Ten chasers to follow for the National Hunt season

As the National Hunt season swings into gear, Colm Greaves selects ten chasers that might warm the cold, locked down winter

WHAT JUST HAPPENED? Barry Geraghty glances back at a big screen after Champ’s improbable victory in the RSA Insurance Novices’ Chase at the Cheltenham Festival. If he tidies up his jumping Champ will be a serious contender for the Gold Cup next March. Picture: Michael Steele/Getty Images

Champ, Nicky Henderson

Cheltenham was an anxious place to be last spring. The seriousness of Covid-19 seemed to drop on the attendance with the first race flag and by day two the fretful crowd had already begun to thin a little.