Cheltenham Festival 2020: Champion Chase race breakdown

Cheltenham Festival is fast approaching. Marlborough breaks down the Queen Mother Champion Chase.

Badsworth Boy is the only three-time winner of Champion Chase. Altior has won in 2018 and 2019.

Nicky Henderson has the best record of any current trainer in the Champion Chase with six wins.

Barry Geraghty has the best current record with five wins.

Lady Buttons is the only mare entered this year.

The fastest time is 3m 44.70s, set by Edredon Bleu in 2000.

Another Dolly, who was awarded the 1980 race, started at 33/1.

In the 60 Champion Chase races, 20 favourites have scored. Flyingbolt won at 1/5 in 1966.

Politologue and Duc des Genevres are grey entries this year.

There have been 22 Irish winners of Champion Chase races.

Marlborough's analysis of Altior's form. He is not near his best. Chacun Pour Soi's claims rest on his defeat of Defi Du Seuil at Punchestown last May. DefI Du seuils form is better at Cheltenham. Dynamite Dollars finished third at Newbury. He has not run for more than a year. The Racing Post's handicapper considers he recorded a career-best. he would not need to find much progress to hit the frame.

Defi Du Seuil will win the Champion Chase.

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