I know you Thinkin it’s crazy to take on Galopin Des Champs – City AM

Thursday 13 March 2025 6:45 pm
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Thursday 13 March 2025 6:46 pm

FRIDAY’s Gold Cup (4:00pm) brings 4 days of the Cheltenham Pageant to a climax and there’s the potential for one of many all-time greats to be topped.

If Galopin Des Champs isn’t already in that dialog as a two-time Cheltenham Gold Cup winner, then he undoubtedly shall be if turning into the primary horse since Greatest Mate in 2004 to report three successive wins in Leap racing’s blue riband occasion.

Willie Mullins’ nine-year-old arrives right here in excellent kind, having adopted the identical path as final season, successful the Savills Chase after which the Irish Gold Cup in imperious trend.

On each these events he beat Truth To File who was an excellent winner of the Ryanair Chase on day three of the Pageant, and that makes the shape look rock-solid.

Galopin Des Champs has nearly all the pieces, he’s versatile and uncomplicated to journey, and as soon as unleashed in the direction of the end he has proven that nearly nothing can dwell along with his relentless galloping.

Every part is about up completely for him to create historical past and the roof would really be blown off Prestbury Park if he can do it.

He’s going to show mighty onerous to beat.

I had already put up Venetia William’s L’Homme Presse for this race ante-post however he has been compelled to overlook this engagement by damage.

Nevertheless, I’m completely happy to modify allegiance to the Gavin Cromwell-trained INOTHEWAYURTHINKIN.

He has been supplemented for this race at a value of £25,000, regardless of his proprietor already Corbetts Cross within the race.

If there’s a horse that may put it as much as the nice champion, and doubtlessly even choose up the items if he isn’t on tune, it’s this enhancing seven-year-old.

He was a powerful winner of the Kim Muir finally yr’s Pageant regardless of giving little respect to his fences.

This season his leaping has improved and he caught the attention within the Irish Gold Cup at Leopardstown behind Galopin Des Champs final time.

He was crushed over seven lengths there so clearly has to step up if he’s to get any nearer on this, however I feel the additional two furlongs and stiffer end shall be proper up his road.

Feedback from the Cromwell group have been quietly constructive and I feel he seems to be poised to run an enormous race.

Odds of seven/1 are effectively price taking each-way.

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Inothewayurthinkin e/w              4.00pm               Cheltenham