The star attraction for the Ladbrokes Champion Chase is current Cheltenham Gold Cup second favourite Gerri Colombe
After a delay of a week thanks to some bad weather at Down Royal, the first grade 1 race over jumps of the season has finally arrived in Ireland with the Ladbrokes Champion Chase at the Ulster track but a disappointing field of only four runners are set to head to post.
The star attraction for the race is current Cheltenham Gold Cup second favourite Gerri Colombe, stable star of trainer Gordon Elliott, who is set to have a couple of runners in the 90,000 euro race.Gerri Colombe is current favourite for the race and will be joined by stablemate Conflated with targets for next year’s Cheltenham Festival very much in mind for both.
The opposition for Elliott in the Champion Chase will arrive from trainer Henry de Bromhead, who could send Cheltenham Gold Cup runner-up Minella Indo to Down Royal, last seen when winning the Irish Daily Star Chase as a 15/8 favourite at Punchestown back on October 11.
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