Dual Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Galopin Des Champs has landed this festive Grade One in each of the past two seasons and has won on seven of his eight visits to the Foxrock circuit for Willie Mullins, a record which also includes a hat-trick of victories in the Irish Gold Cup. “I’m looking forward to seeing him out and hopefully he can put in a good performance,” said the champion trainer. “It’s going to be tough having a race like this on his first run of the season. Fastorslow, a dual winner of the Punchestown Gold Cup, was third behind Gaelic Warrior and Fact To File in his bid for a second John Durkan success. He said: “Monty’s Star is in good form and was probably a little bit disappointing in the Coral Gold Cup, but I would say needed the run.

Source: The Herald December 28, 2025 02:06 UTC