The John Durkan Memorial Punchestown Chase has the potential to be the race of the season after a cracking cast of nine were declared for Sunday’s big one at Punchestown.
Incredibly, eight of the runners already boast Grade 1 honours on their CV and the other one, Journey With Me, isn’t short of class as the handicapper has him on a lofty mark of 162 – the joint-third highest in the line-up.
Fastorslow landed last season’s edition and Martin Brassil’s stable star is bidding to become the first horse since Min to land successive renewals.
John Durkan Memorial Punchestown Chase odds can be found on the Paddy Power website and Paddy Power app, otherwise key historical trends from the last 10 renewals and a tip based off the big-race stats are below.
John Durkan Memorial Punchestown Chase 2024 trends
CHASE FORM
- 10/10 had at least four runners over fences
Grangeclare West is the first to fall as the Grade 1 winner has only tackled the larger obstacles on two previous occasions.
COURSE FORM
- 10/10 had previously raced at Punchestown
Fact To File is the only horse in the line-up to be making their first start at Punchestown.
DISTANCE FORM
- 10/10 had run over 19f-21f between two and six times
The mighty Galopin Des Champs is the next to be the scrubbed from calculations having raced over intermediate trips on seven occasions.
LAST TIME OUT
- 10/10 within the last 269 days
Blue Lord can be ignored as the nine-year-old has not been seen on track since placing fourth in last season’s renewal 364 days ago.
RATING
- 10/10 were rated 157 or higher
Spillane’s Tower has already landed a couple of Grade 1 contests but the six-year-old is only rated 155 by the handicapper.
GRADED FORM
- 9/10 had already bagged Grade 1 honours
Journey With Me is the only runner in the field to have failed to land a top-level contest.
CHASE CAREER
- 9/10 had three or more wins over fences
Inothewayurthinkin and Minella Cocooner have only scored on two occasions over the larger obstacles each.
John Durkan Memorial Punchestown Chase 2024 trends verdict
He loves going right-handed and the trends suggest FASTORSLOW can land the John Durkan for the second season in a row.
*All prices are bang up to date with our snazzy widgets, while odds in copy are accurate at time of publishing but subject to change
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