26 Apr 2022 17:25 Punchestown
Winner: €274,999 (Penalty: €164,999); Distance: 2m; Class: 1; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good to Yielding (Yielding in places).
William Hill Champion Chase (Grade 1)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
4 |
| - |
Energumene (FR) (gelding, brown, 11 12) |
111-121 / 10 |
Jump (41) | P Townend | W P Mullins Tony Bloom |
4/7 | |
| tracked leader in 2nd, 3rd before 1st, 2nd at 4th, challenged leader at 7th, led narrowly 3 out, headed 2 out, soon ridden and led before last, asserted run-in, driven out | ||||||||||
2nd |
3 |
| 8½ L |
Chacun Pour Soi (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 12) |
131-51U / 11 |
Jump (41) | Mr P W Mullins | W P Mullins Mrs S Ricci |
5/2 | |
| led at sedate early pace, not fluent at 2nd, pressed at 7th, headed 3 out, led narrowly 2 out, ridden and headed before last, no extra run-in | ||||||||||
3rd |
5 |
| 6 L |
Envoi Allen (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 12) |
FP-1613 / 10 |
Jump (41) | Rachael Blackmore | H De Bromhead Cheveley Park Stud |
11/1 | |
| veered left start, soon 3rd, 2nd before 1st, 3rd at 4th, bumped at 5th, dropped to 4th before 4 out where pecked, slight mistake 3 out, moderate 4th before 2 out, moderate 3rd before last, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
4th |
2 |
| 11 L |
Captain Guinness (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) |
U-13316 / 9 |
Jump (18) | D N Russell | H De Bromhead Declan Landy |
28/1 | |
| towards rear, 4th after 1st, mistake and bumped rival at 5th, 3rd before 4 out where not fluent, moderate 3rd before 2 out, dropped to moderate 4th and weakened before last | ||||||||||
FE |
1 |
| - |
Andy Dufresne (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) |
113P-22 / 10 |
Jump (41) | M P Walsh | G Elliott John P McManus |
16/1 | |
| rear, slightly detached in 5th at 1st where mistake and fell | ||||||||||