66/1! Favori De Champdou wins €200,000 Paddy Power Chase

The final leg of a treble for jockey Sam Ewing - and wow! 66/1 chance Favori de Champdou takes the 2025 Paddy Power Chase at Leopardstown Racecourse.

Favori De Champdou made just about all but was headed approaching the last, only to battle back gamely and hold off stablemate Search For Glory.

“I’m buzzing, to win one of the biggest handicaps at Leopardstown and a Grade One, it almost couldn’t be better,” said Ewing.

“Talk The Talk actually jumped the last very well and is a very exciting prospect, I was confident I’d have won.”

Elliott has well and truly been the man to follow in recent weeks and said of Favori De Champdou: “I can’t believe the way things are going. Sam was good on him and got it easy in front and James (Smith) was good on the second horse, so I’m delighted,” said Elliott.

“Maybe the cross-country the last day helped to sweeten him up a bit. It’s great prize-money and they are the races you want to win.

“Jack (Kennedy) is first jockey, but Sam, Danny (Gilligan) and all the boys are there at home. They have to wait their turn but it just goes to show when you keep your head down and keep working you get your chances.”



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