Galopin Des Champs Horse Form Profile

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Age: 10 years

Owner: Mrs Audrey Turley

Place / No / Draw	Date / Going / Distance / Class	Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer	Verdict	Starting price
3rd 6	2nd Feb 2026 Soft 3m 0f 100y	15:30 Leopardstown Galopin Des Champs 11st 10lb J: Paul Townend T: W P Mullins	Deprived of a third Cheltenham Gold Cup triumph by Inothewayurthinkin following a thoroughly satisfactory preparation in the shape of two C&D wins, following the same pattern as the previous seasons, taking in the Savills and this race, which he won for the third time last year; got tired on his reappearance in the Savills this time; should be spot-on now.	15/8F
3rd 5	28th Dec 2025 Good To Yielding 3m 0f 100y	14:30 Leopardstown Galopin Des Champs 11st 10lb J: Paul Townend T: W P Mullins	Deprived of a third Cheltenham Gold Cup triumph by Inothewayurthinkin following a thoroughly satisfactory preparation in the shape of two C&D wins, following the same pattern as the previous season; back on song when making all to trounce three rivals at Punchestown; boasts an outstanding course record (7-8) and is bidding to win this for a third time	6/5F
1st 2	30th Apr 2025 Yielding 3m 0f 213y	17:30 Punchestown Galopin Des Champs 11st 10lb J: Paul Townend T: W P Mullins	made all, spooked at path before 7th, clear 3 out, went further clear after 2 out, kept on well, impressive	5/6F
2nd 4	14th Mar 2025 Good To Soft 3m 2f 70y Class 1	16:00 Cheltenham Galopin Des Champs 11st 10lb J: Paul Townend T: W P Mullins	in touch with leaders on outer, not fluent 7th, hampered by faller and carried right 15th, soon recovered, headway 3 out, soon pressed leader, led before 2 out, soon faced challenge, headed approaching last, no match for winner	8/13F
1st 4	1st Feb 2025 Yielding 3m 0f 70y	15:30 Leopardstown Galopin Des Champs 11st 10lb J: Paul Townend T: W P Mullins	jumped well, led narrowly or disputed lead early, led clearly 4th, pushed along approaching last, ridden clear run-in	4/7

About Galopin Des Champs

Galopin Des Champs is a black gelding who was bred in France by G A E X Des Champs. He was sired by Timos out of the Marchand De Sable mare Manon Des Champs. Since moving over from France, he has been trained by Willie Mullins and owned by Mrs Audrey Turley, and his current earnings are over £800,000.

Galopin Des Champs Career Form And Notable Achievements

Galopin Des Champs has won 9 of his 14 career races to date, with his biggest victory coming when winning the 2023 Cheltenham Gold Cup. His first win for Willie Mullins came in the Martin Pipe Handicap Hurdle at the 2021 Cheltenham Festival, and he followed that up with an impressive 12-length victory in the Grade 1 Irish Mirror Novice Hurdle at Punchestown just over a month later.

The following season he was sent over fences and won his first two races easily. He had an agonising fall at the final fence in the Turners Novices’ Chase at Cheltenham Festival when pulling clear of his rivals, but duly made amends by winning the Gold Cup Novice Chase at Fairyhouse the following month.

His 22/23 season was his best yet though, winning three of his four races, all at Grade 1 level. The first came in the John Durkan Memorial Punchestown Chase, before stepping up to 3 miles for the first time to win the Irish Gold Cup at Leopardstown. His biggest achievement to date came in the Cheltenham Gold Cup though, where he was sent off as favourite and proved the market right, running out an impressive 7-length winner to give Willie Mullins his third win in the race.