Well Chief worthy Champion Chase favourite — Johnson

DAVID JOHNSON believes Well Chief deserves his position at the head of the betting for the Seasons Holidays Queen Mother Champion Chase, despite having only had one race in 23 months.

Johnson believes his comeback in the Game Spirit Chase at Newbury proved he was as good as ever, and he will not have anything of the calibre of Moscow Flyer to come up against this year.

The eight-year-old finished second to Jessica Harrington’s great chaser in 2005 and Johnson is quietly confident David Pipe has trained his charge to the minute.