Horse Alert

29 Apr 2025 18:00 Punchestown

Winner: €300,000 (Penalty: €180,000); Distance: 2m 98y; Class: 1; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good to Yielding (Yielding in places).

William Hill Champion Chase (Grade 1)

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	4	-	Marine Nationale (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12)	5-2321 / 8	Jump (48)	S W Flanagan	B Connell Barry Connell	2/1
		held up behind leaders, 4th halfway, ridden to close entering straight, challenged on bridle 2 out, soon disputed travelling best, led before last, ridden to assert run-in and stretched clear late on
2^nd	1	7 L	Captain Guinness (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12)	2-P563 / 10	Jump (48)	Rachael Blackmore	H De Bromhead Declan Landy	28/1
		tracked leader, challenged 4 out, ridden in close 2nd entering straight, disputed 2 out, headed before last, kept on one pace
3^rd	6	4¼ L	Solness (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 12)	324114 / 7	Jump (48)	J J Slevin	J P O'Brien Bronsan Racing	11/1
		led, slight mistake 5th, mistake 5 out, pressed 4 out, ridden entering straight, joined 2 out, headed after 2 out, no extra in 3rd before last, kept on one pace
4^th	3	27 L	Fact To File (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 12)	1-123 / 8	Jump (47)	M P Walsh	W P Mullins John P McManus	11/10
		jumped slightly right 1st, soon held up behind leaders, 5th halfway, niggled along before 4 out, not fluent 3 out and ridden, soon no extra
FE	2	-	El Fabiolo (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 12)	P2-F2F / 8	Flat (1714), Jump (25)	P Townend	W P Mullins Simon Munir & Isaac…	5/1
		held up early, closer in 3rd halfway, improved to press leaders 3 out, ridden in close 3rd entering straight, disputing when fell 2 out
PU	5	-	Senecia (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12)	U4U3P1 / 8	Jump (59)	P T Enright	V Halley Laurence V Halley	100/1
		tracked leaders, bad mistake 3rd, soon dropped to rear, no extra before 3 out, pulled up before 2 out