Savills Chase (Grade 1).
Leopardstown · Sunday, 28 Dec · 18:30
· 3m 100y
· Class 1
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
14:30
Off time
11
Runners
Good to Yielding
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
🏆 Top pick
GALOPIN DES CHAMPS (FR
🥈 Second
INOTHEWAYURTHINKIN (IRE
🥉 Third
FASTORSLOW (FR
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 12 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
2.20
6/5
02 · 🥈 2nd
5.50
9/2
03 · 🥉 3rd
7.50
13/2
04 · —
8
7/1
05 · —
12
11/1
06 · —
13
12/1
07 · —
21
20/1
08 · —
29
28/1
09 · —
34
33/1
10 · —
34
33/1
11 · —
51
50/1
12 · —
67
66/1
Sporting Life forecast prices — published the night before the race. Top 3 highlighted as market favourites.
Runners
| Pos | No. | Dr | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Age | Wgt | Best decimal odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | — |
Affordale Fury (G)
Very smart chaser. 8/11, didn't need to be at best when winning 6-runner listed chase at Thurles (22f, good to soft) 31 days ago by 4¾ lengths from Appreciate It, well on top finish. Difficult ask in this company.
|
Sam Ewing | N Meade | 7 | 74.4 kg |
8
7/1
|
| — | 2 | — |
Champ Kiely (G)
High-class chaser. 16/5, good short-head second of 5 to Only By Night in Poplar Square Chase at Naas (16f, soft) on reappearance 49 days ago, just failing. Significantly back up in trip.
|
H Cobden | W P Mullins | 9 | 74.4 kg |
12
11/1
|
| — | 3 | — |
Croke Park (G)
Smart C&D winner. 4/1, 13¼ lengths third of 5 to Firefox in Skymas Chase at Down Royal (19.6f, good to soft) 57 days ago. Up in trip. Stiff task here.
|
Keith Donoghue | G Elliott | 7 | 74.4 kg |
67
66/1
|
| 6th | 4 | — |
Fastorslow (G)
[T]
Dual Punchestown Gold Cup winner who also won the 2023 John Durkan. Remote third to Gaelic Warrior and Fact To File in this year's John Durkan but it was his first outing for 12 months and he's entitled to be sharper now.
|
Ricky Doyle | M Brassil | 9 | 74.4 kg |
5.50
9/2
|
| 3rd | 5 | — |
Galopin Des Champs (G)
FAV
Top-class chaser who is 7-7 over fences at Leopardstown, including the last 2 runnings of this. Last seen easily winning Punchestown Gold Cup in April. The one to beat again.
|
Paul Townend | W P Mullins | 9 | 74.4 kg |
2.20
6/5
|
| — | 6 | — |
Gerri Colombe (G)
Top-class chaser but not seen since below-par 13½ lengths third of 5 to Envoi Allen in Champion Chase at Down Royal 14 months ago. Entitled to need this.
|
Jack Kennedy | G Elliott | 9 | 74.4 kg |
13
12/1
|
| 4th | 7 | — |
Grangeclare West (G)
High-class chaser at his best, finishing second to Galopin des Champs in last season's Irish Gold Cup over C&D. Should be sharper for his reappearance in John Durkan but more a place than win contender.
|
Brian Hayes | W P Mullins | 9 | 74.4 kg |
34
33/1
|
| 2nd | 8 | — |
I Am Maximus (G)
Posted a top-class handicap performance when finding only reopposing stablemate Nick Rockett too strong when bidding for back-to-back wins in the Grand National at Aintree in April. Well beaten in John Durkan on reappearance and his campai…
|
Mr D O'Connor | W P Mullins | 9 | 74.4 kg |
51
50/1
|
| 9th | 9 | — |
Inothewayurthinkin (G)
[T]
Produced a top-class performance when proving 6 lengths too strong for Galopin des Champs in the Cheltenham Gold Cup in March. Never involved in the John Durkan on his reappearance but likely to make more of an impact back at 3m.
|
Mark Walsh | G P Cromwell | 7 | 74.4 kg |
7.50
13/2
|
| 7th | 10 | — |
Lecky Watson (G)
Very smart chaser. 66 lengths seventh of 10 to Gaelic Warrior in John Durkan at Punchestown on reappearance. Should strip fitter now.
|
Sean O'Keeffe | W P Mullins | 7 | 74.4 kg |
21
20/1
|
| 5th | 11 | — |
Monty's Star (G)
A little short of the very best but he is high class, including fourth to Inothewayurthinkin in last season's Cheltenham Gold Cup. Well beaten in the Coral Gold Cup (handicap) on his Newbury reappearance.
|
Darragh O'Keeffe | H De Bromhead | 8 | 74.4 kg |
29
28/1
|
| 8th | 12 | — |
Stellar Story (G)
[P]
Smart chaser. 14/1, 13¾ lengths third of 5 to Grey Dawning in Betfair Chase at Haydock (25.6f, good to soft) 36 days ago. Uphill task.
|
Danny Gilligan | G Elliott | 8 | 74.4 kg |
34
33/1
|
Betting forecast: 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)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 105000.0 EUR |
| P2 | 35000.0 EUR |
| P3 | 17500.0 EUR |
| P4 | 8750.0 EUR |
| P5 | 5250.0 EUR |
| P6 | 3501.0 EUR |