Savills Chase (Grade 1)

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
1st	1	—	Affordale Fury (G) Very smart chaser. 8/11, didn't need to be at best when winning 6-runner listed chase at Thurles (22f, good to soft) 31 days ago by 4¾ lengths from Appreciate It, well on top finish. Difficult ask in…	5/2-2211	Sam Ewing N Meade	7	74.4kg	8 7/1
—	2	—	Champ Kiely (G) Slipped Up High-class chaser. 16/5, good short-head second of 5 to Only By Night in Poplar Square Chase at Naas (16f, soft) on reappearance 49 days ago, just failing. Significantly back up in trip.	1-2S578	H Cobden W P Mullins	9	74.4kg	12 11/1
—	3	—	Croke Park (G) Smart C&D winner. 4/1, 13¼ lengths third of 5 to Firefox in Skymas Chase at Down Royal (19.6f, good to soft) 57 days ago. Up in trip. Stiff task here.	27-3330	Keith Donoghue G Elliott	7	74.4kg	67 66/1
6th	4	—	Fastorslow (G) T Dual Punchestown Gold Cup winner who also won the 2023 John Durkan. Remote third to Gaelic Warrior and Fact To File in this year's John Durkan but it was his first outing for 12 months and he's entit…	12U1/4-3	Ricky Doyle M Brassil	9	74.4kg	5.50 9/2
3rd	5	—	Galopin Des Champs (G) FAV Top-class chaser who is 7-7 over fences at Leopardstown, including the last 2 runnings of this. Last seen easily winning Punchestown Gold Cup in April. The one to beat again.	31121-3	Paul Townend W P Mullins	9	74.4kg	2.20 6/5
—	6	—	Gerri Colombe (G) Pulled Up Top-class chaser but not seen since below-par 13½ lengths third of 5 to Envoi Allen in Champion Chase at Down Royal 14 months ago. Entitled to need this.	1/3-P321	Jack Kennedy G Elliott	9	74.4kg	13 12/1
4th	7	—	Grangeclare West (G) High-class chaser at his best, finishing second to Galopin des Champs in last season's Irish Gold Cup over C&D. Should be sharper for his reappearance in John Durkan but more a place than win contend…	5-8481U	Brian Hayes W P Mullins	9	74.4kg	34 33/1
2nd	8	—	I Am Maximus (G) Posted a top-class handicap performance when finding only reopposing stablemate Nick Rockett too strong when bidding for back-to-back wins in the Grand National at Aintree in April. Well beaten in Jo…	P82-925	Mr D O'Connor W P Mullins	9	74.4kg	51 50/1
9th	9	—	Inothewayurthinkin (G) T Produced a top-class performance when proving 6 lengths too strong for Galopin des Champs in the Cheltenham Gold Cup in March. Never involved in the John Durkan on his reappearance but likely to make…	41-59F3	Mark Walsh G P Cromwell	7	74.4kg	7.50 13/2
7th	10	—	Lecky Watson (G) Very smart chaser. 66 lengths seventh of 10 to Gaelic Warrior in John Durkan at Punchestown on reappearance. Should strip fitter now.	1F-77P8	Sean O'Keeffe W P Mullins	7	74.4kg	21 20/1
5th	11	—	Monty's Star (G) A little short of the very best but he is high class, including fourth to Inothewayurthinkin in last season's Cheltenham Gold Cup. Well beaten in the Coral Gold Cup (handicap) on his Newbury reappear…	543-056	Darragh O'Keeffe H De Bromhead	8	74.4kg	29 28/1
8th	12	—	Stellar Story (G) P Smart chaser. 14/1, 13¾ lengths third of 5 to Grey Dawning in Betfair Chase at Haydock (25.6f, good to soft) 36 days ago. Uphill task.	223-383	Danny Gilligan G Elliott	8	74.4kg	34 33/1

Betting forecast: Galopin Des Champs (6/5), Fastorslow (9/2), Inothewayurthinkin (13/2), Affordale Fury (7/1), Champ Kiely (11/1), Gerri Colombe (12/1), Lecky Watson (20/1), Monty's Star (28/1), Grangeclare West (33/1), Stellar Story (33/1), I Am Maximus (50/1), Croke Park (66/1)