John Durkan Memorial Punchestown Chase (Grade 1) – Punchestown

Punchestown

15:00

John Durkan Memorial Punchestown Chase (Grade 1)

Date 2025-11-23

Distance 2m3f150y

Class Class 1

Going Soft To Heavy

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize €88,500

Runners (11)

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	Gaelic Warrior Bay J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	166	ht	/2311-	170	174	148	211d	—	—	+27	60.6	0.44/1	7/4 36%
Found his vocation up in trip last season, good chance if continuing where he left off
1	Fact To File Bay J:Mark Walsh T:W P Mullins	J:Mark Walsh T:W P Mullins	166	—	12314-	173	179	169	208d	—	—	+20	52	0.44/1	7/4 36%
Last year's winner and Ryanair hero, some reverses too, strong contender on overall form
2	Fastorslow Bay J:J J Slevin T:Martin Brassil	J:J J Slevin T:Martin Brassil	166	t	2U1/4-	168	161	128	364d	—	—	+22	32.4	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Has had glory days at this venue, won this in 2023, off since below-par here a year ago
5	Heart Wood Bay J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead	166	—	242P-1	160	168	160	39d	—	0W/1P 1 run	+32	39.7	2.50/1	10/1 9%
No match for Fact To File in the Ryanair, has the advantage of an outing this season
9	Lecky Watson Chestnut J:Sean O'Keeffe T:W P Mullins	J:Sean O'Keeffe T:W P Mullins	166	—	/111F-	159	162	103	208d	—	—	+36	42.6	3.50/1	14/1 7%
A leading novice chaser last season when unbeaten in three completed starts, big task
7	Inothewayurthinkin Bay J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell	166	t	/7541-	176	184	164	254d	—	—	+36	41.5	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Cheltenham Gold Cup winner, powerful stayer is likely to find this test inadequate
6	I Am Maximus Bay J:Mr Derek O'Connor T:W P Mullins	J:Mr Derek O'Connor T:W P Mullins	166	—	1/P82-	170	174	156	232d	—	—	+33	38.5	5.00/1	20/1 5%
2024 Grand National hero, great effort when second in repeat bid, trip on the short side
4	Grangeclare West Bay J:Brian Hayes T:W P Mullins	J:Brian Hayes T:W P Mullins	166	—	62535-	166	171	152	211d	—	—	+30	33.4	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Second in Irish Gold Cup, excellent third in the Grand National, trip on the short side
8	James Du Berlais Chestnut J:Danny Gilligan T:W P Mullins	J:Danny Gilligan T:W P Mullins	166	ht	30551-	159	161	148	207d	—	—	+36	38.4	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Won a strong handicap here at the festival, not in the same league as the stable stars
11	Senecia Bay J:Sean Flanagan T:Vincent Laurence Halley	J:Sean Flanagan T:Vincent Laurence Halley	166	b	1P-502	149	155	116	17d	—	—	+24	25	50.00/1	200/1 0%
Often highly tried, ambition rewarded with victory in a 2m Grade 2 Navan event last term
NR	Nick Rockett Bay J:Mr P W Mullins T:W P Mullins	J:Mr P W Mullins T:W P Mullins	166	—	/4111-	169	171	154	232d	—	—	—	51.8	—	—
Grand National hero, asking a lot of him to be competitive over this trip on reappearance

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Gaelic Warrior	7/4	13/8	13/8
Fact To File	13/8	13/8	7/4
Fastorslow	15/2	15/2	7/1
Heart Wood	10/1	9/1	17/2
Lecky Watson	14/1	14/1	12/1
Inothewayurthinkin	16/1	18/1	14/1
I Am Maximus	20/1	18/1	18/1
Grangeclare West	40/1	40/1	40/1
James Du Berlais	66/1	66/1	66/1
Senecia	200/1	200/1	200/1
Nick Rockett	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Gaelic Warrior

60.6

OR: 30 Form: 20 Odds: 10.6

7/4

2nd

Fact To File

OR: 30 Form: 12 Odds: 10

7/4

3rd

Nick Rockett

51.8

OR: 29.8 Form: 22 Odds: 0

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Lecky Watson

42.6

OR: 27.3 Form: 13.5 Odds: 1.8

14/1

Inothewayurthinkin

41.5

OR: 30 Form: 10 Odds: 1.5

18/1

Heart Wood

39.7

OR: 27.5 Form: 10 Odds: 2.2

10/1

I Am Maximus

38.5

OR: 30 Form: 7 Odds: 1.5

20/1

James Du Berlais

38.4

OR: 27.3 Form: 10.6 Odds: 0.6

66/1

Grangeclare West

33.4

OR: 29 Form: 3.6 Odds: 0.8

40/1

Fastorslow

32.4

OR: 29.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

15/2

Senecia

OR: 24.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

200/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Inothewayurthinkin	176	184	164
Fact To File	173	179	169
Gaelic Warrior	170	174	148
I Am Maximus	170	174	156
Nick Rockett	169	171	154
Fastorslow	168	161	128
Grangeclare West	166	171	152
Heart Wood	160	168	160
Lecky Watson	159	162	103
James Du Berlais	159	161	148
Senecia	149	155	116

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Senecia	17d ago	Fit
Heart Wood	39d ago	Fit
James Du Berlais	207d ago	Long break
Fact To File	208d ago	Long break
Lecky Watson	208d ago	Long break
Gaelic Warrior	211d ago	Long break
Grangeclare West	211d ago	Long break
I Am Maximus	232d ago	Long break
Nick Rockett	232d ago	Long break
Inothewayurthinkin	254d ago	Long break
Fastorslow	364d ago	Long break