Andrew Nelis racing

Altior, Chacun Pour Soi and Defi Du Seuil remain on course for a fascinating clash at the Cheltenham Festival on Wednesday, after the trio featured among 11 horses confirmed for the Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase. The Nicky Henderson-trained Altior is bidding to become only the second three-time winner of the two-mile showpiece, after Badsworth Boy racked up a hat-trick in the 1980s. However, despite having suffered just one defeat in 21 starts over jumps, the 10-year-old is unlikely to have things all his own way on his return to the Cotswolds, with two formidable rivals taking him on. Defi Du Seuil has been the star of the division in Britain so far this term, winning each of his three starts for trainer Philip Hobbs and owner JP McManus, including the Tingle Creek at Sandown and the Clarence House at Ascot. The lightly-raced Chacun Pour Soi beat Defi Du Seuil at the Punchestown Festival – and while he suffered a surprise defeat on his return to action at Leopardstown ...

                  Chacun pour Soi Cheltenham 2020 . Chacun pour willie Mullins trained and arguably irelands best chance of lifting the QM champion chase in March . relatively unknown after coming back from injury when coming into Willie's yard , hes been gradually creeping up the ranks  leopardstown against the champion chaser min was extremely positive in the manner of which he won , has him spearheading in the top three of the betting  a boasting RPR of 175 puts him right in there  to seriously challenge for the CC . Defi du Suil   Philip's Hobbs trained and McManus owned   is the  other major challenger and hes been  winning well.been scratched from the Ryanair chase to compete in this !. Cyrname the highest rated horse in training and Paul Nicholls trained has been sent it seems to the RyanAir and also  defeating the champ Altior who's 100% record was broken at the distance of 2m 5 ....

   Cheltenham QM Champion Chase                   Andrew nelis racing  One of the hottest races of the Cheltenham festival , great winners down through the years , sprinter Sacre sizing Europe, Altior , Moscow flyer so many more  I could name many more. Now we have a very open affair this year , Altior ( Nicky Henderson trainer ) is the current champion going for three in a row . Now Altior stepped up in trip for the first time in his career  it was a move that wiped his 100% record out   by a defeat of cyrname ( Paul Nicholls ) the highest rated horse in training . Was it  Altior step up in trip that got him beat  or was it a horse maybe in the decline , he has achieved everything put in front of him winning a supreme a Arkle and two champion chases , not knocking a great horse , just simply  seeing that maybe he has peaked , and it always happens when a young gun or guns  ...