Our very own Ruby Walsh is confident Galopin Des Champs will win the Gold Cup at the 2023 Cheltenham Festival.
The favourite for the feature race on the final day of the blockbuster meeting has looked mighty over the larger obstacles, with last month’s Paddy Power Irish Gold Cup victory making it two from two in open company.
King George winner Bravemansgame heads the British challenge but Ruby – the winning-most jockey in the history of the Cheltenham Festival – would rather ride Galopin Des Champs.
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Ruby Walsh:
“The further Bravesmansgame went in the King George, the more he impressed. I don’t worry about the track. He was placed in the Ballymore behind Bob Olinger – he’s a much better horse now.
“He’s a big runner but if I was given the choice to ride, I would ride Galopin Des Champs all day every day. He’s tailor made for it.
He will win, I hope he wins.
“As always happens in Gold Cups, a stayer will get involved. I thought it would be Noble Yeats all year and I still think it’ll be Noble Yeats.
“He gave Ahoy Senor 3lbs in the Cotswold Chase, he wasn’t knocked about, the cheekpieces are going back on and I think he’ll turn the form with Ahoy Senor and get in the money.”
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