14:30 Leopardstown

Sunday 28 December 2025

All12:1012:4513:2013:5514:3015:0515:40

Savills Chase (Grade 1)

Off time: 14:31 | Winning time: 6m 22.7s

1^st

Affordale Fury

711-10

7/1

T: N MeadeJ: Sam Ewing

Tracked leader, led 3rd, jumped right at times, increased lead before 11th, not fluent 12th, reduced advantage before 2 out, headed after 2 out, rallied to lead before last where jumped right, stayed on well run-in op 10/1 tchd 14/1

2^nd

2 ½

I Am Maximus

911-10

50/1

T: W P MullinsJ: Mr D O'Connor

Rear, 8th before 10th, headway before 3 out, stayed on in 3rd last where slightly hampered, kept on in 2nd closing stages, never nearer tchd 66/1

3^rd

Galopin Des Champs

911-10

6/5f

T: W P MullinsJ: Paul Townend

Prominent, in touch before 8th, 4th before 10th, improved to 2nd 2 out, led after 2 out, headed before last, kept on run-in, dropped to 3rd closing stages, kept on same pace close home op 5/4 tchd 11/8

4^th

Grangeclare West

911-10

33/1

T: W P MullinsJ: Brian Hayes

Towards rear, slightly hampered after 4th, rear of mid-division 6th, 7th before 10th, headway after 2 out, 4th last, kept on without threatening run-in op 25/1

5^th

2 ½

Monty's Star

811-10

28/1

T: H De BromheadJ: Darragh O'Keeffe

Mid-division, rear of mid-division 6th, 6th before 10th, dropped to 8th and no impression entering straight, kept on run-in to 5th close home op 33/1 tchd 40/1

6^th

Fastorslow

911-10

9/2

T: M BrassilJ: Ricky Doyle

Prominent, took closer order after 7th, 3rd before 10th, improved to 2nd after 4 out, 3rd 2 out, lost place before last where not fluent, no extra run-in op 6/1

7^th

4 ½

Lecky Watson

711-10

20/1

T: W P MullinsJ: Sean O'Keeffe

Mid-division, not fluent 9th, 5th before 10th, not fluent 11th, 5th last, weakened closing stages op 16/1

8^th

7 ½

Stellar Story

811-10

33/1

T: G ElliottJ: Danny Gilligan

Soon led narrowly, headed 3rd and tracked leader, slight mistake 5th, 2nd before 10th, 3rd after 4 out, dropped to 4th 2 out, lost place last where not fluent, weakened closing stages tchd 28/1

9^th

Inothewayurthinkin

711-10

13/2

T: G P CromwellJ: Mark Walsh

Towards rear, not fluent 8th, 9th before 10th where not fluent, weakened before last op 5/1 tchd 7/1

Also Ran

Champ Kiely

911-10

11/1

T: W P MullinsJ: H Cobden

In touch, mid-division after 4th where clipped heels and slipped up op 9/1 tchd 15/2

Gerri Colombe

911-10

12/1

T: G ElliottJ: Jack Kennedy

Towards rear, dropped to rear after 6th, not fluent 7th, detached after 8th, pulled up after 9th tchd 10/1

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Non-Runners

Croke Park⁵⁷

Weight: 11-10| Age: 7

T: G Elliott J: Keith Donoghue

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€8.40Pl:€2.20, €5.00, €1.20EX:€383.90Trifecta:€1,632.70Tricast:€707.94SF:€297.92

Forecasts

Galopin Des Champs (6/5), Fastorslow (9/2), Inothewayurthinkin (13/2), Affordale Fury (7/1), Champ Kiely (11/1), Gerri Colombe (12/1), Lecky Watson (20/1), Monty's Star (28/1), Grangeclare West (33/1), Stellar Story (33/1), I Am Maximus (50/1), Croke Park (66/1)

The returning GALOPIN DES CHAMPS can take Cheltenham Gold Cup revenge on Iknowthewayurthinkin and land a third successive win in this race. Fastorslow may prove best of the rest.

GALOPIN DES CHAMPS (FR)
INOTHEWAYURTHINKIN (IRE)
FASTORSLOW (FR)

Previous Winners

2024

Galopin Des Champs

Weight: 11-10 |Age: 8

J: Paul Townend | T: W P Mullins

5/6

Prize Money

1st: €105,000.002nd: €35,000.003rd: €17,500.004th: €8,750.005th: €5,250.006th: €3,501.00