Jonbon chance
Seconditis in this Festival for Jonbon, can he finally go one better in a huge race?
His trainer, Nicky Henderson told Unibet: “Everything has gone well. He’s been training very, very well, and Paddy, who rides him every day, is extremely happy with him.
“He seems much more the finished article nowadays and is very uncomplicated and easy to manoeuvre. A few years ago you had to handle him with kid gloves to keep a lid on him, but he’s very sensible in his races and at home nowadays, which makes our job a lot easier.
“I think there is going to be lots of pace, which won’t bother him because his main asset is his jumping and while many have said he doesn’t handle Cheltenham, let’s not forget he was second in a Supreme to Constitution Hill and has also won two Shloer Chases at the track so I have no concerns where that is concerned.
“Everyone knows what happened last year, when he was forced to miss the race, so let’s hope he can make up for lost time and finally be crowned the champion we all know he is.”
4.00 Champion Chase
Here’s the latest odds for the big one.
4.00 Champion Chase
BoyleSports odds
- 5/6 Jonbon
- 5/1 Marine Nationale
- 6/1 Energumene
- 10/1 Solness
- 11/1 Found A Fifty
- 25/1 Captain Guinness
- 33/1 Libberty Hunter
- 33/1 Quilixios
Odds from BoyleSports
Onto the big one!
It’s the feature of day two next – The Champion Chase!
Can Jonbon finally have his big day in the Cheltenham sun?
Where’d they finish?
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Stumptown wins the Cross Country
Winning jockey, Keith Donoghue said: “I was only ever hanging in there and he didn’t jump too well.
“The ground was a bit soft for him but he travelled well. He really likes these fences.”