Galopin Des Champs and Fact To File declared for Grade 1 rematch in Savills Chase at Leopardstown on Saturday

The mouthwatering rematch between Galopin Des Champs and Fact To File is on after both Wille Mullins-trained stars were declared for the Savills Chase (2.35) at Leopardstown on Saturday.

Fact To File beat Galopin Des Champs on his first start outside of novice company in the John Durkan Memorial Chase last time and has form figures of 1211 at Leopardstown. However, Galopin Des Champs won this race by 23 lengths before landing his second Gold Cup at the Cheltenham Festival last season and Paul Townend will undoubtedly have faith that his mount can reverse form with his younger stablemate over this longer 3m½f trip.

Mullins also runs I Am Maximus with Jody McGarvey, who rode the Grand National winner on all four of his starts before his success at Aintree, back on board the JP McManus-owned eight-year-old.

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McManus is also represented by the Gavin Cromwell-trained Inothewayurthinkin, with 2022 winner Conflated and Henry de Bromhead's Heart Wood the only other runners not hailing from the Mullins stable.

Grangeclare West and Minella Cocooner complete the Closutton contingent in the eight-runner line-up. Mullins relies solely on Asterion Forlonge in the other Grade 1 at Leopardstown, where the enigmatic grey's seven Savills Hurdle (2.00) rivals include last year's King George winner Hewick, 2022 Grand National hero Noble Yeats and Bob Olinger.

At Limerick, Impaire Et Passe bids to add a Grade 1 win over fences to his three top-level hurdles victories in the Guinness 00 Faugheen Novice Chase (1.40).

Savills Chase runners and riders

Conflated Danny Gilligan
Fact To File Mark Walsh
Galopin Des Champs Paul Townend
Gentlemansgame Darragh O'Keeffe
Grangeclare West Michael O'Sullivan
Heart Wood Rachael Blackmore
I Am Maximus Jody McGarvey
Inothewayurthinkin Keith Donoghue
Minella Cocooner Sean O'Keeffe  

Savills Chase (2.35 Leopardstown, December 28)
Paddy Power: 11-8 Fact To File, Galopin Des Champs, 8 I Am Maximus, 12 Gentlemansgame, 25 Grangeclare West, 33 Heart Wood, Inothewayurthinkin, 50 Conflated, 66 Minella Coccooner 

Savills Hurdle runners and riders

Asterion Forlonge Paul Townend
Beacon Edge Danny Gilligan
Bob Olinger Rachael Blackmore
Hewick Jordan Gainford
Home By The Lee JJ Slevin
Noble Yeats Donagh Meyler
Rocky's Diamond Shane Fitzgerald
Sandor Clegane Sean O'Keeffe

Savills Hurdle (2.00 Leopardstown, December 28)
Paddy Power: 2 Home By The Lee, 5-2 Bob Olinger, 9-2 Hewick, 13-2 Noble Yeats, 15-2 Asterion Forlonge, 16 Sandor Clegane, 33 Beacon Edge, Rocky’s Diamond

Faugheen Novice Chase runners and riders

Good Land Mr Finian Maguire
Impaire Et Passe Daryl Jacob
Jordans Richard Deegan
Mirazur West Simon Torrens
Sa Majeste Danny Mullins
Search For Glory Sam Ewing
Stellar Story Kevin Sexton
Waterford Whispers Brian Hayes

Faugheen Novice Chase (1.40 Limerick, December 28)
Paddy Power: 8-11 Impaire Et Passe, 4 Sa Majeste, 10 Search For Glory, 12 Mirazur West, 14 Good Land, Waterford Whispers, 20 Jordans, Stellar Story 

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