Hard to see how anyone gets near Majborough in Champion Chase

Seven odds-on shots have failed to win the Champion Chase over the last decade. Majborough can make light of that trend on Wednesday at Cheltenham
Majborough put together a complete performance to win the Dublin Chase at the DRF in February. Pic: ©INPHO/Morgan Treacy

Majborough put together a complete performance to win the Dublin Chase at the DRF in February. Pic: ©INPHO/Morgan Treacy

Majborough can defy the recent trend of favourites coming unstuck in the BetMGM Queen Mother Champion Chase by winning the Cheltenham Festival day two feature for Willie Mullins, Mark Walsh, and JP McManus.

Seven odds-on shots have been turned over in this race in the last decade, a list that includes the Mullins-trained Un De Sceaux, Douvan, and El Fabiolo and the McManus-owned Defi Du Seuil and Jonbon.

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