Savills Chase (Grade 1) – Leopardstown

Leopardstown

14:30

Savills Chase (Grade 1)

Date 2025-12-28

Distance 3m100y

Class Class 1

Going Good To Yielding

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize €103,250

Winning Time 6m 22.70s (slow by 11.70s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Affordale Fury (IRE) Sam Ewing · Noel Meade	7/1	Won
2nd	I Am Maximus (FR) Mr Derek O'Connor · W P Mullins	50/1	2.5
3rd	Galopin Des Champs (FR) Paul Townend · W P Mullins	6/5F	.75
4th	Grangeclare West (IRE) Brian Hayes · W P Mullins	33/1	3
5th	Monty's Star (IRE) Darragh O'Keeffe · Henry De Bromhead	28/1	2.5
6th	Fastorslow (FR) Ricky Doyle · Martin Brassil	9/2	.5
7th	Lecky Watson (IRE) Sean O'Keeffe · W P Mullins	20/1	4.5
8th	Stellar Story (IRE) Danny Gilligan · Gordon Elliott	33/1	7.5
9th	Inothewayurthinkin (IRE) Mark Walsh · Gavin Cromwell	13/2	20

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
S.U.	Champ Kiely (IRE) Harry Cobden · W P Mullins	11/1
P.U.	Gerri Colombe (FR) Jack Kennedy · Gordon Elliott	12/1

Runners (12)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
5	Galopin Des Champs Black J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	164	—	31121-	176	187	162	242d	—	—	+26	64.6	0.31/1	5/4 44%
Boasts outstanding course record (7-8), bids to win this for a third time, no prep run
4	Fastorslow Bay J:Ricky Doyle T:Martin Brassil	J:Ricky Doyle T:Martin Brassil	164	t	U1/4-3	168	174	136	35d	—	—	+22	36.9	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Has shown his best form in dealing with Galopin Des Champs at Punchestown, 0-4 this venue
9	Inothewayurthinkin Bay J:Mark Walsh T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Mark Walsh T:Gavin Cromwell	164	t	7541-5	176	186	166	35d	—	—	+21	33.6	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Cheltenham Gold Cup winner, likely to be much sharper than at Punchestown five weeks ago
2	Champ Kiely Bay J:Harry Cobden T:W P Mullins	J:Harry Cobden T:W P Mullins	164	—	4131-2	158	164	139	49d	—	—	+25	34.7	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Won a 3m1f Grade 1 novice chase, did well over an inadequate trip at Naas on return
6	Gerri Colombe Bay J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	164	—	221/3-	168	182	67	421d	—	—	+27	34.6	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Looked a fine prospect two seasons ago though no match for Galopin Des Champs in this race
1	Affordale Fury Bay J:Sam Ewing T:Noel Meade	J:Sam Ewing T:Noel Meade	164	—	/2-221	157	163	147	31d	—	—	+26	32	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Deserved his win at Thurles last month, up against it now in a race of significant depth
10	Lecky Watson Chestnut J:Sean O'Keeffe T:W P Mullins	J:Sean O'Keeffe T:W P Mullins	164	—	111F-7	159	164	105	35d	—	—	+24	28.5	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Won all three completed starts as a novice, John Durkan trip was too short for him
7	Grangeclare West Bay J:Brian Hayes T:W P Mullins	J:Brian Hayes T:W P Mullins	164	—	2535-8	166	173	154	35d	—	—	+26	30	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Smart staying form last season, should be closer to peak fitness now after John Durkan run
12	Stellar Story Bay J:Danny Gilligan T:Gordon Elliott	J:Danny Gilligan T:Gordon Elliott	164	p	4223-3	154	158	120	36d	—	—	+27	29.9	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Talented novice last term, not enough in his form to suggest he can play a featuring part
11	Monty's Star Bay J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead	164	—	2543-0	157	168	152	29d	—	—	+25	27.5	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Chase record is an off-putting 1-9, can perform well at a high level, faces huge task
8	I Am Maximus Bay J:Mr Derek O'Connor T:W P Mullins	J:Mr Derek O'Connor T:W P Mullins	164	—	/P82-9	170	176	158	35d	—	—	+28	30.6	20.00/1	80/1 1%
Has excelled at Aintree, tailed off in the John Durkan on reappearance, may struggle again
NR	Croke Park Bay J:Keith Donoghue T:Gordon Elliott	J:Keith Donoghue T:Gordon Elliott	164	—	127-33	152	156	135	57d	—	—	—	25.5	—	—
Has been unable to sustain the early momentum of his chasing career, huge task here

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Galopin Des Champs	6/5	6/5	5/4
Fastorslow	9/2	9/2	9/2
Inothewayurthinkin	11/2	11/2	11/2
Champ Kiely	15/2	15/2	15/2
Gerri Colombe	11/1	11/1	11/1
Affordale Fury	14/1	14/1	14/1
Lecky Watson	20/1	18/1	20/1
Grangeclare West	25/1	25/1	25/1
Stellar Story	40/1	33/1	33/1
Monty's Star	50/1	40/1	40/1
I Am Maximus	80/1	50/1	50/1
Croke Park	-	-	-

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Galopin Des Champs

64.6

OR: 30 Form: 22.1 Odds: 12.5

5/4

2nd

Fastorslow

36.9

OR: 29.5 Form: 3 Odds: 4.4

9/2

3rd

Champ Kiely

34.7

OR: 27 Form: 5 Odds: 2.7

15/2

Gerri Colombe

34.6

OR: 29.5 Form: 3 Odds: 2.1

11/1

Inothewayurthinkin

33.6

OR: 30 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

11/2

Affordale Fury

OR: 26.8 Form: 3.5 Odds: 1.7

14/1

I Am Maximus

30.6

OR: 30 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

80/1

Grangeclare West

OR: 29 Form: 0 Odds: 1

25/1

Stellar Story

29.9

OR: 26 Form: 3 Odds: 0.9

40/1

Lecky Watson

28.5

OR: 27.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.3

20/1

Monty's Star

27.5

OR: 26.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

50/1

Croke Park

25.5

OR: 25.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Galopin Des Champs	176	187	162
Inothewayurthinkin	176	186	166
I Am Maximus	170	176	158
Fastorslow	168	174	136
Gerri Colombe	168	182	67
Grangeclare West	166	173	154
Lecky Watson	159	164	105
Champ Kiely	158	164	139
Affordale Fury	157	163	147
Monty's Star	157	168	152
Stellar Story	154	158	120
Croke Park	152	156	135

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Monty's Star	29d ago	Fit
Affordale Fury	31d ago	Fit
Fastorslow	35d ago	Fit
Inothewayurthinkin	35d ago	Fit
Lecky Watson	35d ago	Fit
Grangeclare West	35d ago	Fit
I Am Maximus	35d ago	Fit
Stellar Story	36d ago	Fit
Champ Kiely	49d ago	Fresh
Croke Park	57d ago	Fresh
Galopin Des Champs	242d ago	Long break
Gerri Colombe	421d ago	Long break