25 Apr 2023 17:25 Punchestown
Winner: €300,000 (Penalty: €180,000); Distance: 2m; Class: 1; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Yielding to Soft.
William Hill Champion Chase (Grade 1)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
3 |
| - |
Energumene (FR) (gelding, brown, 11 12) |
211-131 / 10 |
Jump (41) | P Townend | W P Mullins Tony Bloom |
2/7 | |
| tracked leaders, mistake 4th, not fluent next, bad mistake 3 out, led before 2 out, ridden and joined 2 out, headed briefly before last, disputed lead at last, headed narrowly inside final furlong, stayed on well to lead close home | ||||||||||
2nd |
2 |
| ¾ L |
Chacun Pour Soi (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 12) |
U2-3393 / 11 |
Jump (16) | D E Mullins | W P Mullins Mrs S Ricci |
20/1 | |
| disputed 4th, went 2nd entering straight, ridden and disputed lead 2 out, led briefly before last, joined at last, led narrowly again inside final furlong, headed and no extra close home | ||||||||||
3rd |
1 |
| 3¼ L |
Blue Lord (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 12) |
31-1128 / 8 |
Flat (1318), Jump (40) |
D A Jacob | W P Mullins Simon Munir & Isaac… |
10/1 | |
| tracked leaders disputing 4th, closer in 3rd and pushed along before 2 out, ridden in 3rd 2 out, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
4th |
4 |
| 6 L |
Gentleman De Mee (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 12) |
11-U461 / 8 |
Jump (79) | M P Walsh | W P Mullins John P McManus |
13/2 | |
| tracked leader in 2nd, led 4 out, ridden and headed before 2 out, dropped to 4th 2 out, no extra in 4th when mistake at last | ||||||||||
5th |
6 |
| 63 L |
Magic Daze (IRE) (filly, bay, 11 5) |
81-221R / 7 |
Jump (39) | Rachael Blackmore | H De Bromhead Robcour |
28/1 | |
| led, headed 4 out, soon ridden, trailing after 3 out, tailed off | ||||||||||
5 |
| - |
Rebel Gold (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) |
652151 / 11 |
Jump (58) | D F O'Regan | P T Foley Michael O'Dowd… |
0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||