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Ruby Walsh’s Champion Chase Antepost Ideas:
Jonbon
Libberty Hunter (each-way)
Paddy Energy Media’s ‘From The Horse’s Mouth’ podcast ‘Cheltenham Countdown’ is again as host Tom Nugent picks the brains of the Cheltenham Pageant’s winning-most jockey turned TV pundit Ruby Walsh and well-known journalist and broadcaster Rory Delargy.
Within the second of this 12 months’s collection, the gang have seemed on the Champion Chase forward of the 2025 Cheltenham Pageant.
RUBY WALSH
Energumene seemed to be crushed truthful and sq. at Ascot by Jonbon on the weekend. The bottom was most likely a bit drier than it has been up to now and Energumene as an 11-year-old now would wish actually testing floor over two miles to get near – and even hassle – Jonbon.
He’s been crushed in two Clarence Home Chases earlier than and nonetheless managed to win the Champion Chase. I’d think about that’s the grounds that Willie Mullins will go on or the strains he’d be pondering alongside as he decides on whether or not Energumene goes for the Champion Chase or steps up in journey for the Ryanair Chase.
If Jonbon turns up in the identical type he was in final weekend or the one which received the Tingle Creek Chase at Sandown final month – he wins the Champion Chase.
Except you bought actually testing floor – and that’s an enormous ‘if’ – that’s the one means I may see Energumene or Gaelic Warrior beating Jonbon. They’ll want a lavatory and one thing to occur within the race, possibly.
Step Ahead
Gaelic Warrior will take an enormous step ahead from his Christmas defeat at Leopardstown – however he has to.
JJ Slevin was superb on Solness that day and he was in peak situation. Joseph O’Brien’s runners have been simply on fireplace at Christmas – completely on fireplace. I don’t significantly fancy Solness for the Champion Chase.
Gaelic Warrior will step ahead however he received the Arkle Chase final season on actually testing floor and for both of Gaelic Warrior or Energumene to beat Jonbon, they might put the Baby of Prague out and do a rain dance!
Every-way spoils
Jonbon is rock strong. He’s one of the uncomplicated horses in coaching. You may journey him anyway – buck him out, he’s by no means free, he doesn’t race behind the bridle, he’s simply so uncomplicated. He’s a really admirable horse. He’s an excellent horse.
I feel he’ll win the Champion Chase however for an each-way poke it might be Libberty Hunter.
I didn’t assume final week there was an enormous quantity of tempo within the Champion Chase, however whenever you take a look at Solness and Matata, there’s really a great deal of tempo probably on this race. They’ll go very onerous up entrance and it’ll swimsuit one coming off the tempo to seize the each-way spoils.
Ruby Walsh’s Champion Chase Antepost Ideas:
Jonbon
Libberty Hunter (each-way)
*Odds quoted on the widget are Future Racing / Antepost costs which signifies that in case your choice doesn’t run within the race for no matter cause – you’ll lose your stake below conventional Antepost guidelines.
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