23 Apr 2013 17:30 Punchestown
Winner: €200,000 (Penalty: €124,000); Distance: 2m; Class: 1; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Soft (Heavy in places).
Boylesports.com Champion Chase (Grade 1)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
5 |
| - |
Sprinter Sacre (FR) (gelding, baybrown, 11 12) |
11-1111 / 10 |
Jump (18) | B J Geraghty | N J Henderson Mrs Caroline Mould |
1/9 | |
| tracked leader in close 2nd, travelling well in 2nd 3 out, improved to lead 2 out, pushed along to shake off challenger before last, stayed on well run-in, comfortably | ||||||||||
2nd |
4 |
| 5½ L |
Sizing Europe (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 12) |
1-11112 / 13 |
Jump (41) | A E Lynch | H De Bromhead Ann & Alan Potts… |
6/1 | |
| attempted to make all, ridden from 3 out, soon strongly pressed, headed 2 out, kept on same last from last | ||||||||||
3rd |
1 |
| 33 L |
Days Hotel (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) |
11-1412 / 12 |
Jump (21) | P T Enright | H De Bromhead James Treacy |
20/1 | |
| tracked leaders in close 3rd, lost touch with leaders 4 out, kept on one paced in 3rd straight | ||||||||||
4th |
3 |
| 5 L |
Noble Prince (GER) (Horse (entire), bay, 11 12) |
22P-744 / 12 |
Flat (562), Jump (22) |
D N Russell | P Nolan Gerard A Spain |
40/1 | |
| tracked leaders in 4th, off pace from halfway, no impression in moderate 4th from 4 out | ||||||||||
5th |
2 |
| 40 L |
Foildubh (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) |
42P221 / 11 |
Jump (21) | Paul Carberry | J P Ryan John Patrick Ryan |
25/1 | |
| always in rear, lost touch with leaders in last from halfway, no impression from 4 out | ||||||||||