The Champion Chase is the feature race on the second day of the 2025 Cheltenham Festival and Jonbon looks like the horse to beat.
Nicky Henderson was forced to rule Jonbon out of the 2024 Festival, seemingly leaving the path clear for the Willie Mullins-trained El Fabiolo.
But El Fabiolo was pulled up following an early blunder and it was Rachael Blackmore who prevailed on 17/2 shot Captain Guinness.
The 2025 renewal looks set to be one of the most exciting in recent times as Jonbon's rivalry with El Fabiolo resumes, two-time winner Energumene returns and Gaelic Warrior steps up after his Arkle triumph last year.
The Champion Chase is the feature race on Day Two of the 2025 Cheltenham Festival, which takes place at a new time of 16:00 on Wednesday 12th March 2025.
The Champion Chase is one of the key races at the Cheltenham Festival, hosted at Cheltenham Racecourse, Gloucestershire.
The past five winners of the Champion Chase are as follows:
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