Punchestown day two tips: Galopin Des Champs can crown campaign with one last golden moment 

The nap on the card goes to the Henry de Bromhead-trained Lets Go Champ, who contests the Grade Three HSS Hire Handicap Chase

Galopin Des Champs and the riderless Fastorslow cross the line in the Cheltenham Gold Cup.  PictureHealy Racing

Galopin Des Champs and Fastorslow renew rivalry in the Grade One Ladbrokes Punchestown Gold Cup, the feature on day two of the Punchestown festival, and while there may not be much between them, the former, the two-time Cheltenham Gold Cup champion, can reverse last year’s form with the Martin Brassil-trained eight-year-old. 

After an initial disappointment, in the John Durkan Memorial won by Fastorslow, Galopin Des Champs looked like a different horse in each of his three subsequent starts this season. He was tremendously impressive in the Savills Chase, perhaps a little less so in a tactical running of the Irish Gold Cup, but as good as ever when retaining his Gold Cup crown at Cheltenham.