Boston Bob can land wide-open Champion renewal

Boston Bob is a hopeful choice to land a fascinating and wide-open Grade 1 JNwine.com Champion Chase at Down Royal this afternoon.

Of course, his fitness has to be taken on trust, but you’d would imagine Willie Mullins will have him reasonably straight, for what is a major prize, and the horse does have a history of going well fresh.

The selection finished last season with a real flourish, scoring at Aintree and rounding off his campaign when proving far too good for First Lieutenant at the Punchestown festival.