Patrick Mullins feels Galopin Des Champs "has to be up there with the greats" after the horse powered to a another Savills Chase success at Leopardstown.
The Willie Mullins-trained eight-year-old justified strong market support under Paul Townend as he won the December 28 feature for the second year in succession, taking his career Grade 1 tally to 10 victories.
That list also features a couple of memorable wins in the Cheltenham Gold Cup and he's now clear-cut favourite for a three-peat in the Festival highlight on March 14 this coming spring.
Not many staying chasers scale the heights of Galopin Des Champs and Mullins, son and assistant to the winning-most Cheltenham Festival trainer, Willie, feels the horse's remarkable consistency at the highest level also makes him stand out from the crowd.
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