{"id":46111,"date":"2025-12-28T15:48:44","date_gmt":"2025-12-28T15:48:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=46111"},"modified":"2025-12-28T15:48:44","modified_gmt":"2025-12-28T15:48:44","slug":"cvgj2y0zdzeoat_mediumrssat_campaignrss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2025\/12\/28\/cvgj2y0zdzeoat_mediumrssat_campaignrss\/","title":{"rendered":"Leopardstown Christmas Festival: Affordale Fury wins thrilling Savills Chase"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Affordale Fury delivered a first Grade One winner for County Down owner Philip Polly in a thrilling Savills Chase at Leopardstown on Sunday.<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Trained by Noel Meade, the seven-year-old started and finished the three-mile race in fine form to tear up the script.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Much of the pre-race narrative focused on a rematch of March&#8217;s Cheltenham Gold Cup when Inothewayurthinkin denied Galopin Des Champs a third-straight win, but that duel failed to materialise this time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Instead, it was those in red and black celebrating as Sam Ewing guided Affordale Fury (7-1) to a big win.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;I can&#8217;t believe it &#8211; what a week we&#8217;ve had,&#8221; a delighted Polly told RTE Sport.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;We won the Bumper on Boxing Day and now we&#8217;ve rocked up and won the Savills.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Champ Kiely was an early faller on the flat as Affordale Fury got out in front of what was a bunched field.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">It remained wide open heading into the final two hurdles when favourite Galopin Des Champs made a move.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">However, the Willie Mullins-trained favourite had to settle for third as Affordale Fury responded brilliantly to surge home from 2024 Grand National winner I Am Maximus in second (50-1).<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">It capped a superb two days for Ewing, who was onboard Favori De Champdou and Solness for Grade One wins on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;I wanted to be good and positive going into the first and see where we landed,&#8221; said Ewing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;He travelled really strong, winged fences for sport and there was no coming back from it. 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