Affordale Fury wins Savills Chase as Galopin Des Champs finishes a gallant third in return
FURY AND FOCUS: Affordale Fury, centre, with Sam Ewing up, on their way to winning the Savills Steeplechase during day three of the Leopardstown Christmas Festival at Leopardstown Racecourse in Dublin. Pic: Seb Daly/Sportsfile
Affordale Fury rallied to great effect to land Grade One honours in the Savills Chase at Leopardstown.
All eyes were on dual Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Galopin Des Champs as he made his belated seasonal bow as the 6-5 favourite and it briefly looked as though he would enjoy a dream return in the extended three-mile contest.
