Overview
- Mark Walsh drove the nine-year-old five lengths clear of Gaelic Warrior, with Galopin Des Champs holding off Firefox for third in a Mullins clean sweep.
- Willie Mullins said Galopin Des Champs likely felt his Savills Chase exertions and will now get a longer break before Cheltenham.
- Reigning Cheltenham champion Inothewayurthinkin suffered a tired fall at the last, walked away, and was eased to around 16-1 for a title defense.
- Mullins confirmed Fact To File is not entered for the Cheltenham Gold Cup but could be supplemented, and bookmakers moved him toward the top of revised markets.
- Romeo Coolio narrowly denied Kargese to win the Goffs Irish Arkle, with connections to decide between Cheltenham targets in due course.