{"id":33317,"date":"2025-01-29T17:30:40","date_gmt":"2025-01-29T17:30:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/?p=33317"},"modified":"2025-01-29T17:30:40","modified_gmt":"2025-01-29T17:30:40","slug":"irish-gold-cup-trends-leopardstown-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/irish-gold-cup-trends-leopardstown-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Are There Any Irish Gold Cup Trends To Take Galopin Des Champs On With?"},"content":{"rendered":"

This Saturday at the Dublin Racing Festival<\/a> will surround the Irish Gold Cup, where the winner of the last two runnings Galopin Des Champs will be the star attraction again – but does the Willie Mullins star chaser fit the key Irish Gold Cup trends – or is there anything to cling to if you want to take him on?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Does Galopin Des Champs Fit The Key Irish Gold Cup Trends?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

It’s a big season for Galopin Des Champs<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

He’s already 75% of the way to cementing himself as one of the staying chasing greats but 2025 could boost that up to 100% if he can land a third Irish Gold Cup on Saturday and then also land a trio of Cheltenham Gold Cups in March.<\/p>\n

The best horse racing betting sites in the UK<\/a> are making him odds-on already for both – and first up is another clash with stablemate Fact To File at Leopardstown.<\/p>\n

Galopin Des Champs was beaten by Fact To File in the John Durkan Memorial Chase back in November at Punchestown – but gained his revenge in the Savills Chase at his beloved Leopardstown over Christmas.<\/p>\n

That was his sixth win over fences at the Dublin track – the Willie Mullins<\/a>-trained 9 year-old is yet to lose a race over the bigger obstacles there.<\/p>\n

So, with the first leg of his history making – before trying to become the first horse since Best Mate to win the Cheltenham Gold Cup – being the Irish Gold Cup on Saturday, does he tick the key trends?<\/p>\n

Irish Gold Cup Trends: Galopin Falls Down On Just TWO Stats<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The good news for Galopin Des Champs backers is that the key Irish Gold Cup trends see him get a thumbs-up for all-bar-two.<\/p>\n

He only falls down on not being Irish-bred (French) – as 14 of the last 22 winners were.<\/p>\n

Plus, not winning between 3-5 races over fences – but, don’t worry Galopin Des Champs fans – he’s actually won 10 chase races (from his 15 starts)<\/p>\n

Therefore, it’s not hard to see why he’s described by many as one of the main Dublin Racing Festival bankers<\/a> for 2025.<\/p>\n

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