John Durkan Memorial Chase Preview, Tips, Runners & Trends

Explore the prestigious John Durkan Memorial Chase at Punchestown. Discover past champions, leading trainers like Willie Mullins, top jockeys and key trends of winners in this Grade 1 steeplechase. Uncover insights for this thrilling National Hunt event.
John Durkan Memorial Chase Preview, Tips, Runners & Trends
Andy Powell
Andy Powell Content Editor

Horse Racing stats man, Andy has contributed to OLBG for 18 years - An Ipswich fan and F1 fanatic, he also contributes EFL football and Motor Sport opinion.

2025 John Durkan Memorial Chase Preview

Having been first run back in 1968, the Grade 1 John Durkan Memorial Chase is scheduled to take place in November of each year at the Punchestown racecourse, it was initially run over two miles but is now run over two miles and four furlongs.

John Durkan Memorial Chase Information:

To see which runners the OLBG racing tipsters are tipping throughout the card that includes this race, head over to the Punchestown tips on the day of the race, do they agree with the runners on the trend shortlist or are they predicting other runners? You may also be interested in other preview blogs that we have packed full of information, head down to the Other Principal Races at Punchestown Racecourse section for links to these.

How competitive is the John Durkan Memorial Chase market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 20 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2013 when the race had an over-round of 106%. The race in 2007 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 128%, whilst on average over the last 20 renewals of the John Durkan Memorial Chase, the over-round has been 114%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £114 which is bet.

John Durkan Memorial Chase Trends:

Looking at the future form, is the winner worth following next time out? From the past 20 if you had followed the winner of the John Durkan Memorial Chase next time out then you would have backed a total of 5 winners. Backing all 19 runners who have been out since to win at SP next time out, would have returned an LSP of -3.40. Whilst we wait for the 2025 John Durkan Memorial Chase remember you can get daily racing predictions from the expert tipsters on the racing predictions page.

Over the last 20 renewals, it was Arvika Ligeonniere, trained by W P Mullins and ridden by R Walsh who set the fastest winning time in the John Durkan Memorial Chase, the runner won the race in a time of 5:01.90 when winning the race in 2013. At the other end of the scale, it was the combination of trainer W P Mullins and jockey Paul Townend with Galopin Des Champs who set the slowest winning time, the race-winning time was 5:37.40 in the 2022 renewal.

These are the top three quickest-run John Durkan Memorial Chase over the last 20 renewals:

  1. Arvika Ligeonniere (5:01.90) in 2013
  2. Fact To File (5:03.90) in 2024
  3. Don Cossack (5:11.00) in 2014
What the expert says...
Willie Mullins has won this race a total of ten times with eight of those coming in the last ten years, he won it for five consecutive renewals between 2018 & 2022.

Andy Powell - Horse Racing Betting Expert - OLBG.com

John Durkan Memorial Chase Past Winners

Here are the John Durkan Memorial Chase past winners for the last 10 renewals. Each row details the year of the race, the horse which won along with the age & weight of the horse. The horse's trainer and the jockey at the time of winning the John Durkan Memorial Chase are also displayed, along with the starting price at which the horse was sent off.

YearHorseInfo
2024
5:03.90
Fact To File (FR)
7yo 11-12 7/2
Mark Walsh
W P Mullins (IRE)
2023
5:14.10
Fastorslow (FR)
7yo 11-12 9/1
J J Slevin
Martin Brassil (IRE)
2022
5:37.40
Galopin Des Champs (FR)
6yo 11-10 2/9F
Paul Townend
W P Mullins (IRE)
2021
5:24.40
Allaho (FR)
7yo 11-12 7/2
Mr P W Mullins
W P Mullins (IRE)
2020
5:23.80
Min (FR)
9yo 11-12 13/8F
Mr P W Mullins
W P Mullins (IRE)
2019
5:36.30
Min (FR)
8yo 11-10 8/11F
Paul Townend
W P Mullins (IRE)
2018
5:17.90
Min (FR)
7yo 11-10 1/1F
R Walsh
W P Mullins (IRE)
2017
5:34.30
Sizing John (GB)
7yo 11-10 2/1
Robbie Power
Mrs John Harrington (IRE)
2016
5:16.10
Djakadam (FR)
7yo 11-10 4/5F
R Walsh
W P Mullins (IRE)
2015
5:14.90
Djakadam (FR)
6yo 11-10 7/4F
R Walsh
W P Mullins (IRE)

Where have the winning runners come from?

Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the John Durkan Memorial Chase have been based:

  • IRE: 18 winners with an additional 25 placings from 132 runners
  • GB: 2 winners with an additional 1 placing from 3 runners

John Durkan Memorial Chase Trainer Statistics

The leading trainer in the John Durkan Memorial Chase over the last 20 renewals is W P Mullins who has won the race nine times with those nine winners coming from Arvika Ligeonniere (2013), Djakadam (2015 & 2016), Min (2018, 2019 & 2020), Allaho (2021), Galopin Des Champs (2022) and Fact To File (2024).

Here are some of the top John Durkan Memorial Chase trainer statistics over the last 20 renewals (R = Runners, W = Winners, P = Places including winners, Win LSP is based on 1pt Win and EW LSP is based on 0.5pt Win & 0.5pt Place):

TrainerR-W-PWinEW
W P Mullins46-9-18-23.30-11.57
Gordon Elliott10-1-4-7.37-2.54
Martin Brassil4-1-1+6.00+2.63
Michael Hourigan4-1-1+4.00+1.20
E J O'Grady3-1-1+0.50-0.50
Mrs John Harrington3-1-2+0.00+0.40
Paul Nolan2-1-2+1.25+1.22
Paul Nicholls1-1-1+2.25+1.35
Henry De Bromhead7-0-0-7.00-7.00
Noel Meade6-0-0-6.00-6.00

John Durkan Memorial Chase Jockey Statistics

There are two leading jockeys in the John Durkan Memorial Chase over the last 20 renewals with both Paul Townend and Mr P W Mullins who have both won the race two times. Paul Townend winners have been with Min (2019) and Galopin Des Champs (2022). Mr P W Mullins's winners have been with Min (2020) and Allaho (2021).

Here are some of the top John Durkan Memorial Chase jockey statistics over the last 20 renewals (R = Runners, W = Winners, P = Places including winners, Win LSP is based on 1pt Win and EW LSP is based on 0.5pt Win & 0.5pt Place):

JockeyR-W-PWinEW
Paul Townend7-2-4-4.05-2.94
Mr P W Mullins6-2-3+1.13+0.37
Mark Walsh5-1-2-0.50-0.71
J J Slevin3-1-2+7.00+5.13
Daryl Jacob3-1-2-1.00-0.45
Alain Cawley1-1-1+2.25+1.41
Keith Donoghue5-0-1-5.00-2.00
Brian Hayes4-0-1-4.00+1.50
Jack Kennedy4-0-2-4.00-0.89
Mr Derek O'Connor3-0-0-3.00-3.00

John Durkan Memorial Chase Trend Analysis

✅ The trend factor which had produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +5.70 is when runners were 1st in the betting market.

❌ The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners ran in a race restricted to 4yo+ when last winning, when backing these the trend shows a record of 0-20.

The course which has produced the most winners of the John Durkan Memorial Chase is Punchestown, there has been a total number of 7 winners of this race who ran at Punchestown last time out. The next best course which has produced the second most winners is Down Royal, there has been a total number of 4 winners of this race who ran at Down Royal last time out.

The race is open to both sexes with the Male runners having produced a total of 20 winners from a total of 131 runners whilst the Female runners have produced 0 winners from a total of 4 runners.

Looking over the past renewals, these are the stallions whose offspring have produced multiple winners of the John Durkan Memorial Chase:

  • Saint Des Saints (3 Wins)
  • Walk In The Park (3 Wins)

Looking over the past renewals, there is only one stallion whose offspring have been disappointed with multiple attempts but no wins in the John Durkan Memorial Chase, that stallion is Presenting who has failed to produce a winner from 5 runners.

Looking at the winning odds over the last 20 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Fastorslow in 2023, winning for Martin Brassil at odds of 9/1 under the guidance of J J Slevin. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 20 renewals there have been 12 winning favourites in the race. Remember to bookmark the best racing tipsters page so you can get easy access to the best OLBG racing tipsters.

Article Contributor Information

We are blessed with an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to creating and maintaining this John Durkan Memorial Chase Preview are at hand, Andy and Darren. They both work on the Horse racing tips team team looking after the tipsters and managing the tips settlement, whilst also creating and managing all of the horse racing event previews for International racing.

Darren Brett

Darren Brett

Tipster Competition Manager

Darren has worked in the horse racing industry for decades bringing to OLBG for the last 20 years a wealth of knowledge, creating much of our content on these sports. Darren also manages our Grand National Guide and is the go-to font of knowledge for the world's greatest steeplechase.
Andy Powell

Andy Powell

Content Editor

Andy, a seasoned horse racing analyst with over 15 years of experience, delves into the intricacies of international horse racing, meticulously analyzing complex statistical data to uncover hidden trends. He spearheads the creation and management of OLBG's international horse racing trend blogs, providing valuable insights for bettors worldwide.

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