'To reverse the form this is what he'll have to do' - legends Carberry and Swan on Fact To File v Galopin Des Champs round three

Paul Carberry and Charlie Swan, two of the great Irish jump jockeys, believe Fact To File has to conserve his energy better if he is to reverse the Savills form with Galopin Des Champs in Saturday's Irish Gold Cup.
The Willie Mullins-trained pair are set to fight out round three of the rivalry on Saturday at a track where Galopin Des Champs is a perfect six from six over fences. Should the dual Gold Cup champion land a third successive win in the race, he will emulate the Mullins-trained Florida Pearl, who completed the feat in 2001 before landing a fourth in 2004.
Carberry was on board for the middle leg of Florida Pearl's treble and also won in 2006 on the Michael Hourigan-trained Beef Or Salmon, who he says had a similar affinity for the track to Galopin Des Champs.
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