15:30 Leopardstown

Monday 2 February 2026

All13:1513:5014:2514:5515:3016:0516:40

Paddy Power Irish Gold Cup (Grade 1)

Off time: 15:30 | Winning time: 6m 29.60s

1^st

Fact To File

911-10

9/2

T: W P MullinsJ: Mark Walsh

Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, headway to lead briefly after 4 out, led again travelling well 2 out and asserted approaching last, ridden and kept on well run-in op 5/1

2^nd

Gaelic Warrior

811-10

4/1

T: W P MullinsJ: Mr P W Mullins

Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, pushed along after 2 out and went 2nd approaching last, ridden and no impression on winner run-in, kept on one pace op 9/2

3^rd

8 ½

Galopin Des Champs

1011-10

15/8f

T: W P MullinsJ: Paul Townend

Tracked leader, 2nd halfway, disputed lead briefly 4 out, 3rd and pushed along after 2 out, no impression approaching last, no extra run-in op 7/4

4^th

Firefox

811-10

33/1

T: G ElliottJ: S Bowen

Towards rear, some headway in 7th before 3 out, pushed along after 2 out and went 4th at last, ridden and no impression run-in, kept on one pace tchd 40/1

5^th

I Am Maximus

1011-10

9/1

T: W P MullinsJ: Jack Kennedy

Towards rear, pushed along before 4 out and headway into 5th before 3 out, no impression approaching last and no extra run-in tchd 10/1

6^th

Monty's Star

911-10

40/1

T: H De BromheadJ: Darragh O'Keeffe

Tracked leaders, jumped right and bumped rival 2nd, 3rd halfway, led briefly 3 out, 2nd and ridden entering straight, soon no impression and dropped to 5th before last, no extra run-in op 33/1

7^th

2 ½

Champ Kiely

1011-10

66/1

T: W P MullinsJ: J J Slevin

Mid-division, 6th halfway, pushed along and no impression after 2 out, no extra run-in

8^th

Grangeclare West

1011-10

25/1

T: W P MullinsJ: Brian Hayes

Rear of mid-division, never a factor, pushed along before 4 out, soon no impression towards rear, no extra after 2 out, tailed off op 22/1 tchd 28/1

Also Ran

Affordale Fury

811-10

8/1

T: N MeadeJ: Donagh Meyler

Led, headed 4 out, pushed along and soon no extra, behind and pulled up before 2 out op 9/1 tchd 15/2

Inothewayurthinkin

811-10

16/1

T: G P CromwellJ: Keith Donoghue

Rear of mid-division, slow 7th and towards rear 6 out, pushed along and no impression after 3 out, ridden and no extra after 2 out, fell last tchd 18/1

Lecky Watson

811-10

40/1

T: W P MullinsJ: Sean O'Keeffe

Rear of mid-division, mistake 6th and dropped towards rear, detached 11th, pushed along and no impression after 4 out, no extra and pulled up before 2 out op 33/1

Spindleberry

811-3

11/1

T: W P MullinsJ: Danny Mullins

Tracked leaders, slightly hampered 2nd, mid-division and slight mistake 8th, pushed along and lost place before 5 out, no extra and pulled up before 4 out op 9/1 tchd 17/2

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Non-Runners

Stellar Story³⁶

Weight: 11-10| Age: 9

T: G Elliott J: Danny Gilligan

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€5.50Pl:€1.80, €1.80, €1.30EX:€19.90Trifecta:€56.70Tricast:€46.09SF:€23.26

Forecasts

Galopin Des Champs (15/8), Gaelic Warrior (4/1), Fact To File (9/2), Affordale Fury (8/1), I Am Maximus (9/1), Spindleberry (11/1), Inothewayurthinkin (16/1), Grangeclare West (25/1), Firefox (33/1), Stellar Story (33/1), Monty's Star (40/1), Lecky Watson (40/1), Champ Kiely (66/1)

GALOPIN DES CHAMPS may have lost his unbeaten record over fences at this course when third in the Savills Chase in December, but he still shaped encouragingly returning from 8 months off and he can go on to land a remarkable fourth consecutive win in this race. A pair of his stablemates could be the main dangers, with Gaelic Warrior feared most ahead of I Am Maximus.

GALOPIN DES CHAMPS (FR)
GAELIC WARRIOR (GER)
I AM MAXIMUS (FR)

Previous Winners

2025

Galopin Des Champs

Weight: 11-10 |Age: 9

J: Paul Townend | T: W P Mullins

1/2

Prize Money

1st: €142,500.002nd: €50,000.003rd: €25,000.004th: €12,501.005th: €7,500.006th: €5,000.007th: €3,750.00