Galopin Des Champs recovers from Cheltenham fall with Fairyhouse win

Galopin Des Champs stamped himself a Cheltenham Gold Cup prospect next season with a Grade 1 success at Fairyhouse on Easter Sunday.
On the face of it, the 2-11 favourite enjoyed little more than a lucrative ‘school’ against three opponents that earned connections a €59,000 first prize in the Boylesports Gold Cup.
But on the back of his unlucky final fence spill at Cheltenham, this was a smooth reassurance that a hugely talented novice is learning quickly on the job.
Unlike at Cheltenham, Galopin Des Champs was pinpoint accurate throughout the race until quickening away from Master McShee and Riviere D’etel on the run to the last.
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