Betway Champion Chase Predictor picks Champagne Fever

Willie Mullins’ grey could notch his third win at the Cheltenham Festival

We have created this Betway Champion Chase predictor infographic ahead of Wednesday’s mouth-watering renewal at the Cheltenham Festival and Champagne Fever is forecast to claim the prize for Ireland.

The infographic, which looks at six key stats, features the last two winners of the Grade 1 contest, Sire De Grugy and Sprinter Sacre.

Adding depth to the showpiece are the Paul Nicholls-trained pair, the hat-trick seeking Dodging Bullets and the enigmatic, but talented, Mr Mole, with AP McCoy aboard. Nicholls is looking for a fifth win in the two-mile championship race.

But Champagne Fever, under Ruby Walsh, ticks the majority of the trend boxes and he will be hungry for more Cheltenham glory. The former Champion Bumper and Supreme Novices’ Hurdle winner lost his unbeaten Festival record in the Arkle 12 months ago, when caught on the line by 33/1 outsider Western Warhorse.