Even Galopin Des Champs, the most reliable of horses and bidding for his third Gold Cup in a row, cannot be celebrated with confidence until he is home and hosed. It has been that sort of week.
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That all said, he is, on all known form (rated 9lb higher and more above the rest) and in perfect ground conditions (good to soft), impossible to oppose.
It’s a bit of a shame that more horses aren’t taking him on. Best Mate, who early this century was the last horse to win three Gold Cups, took on an average of 14 opponents, while Galopin Des Champs faces just eight in the afternoon.
Grand National favourite Inothewayurthinkin, supplemented at £25k, is very interesting, having finished a respectable fourth to Galopin Des Champs in the Irish Gold Cup at Leopardstown last month (Monty’s Star just behind in fifth).
Which brings us back to the beginning. Mullins’ four high-class winners of this contest include Galopin Des Champs on his first visit to Cheltenham in 2021, while chief threat Banbridge won it the following year, and then the hot Grand National fancy Iroko won it the year after that.
Cheltenham 2025 tips, day four
1.20pm East India Dock 2-1 2.00pm Absurde (Each-Way) 11-2 2.40pm Dinoblue 6-5 3.20pm Derryhassen Paddy (Best Bet) 11-1 4.00pm Galopin Des Champs 4-7 4.40pm Willitgoahead 9-2 5.20pm Kopeck De Mee (Next Best) 5-2Odds correct on 13 March via Oddschecker
Actually, it’s far more than a hint. The winner of his last three races in France, Kopeck De Mee has been shouted from Ireland’s rooftops for several weeks now and the seemingly lenient handicap rating allotted by the handicapper has only boosted confidence.
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