Townend keen to get back on Galopin Des Champs Sunday’s Grade 1 John Durkan Memorial Chase at Punchestown sees the eagerly-awaited rematch between the Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Galopin Des Champs and Punchestown Gold Cup winner Fastorslow. Galopin Des Champs was defeated by Fastorslow last time out, but his jockey Paul Townend is looking forward to renewing his partnership with Galopin Des Champs and says it this is a very exciting time of the year. Townend said: ”Yeah, looking forward to Galopin Des Champs. Every day you get to get up on a Gold Cup winner is a brilliant day. They are the type of horses we all want. "He takes on Fastorslow, it won't be an easy task. He beat us here at the festival, so we'll have to try and get a bit of our own back on him. "It's an exciting time of year, none of them have been beaten yet! It is a joy to go in and look at the board and see the names. There are a lot of good names from last year, big names and a lot of new horses so we are trying to find the next superstar this time of year."
