile

Horse	Running Style
Envoi Allen	Prominent
Affordale Fury	Prominent
Flash Collonges	Hold Up

Inferred from horse comments. 3 of 13 runners classified.