John Durkan Memorial Punchestown Chase (Grade 1) – Punchestown

Punchestown

2:30

John Durkan Memorial Punchestown Chase (Grade 1)

Date 2023-11-26

Distance 2m3f150y

Class Class 1

Going Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize €59,000

Runners 6

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
5	Galopin Des Champs bl Paul Townend · W P Mullins	Paul Townend · W P Mullins	166	—	/1112-	179	186	173	214d	—	—	+11	70	4/9 69%
Cheltenham Gold Cup winner, met unexpected reverse here at festival, should make amends
1	Appreciate It b Mr P W Mullins · W P Mullins	Mr P W Mullins · W P Mullins	166	t	13432-	152	158	132	215d	—	—	+26	39.5	6/1 14%
Failed to score in four Grade 1 attempts last term, lowest-rated of five Mullins runners
4	Fastorslow b J J Slevin · Martin Brassil	J J Slevin · Martin Brassil	166	t	/5521-	168	177	135	214d	—	—	+37	45.4	10/1 9%
Major giant-killing act when beating Galopin Des Champs here in April, repeat is unlikely
3	Blue Lord b Daryl Jacob · W P Mullins	Daryl Jacob · W P Mullins	166	t	11283-	163	171	154	215d	—	—	+33	40.9	11 9%
Fine effort to win 2m1f Grade 1 at Leopardstown last Christmas, not at best subsequently
2	Asterion Forlonge gr Michael O'Sullivan · W P Mullins	Michael O'Sullivan · W P Mullins	166	t	/212-0	160	170	-	190d	—	—	+24	28.9	18/1 5%
Campaigned exclusively over hurdles last term, not the most dependable sort over fences
6	Stattler br Rachael Blackmore · W P Mullins	Rachael Blackmore · W P Mullins	166	t	1/22P-	163	169	57	254d	—	—	+33	36.1	33 3%
No threat to Galopin Des Champs in the Irish Gold Cup, struggled from early at Cheltenham

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Galopin Des Champs	4/9	4/9	2/5	2/5	4/9
Appreciate It	6/1	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2
Fastorslow	10/1	9	17/2	9	9
Blue Lord	11	10/1	10	10/1	10/1
Asterion Forlonge	14	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1
Stattler	28	28	33	28	28

Predictor

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

1st

Galopin Des Champs

OR: 30 Form: 20 Odds: 20

4/9

2nd

Fastorslow

45.4

OR: 29.5 Form: 13.5 Odds: 2.4

10/1

3rd

Blue Lord

40.9

OR: 28.3 Form: 10.5 Odds: 2.1

Appreciate It

39.5

OR: 25.5 Form: 10 Odds: 4

6/1

Stattler

36.1

OR: 28.3 Form: 7 Odds: 0.9

Asterion Forlonge

28.9

OR: 27.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Galopin Des Champs Top Rated	179	186	173
Fastorslow	168	177	135
Blue Lord	163	171	154
Stattler	163	169	57
Asterion Forlonge	160	170	—
Appreciate It	152	158	132

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Galopin Des Champs	214d ago	Long break
Appreciate It	215d ago	Long break
Fastorslow	214d ago	Long break
Blue Lord	215d ago	Long break
Asterion Forlonge	190d ago	Long break
Stattler	254d ago	Long break

Going: Soft

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