John Durkan Memorial Punchestown Chase (Grade 1).
Punchestown · Sunday, 23 Nov · 19:00
· 2m 3f 150y
· Class 1
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
15:00
Off time
10
Runners
Soft to Heavy (Heavy in places)
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
🏆 Top pick
FACT TO FILE (FR
🥈 Second
GAELIC WARRIOR (GER
🥉 Third
FASTORSLOW (FR
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 11 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
2.38
11/8
02 · 🥈 2nd
2.63
13/8
03 · 🥉 3rd
11
10/1
04 · —
11
10/1
05 · —
15
14/1
06 · —
19
18/1
07 · —
21
20/1
08 · —
21
20/1
09 · —
41
40/1
10 · —
51
50/1
11 · —
151
150/1
Sporting Life forecast prices — published the night before the race. Top 3 highlighted as market favourites.
Runners
| Pos | No. | Dr | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Age | Wgt | Best decimal odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | 1 | — |
Fact To File (G)
FAV
Made winning reappearance in this last year. Beaten by stronger stayers when placed in 3m Grade 1 events on next 2 starts and back on the up returned to around 2½m when 9-length winner of Ryanair at Cheltenham. Probably best forgiven a les…
|
Mark Walsh | W P Mullins | 8 | 75.3 kg |
2.38
11/8
|
| 3rd | 2 | — |
Fastorslow (G)
[T]
Dual Punchestown Gold Cup winner who also landed this race 2 years ago. Bit below his best when 6½ lengths fourth to Fact To File in last year's renewal. Missed the remainder of the campaign due to soft-tissue injury.
|
J J Slevin | M Brassil | 9 | 75.3 kg |
11
10/1
|
| 1st | 3 | — |
Gaelic Warrior (G)
[HT]
Top-class chaser who ended last season on a high, winning Grade 1 Bowl at Aintree (25f) and Grade 2 Oaksey at Sandown (23f). Bold show likely on reappearance.
|
Paul Townend | W P Mullins | 7 | 75.3 kg |
2.63
13/8
|
| 8th | 4 | — |
Grangeclare West (G)
High-class chaser at his best, finishing second in Irish Gold Cup at Leopardstown and fine third of 34 in Grand National at Aintree last season. Ended the campaign with another really good handicap performance when fifth of 19 in bet365 Go…
|
Brian Hayes | W P Mullins | 9 | 75.3 kg |
41
40/1
|
| 4th | 5 | — |
Heart Wood (G)
Didn't need to be at his best to win course Grade 3 on reappearance. Fact To File was 9 lengths too strong for him in the Ryanair at Cheltenham in March and he's likely to be vulnerable for win purposes again despite having a potential fit…
|
Darragh O'Keeffe | H De Bromhead | 7 | 75.3 kg |
11
10/1
|
| 9th | 6 | — |
I Am Maximus (G)
Posted a top-class handicap performance when finding only reopposing stablemate Nick Rockett too strong when bidding for back-to-back wins in the Grand National at Aintree in April. Will presumably have his campaign geared around that race…
|
Mr D O'Connor | W P Mullins | 9 | 75.3 kg |
21
20/1
|
| 5th | 7 | — |
Inothewayurthinkin (G)
[T]
Produced a top-class performance when proving 6 lengths too strong for Galopin des Champs in the Cheltenham Gold Cup (3¼m, good to soft) in March. Likely to have a big say in the top staying chases again this term but reappears over a trip…
|
Keith Donoghue | G P Cromwell | 7 | 75.3 kg |
19
18/1
|
| 6th | 8 | — |
James Du Berlais (G)
[H1T]
Produced a career best to land a 2½m handicap at the Festival here in April but will need a fair bit more again if he's to get seriously competitive in this exalted company on his return to the track.
|
Danny Gilligan | W P Mullins | 9 | 75.3 kg |
51
50/1
|
| 7th | 9 | — |
Lecky Watson (G)
Made it 3-3 over fences when seeing off 6 rivals in the Grade 1 Brown Advisory at Cheltenham (24.5f, good to soft) in March. Fell in another Grade 1 novice here on final start. Improvement will be needed to mix it in open Grade 1s.
|
Sean O'Keeffe | W P Mullins | 7 | 75.3 kg |
15
14/1
|
| — | 10 | — |
Nick Rockett (G)
Most progressive staying chaser last season, culminating with a defeat of reopposing stablemates I Am Maximus and Grangeclare West in the Grand National at Aintree. Could improve again this term but likely vulnerable to speedier types over…
|
Mr P W Mullins | W P Mullins | 8 | 75.3 kg |
21
20/1
|
| — | 11 | — |
Senecia (G)
[B]
Smart chaser but out of his depth here.
|
Sean Flanagan | V Halley | 8 | 75.3 kg |
151
150/1
|
Betting forecast: Fact To File (11/8), Gaelic Warrior (13/8), Fastorslow (10/1), Heart Wood (10/1), Lecky Watson (14/1), Inothewayurthinkin (18/1), I Am Maximus (20/1), Nick Rockett (20/1), Grangeclare West (40/1), James Du Berlais (50/1), Senecia (150/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 90000.0 EUR |
| P2 | 30000.0 EUR |
| P3 | 15000.0 EUR |
| P4 | 7500.0 EUR |
| P5 | 4500.0 EUR |
| P6 | 3000.0 EUR |