Why this Willie Mullins chaser is overpriced at 25-1 for the Grand National
Galopin Des Champs is now a best price of 4-6 for the Gold Cup and it is hard to see who can deny him the three-peat.
Willie Mullins’ superstar briefly looked vulnerable approaching the last, but he is always so strong to the line that he still put nearly five lengths on Grangeclare West, and another couple of furlongs at Cheltenham will only see his superiority increase.
The last three-time winner of the Gold Cup, Best Mate, only just scrambled home in his third Gold Cup but I don't see that happening this year – Galopin Des Champs will win comfortably.
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