Champagne Fever out to regain sparkle

Champagne Fever bids to bounce back from the first fall of his career when taking on four rivals in the Red Mills Chase at Gowran today. 

Bred locally in Thomastown by John Cahill, the Stowaway gelding for the first time affords his County Kilkenny fans an opportunity to see him perform on home soil. Hopes will be high he can put his Thurles Kinloch Brae last-fence fall behind him.

Paul Townend has steered the grey three times in races, with a 100 per cent record thus far, and Champagne Fever will go off favourite to maintain that flawless strike-rate as regular rider Ruby Walsh is on duty at Ascot.