William Hill Champion Chase (Grade 1) – Punchestown

Punchestown

18:05

William Hill Champion Chase (Grade 1)

Date 2026-04-28

Distance 2m98y

Class Class 1

Going Yielding

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize €176,700

Weather Overcast

Temp 5.5°C

Wind 3mph NE

Rain 0%

Winning Time 4m 4.90s (fast by 3.40s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Il Etait Temps (FR) Paul Townend · W P Mullins	8/11F	Won
2nd	Marine Nationale (IRE) Sean Flanagan · Barry Connell	11/4	5
3rd	Energumene (FR) Danny Mullins · W P Mullins	28/1	23
4th	Majborough (FR) Mark Walsh · W P Mullins	7/2	10
5th	Blood Destiny (FR) Brian Hayes · W P Mullins	80/1	19

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	Il Etait Temps Grey J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	166	t	1-11F1	173	178	158	48d	—	—	+5	53.3	0.25/1	Evens 50%
8-11 over fences including six Grade 1s, bolted up in Champion Chase latest, big chance
5	Marine Nationale Bay J:Sean Flanagan T:Barry Connell	J:Sean Flanagan T:Barry Connell	166	tp	211-22	169	175	146	86d	—	—	+13	37	0.63/1	5/2 29%
2025 Champion Chaser, won this last year, fresh, gets his ground, big chance
4	Majborough Bay J:Mark Walsh T:W P Mullins	J:Mark Walsh T:W P Mullins	166	p	1-2317	173	181	168	48d	—	—	+23	42.7	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Three-time Grade 1 winner, erratic jumper at times, big chance if jumps well but risky
2	Energumene Brown J:Danny Mullins T:W P Mullins	J:Danny Mullins T:W P Mullins	166	—	P3-341	158	166	148	22d	—	—	+24	28	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Rolled back the years on latest, won this in 2022 & 2023, vulnerable to younger legs
1	Blood Destiny Chestnut J:Brian Hayes T:W P Mullins	J:Brian Hayes T:W P Mullins	166	t	123P12	152	157	139	22d	—	—	+37	39.1	20.00/1	80/1 1%
Fourth chase win in Naas Gr'3 on penultimate, 6l behind Energumene on latest

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Il Etait Temps	5/6	4/5	Evens
Marine Nationale	5/2	5/2	5/2
Majborough	7/2	7/2	3/1
Energumene	28/1	25/1	28/1
Blood Destiny	66/1	66/1	80/1

Predictor

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

1st

Il Etait Temps

53.3

OR: 30 Form: 7 Odds: 16.3

Evens

2nd

Majborough

42.7

OR: 30 Form: 7 Odds: 5.7

7/2

3rd

Blood Destiny

39.1

OR: 25.5 Form: 13.2 Odds: 0.5

80/1

Marine Nationale

OR: 29.8 Form: 0 Odds: 7.3

5/2

Energumene

OR: 27 Form: 0 Odds: 1

28/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Il Etait Temps	173	178	158
Majborough	173	181	168
Marine Nationale	169	175	146
Energumene	158	166	148
Blood Destiny	152	157	139

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Energumene	22d ago	Fit
Blood Destiny	22d ago	Fit
Il Etait Temps	48d ago	Fresh
Majborough	48d ago	Fresh
Marine Nationale	86d ago	Fresh