2025 Savills Chase Tips - Galopin the stand-out at Leopardstown again
The 2025 Savills Chase at Leopardstown's Christmas Festival is set to be an exciting event with Galopin Des Champs leading the entries as he seeks a historic third consecutive win. The article provides a detailed preview of the race, highlighting key contenders and their betting odds. Galopin Des Champs is favored for victory, with a high chance of performing well at this track. Additionally, Monty's Star presents an intriguing long-shot bet at 50/1, having shown potential in past Leopardstown races. Overall, this guide offers valuable insights and tips for racing enthusiasts.
- Odds and betting predictions for the 2025 Savills Chase
- This Grade One takes place at Leopardstown on Sunday 28th December
- Galopin Des Champs is our best betting tip at 2/1
- We're also playing Monty's Star at 50/1
Leopardstown's Christmas Festival is headlined by the Savills Chase, which takes place on day three of the meeting. Since its creation in 1986, this three-mile chase has been won by many of the sport's finest chasers, and a modern-day great will attempt to become the first horse to win this race for three successive years in 2025.
Here's our free guide to the 2025 Savills Chase, including our best betting tips.
2025 Savills Chase Odds
| Name | Odds |
|---|---|
| Inothewayurthinkin | 15/8 |
| Galopin Des Champs | 2/1 |
| Fastorslow | 9/2 |
| Champ Kiely | 12/1 |
| Gerri Colombe | 16/1 |
| Bar | 20/1 |
2025 Savills Chase Runners
Galopin Des Champs headlines the entries, as he looks to complete a history-making hat-trick of victories in this Grade One. Willie Mullins' star is unbeaten around the chase track at Leopardstown, but the favourite will return to his favourite track fresh this year, having missed his intended reappearance in the John Durkan.
Inothewayurthinkin beat Willie Mullins' legend to hand Gavin Cromwell his first Cheltenham Gold Cup in March. Mark Walsh's mount has had a prep-run, having finished a distant fifth in the John Durkan last month, and jumped ahead of Galopin Des Champs in the market when there was talk of Willie Mullins' star heading to Tramore on New Year's Day instead.
Fastorslow was a well-beaten third in the John Durkan on his own comeback from injury, and seems likely to step back up to three miles over Christmas. Gerri Colombe will make his long-awaited return from injury, for the thoroughly in-form Gordon Elliott team.
Grade One-winning novice Champ Kiely, and Brown Advisory winner Lecky Watson, 2024 Grand National winner I Am Maximus, and the first and third from the 2025 Grand National, Nick Rockett and Grangeclare West will also represent Willie Mullins. Gordon Elliott also holds multiple entries, with Grade One winner Croke Park and Betfair Chase third Stellar Story running in the Gigginstown Stud colours.
Affordale Fury has been in excellent form this autumn, and Noel Meade will reward his seven-year-old with an outing in Grade One company. Henry de Bromhead's Cheltenham Gold Cup fourth, Monty's Star completes Sunday's line-up.
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Affordale Fury has been in excellent form this autumn, and Noel Meade will reward his seven-year-old with an outing in Grade One company. Henry de Bromhead's Cheltenham Gold Cup fourth, Monty's Star completes Sunday's line-up.
2025 Savills Chase Tips
I cannot pass up the chance to back GALOPIN DES CHAMPS (2/1) at a price like 2/1 around Leopardstown. Willie Mullins' star is simply superb at this venue, winning all seven of his starts around the chase course.
Willie Mullins mentioned that they were thinking of going down the Al Boum Photo route this season, after Galopin Des Champs suffered a setback earlier in the season. The fact that Paul Townend's mount runs here at Leopardstown must suggest that he's showing all the right signs at home, and this track is Galopin Des Champs' stomping ground.
Galopin Des Champs is the best staying chaser of this generation, and this is his favourite track. 2/1 could turn out to be a gift from the gods.
Galopin Des Champs is the best staying chaser of this generation, and this is his favourite track. 2/1 could turn out to be a gift from the gods.
That being said, there is scope for an each-way bet against the fancied horses. Inothewayurthinkin and Fastorslow have never shown their best around this speed track. Neither has the returning Gerri Colombe, and Champ Kiely doesn't hold much appeal.
I'm going to take a punt on an old favourite of mine, MONTY'S STAR (50/1) at a massive price. Henry de Bromhead made his eight-year-old carry 12-00 in the Coral Gold Cup on his seasonal reappearance, and Monty's Star barely featured in that huge handicap at Newbury, finishing 41 lengths behind Panic Attack in 14th.
On his only previous start around Leopardstown, Monty's Star finished a fairly close fifth behind Galopin Des Champs in the Irish Gold Cup. Rachael Blackmore kept tabs with the leader throughout, and although Monty's Star got outpaced turning for home, he was only beaten eight lengths in the end, and finished a neck behind Inothewayurthinkin.
Darragh O'Keeffe's mount has never won on his first start after a break, so you'd like to think that he'd improve for that return to action at Newbury. De Bromhead's horses aren't in particularly good form, but Monty's Star goes on this kind of ground and handled the track well in February.
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Verdict
Galopin Des Champs is our best bet in the 2025 Savills Chase.
We've also backed Monty's Star at 50/1.
We've also backed Monty's Star at 50/1.
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