2m (1m7f199y) (Old) BetMGM Queen Mother Champion Chase (Grade 1) (GBB Race) (Class 1) (5yo+)
Everyone in racing wants Jonbon to win because he apparently deserves it, but his record at the Festival confirms he’s beatable and the record of favourites for this race gives plenty of confidence in taking him on. The only horse with scope to beat him is MARINE NATIONALE, who is improving as a chaser at a rate of knots. He won the Supreme easily as a novice hurdler and seemingly had the world at his feet, but his novice chasing campaign didn’t go to plan and he missed last year’s Arkle. This will be only his sixth chase start, on the good ground he really wants at a track we know he handles, and he’ll have been trained to the minute for this. He gave Solness way too much rope at Leopardstown last time out but was a major eye catcher in the manner he closed him down, and I reckon he’ll have no issue reversing that form today. He looks poised to run the race of his life.
1pt win Marine Nationale @11/2, 16:00 Cheltenham Festival, Wednesday
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