Champ 11th March 2020 – Cheltenham – He was slow away from many of his fences and his jockey acknowledged post-race that he had to very much ‘nurse him round’. He also suggested that the ground was “desperate and very tacky” and, therefore, difficult to jump out of. Champ is yet to convince as a chaser and his success here was, at least, in part due to the two leaders stopping in front. This notion is supported by a few time comparisons with the Champion Chase. Minella Indo was almost two seconds quicker than Politologue from the third last fence … Continued
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