Punchestown Day 2 – Wayne Bailey: Galopin Des Champs can move closer to greatness with another Gold Cup win
Willie Mullins’ charge to make amends for last year’s loss by following up on Cheltenham glory
Galopin Des Champs, with Paul Townend up, were beaten by Fastorslow at the 2023 Punchestown Gold Cup. Photo: Seb Daly/Sportsfile
There’s no such thing as a perfect racehorse, although some might beg to differ when we look at a horse like Frankel on the Flat.
Fourteen wins from 14 races, most of them Group Ones, saw the son of Galileo earn a Timeform rating of 147, the highest awarded to a Flat horse.
