Alan Shearer hoping Augusta Kate can score in Champion Bumper

Alan Shearer is determined to enjoy his day as an owner regardless of how Augusta Kate gets on in today’s Weatherbys Champion Bumper Cheltenhamat the Cheltenham Festival.

The former England international footballer has a share in the five-year-old mare as part of the celebrity-laced Masters Syndicate which also includes Lee Westwood and Ant and Dec.

Augusta Kate has looked the real deal in two starts in Ireland and is towards the head of the market for one of the fiercest betting heats of the week.