'Everything looks in his favour' - Tom Segal expects a Champion Chase upset

Nube Negra
5.25 Punchestown
1pt win

After Ireland's domination at Cheltenham and in the Grand National it might seem weird to suggest backing a British-trained horse on the opening day of the Punchestown festival, but Dan Skelton is continually breaking barriers and his Nube Negra is worth siding with in the William Hill Champion Chase (5.25).

He was unlucky not to win the Champion Chase because Harry Skelton chose to follow hot favourite Chacun Pour Soi into the race, and had a bit too much ground to make up on Put The Kettle On after stumbling at the last.