Fastorslow repeated his victory of final yr as he as soon as once more received the higher of Galopin Des Champs within the Punchestown Gold Cup.
The Martin Brassil-trained horse got here dwelling one and 1 / 4 lengths away from the 1-2 favorite, with Hewick an extra two and 1 / 4 lengths behind in third.
For jockey JJ Slevin, it was a second Grade One win in successive days after he rode Banbridge to victory within the Champion Chase at Punchestown on Tuesday.
“He is some horse, by far the most effective horse I’ve ever ridden, an absolute machine,” Slevin, who additionally received the Irish Grand Nationwide on Intense Raffles, instructed RTE after the race.
Fastorslow was a shock 20-1 winner from Cheltenham Gold Cup hero Galopin Des Champs 12 months in the past however went off at a lot shorter odds of 7-2 this time.
The eventual winner travelled significantly nicely as Conflated set the early tempo and clearly had loads nonetheless to provide because the race started in earnest.
Slevin had his mount in pole place with two fences to leap and whereas Galopin Des Champs tried to problem on the run to the final, he by no means actually regarded like getting on prime.
Fastorslow cleared the final in type and galloped dwelling forward of the twin Cheltenham champion, with King George winner Hewick ending with actual goal to seize third.
After watching his horse produce an correct leaping show, Sean Mulryan, who owns the profitable horse with spouse Bernadine, described Fastorslow as “a as soon as in a lifetime horse”.
“Martin [Brassil, trainer] and I are lucky to have him,” he added.
