{"id":27334,"date":"2024-12-28T16:15:31","date_gmt":"2024-12-28T16:15:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/?p=27334"},"modified":"2024-12-28T16:15:31","modified_gmt":"2024-12-28T16:15:31","slug":"galopin-des-champs-cut-to-6-4-for-cheltenham-gold-cup-after-dazzling-savills-display","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/galopin-des-champs-cut-to-6-4-for-cheltenham-gold-cup-after-dazzling-savills-display\/","title":{"rendered":"Galopin Des Champs cut to 6\/4 for Cheltenham Gold Cup after dazzling Savills display"},"content":{"rendered":"

Galopin Des Champs reaffirmed his position as the best staying chaser in the game with another emphatic performance in the Savills Chase at Leopardstown.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The best horse racing betting sites<\/a> were quick to cut Willie Mullins’ stable star into 6\/4 for what would be his third Cheltenham Gold Cup triumph if successful in March.<\/p>\n

After opening at around 6\/4, the punters quickly corrected the market and Galopin Des Champs was sent off a 5\/6 chance with stablemate and runner-up Fact To File at 13\/8.<\/p>\n

Paul Townend assumed the lead on the eight-year-old from the beginning and made all the running in dominant fashion to land a second consecutive Savills<\/a> crown.<\/p>\n

From 21 runs, Galopin Des Champs has won 13 times including ten at Grade 1 level and he is without a doubt the greatest in this division since Paul Nicholls’ Kauto Star.<\/p>\n

He recorded a top speed of 35.17 miles per hour – the fastest of all challengers – and despite losing 6.9 lengths jumping in comparison to Fact To File, he still took the spoils by seven and a half lengths.<\/p>\n

The Timos gelding is a perfect six from six over fences at Leopardstown, probably his best-suited track, and he’s now the fourth horse in history to win this race in back-to-back years.<\/p>\n

WATCH: Galopin Des Champs makes easy work of Fact To File in the 2024 Savills Chase<\/h2>\n