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Freddie Gingell: 'Everyone overlooks Elixir De Nutz - but he has every chance in the Champion Chase'

Elixir De Nutz: upset Jonbon when winning the rearranged Clarence House Chase at Cheltenham in January
Elixir De Nutz (right) upset Jonbon when winning the rearranged Clarence House Chase at Cheltenham in JanuaryCredit: Alan Crowhurst

Freddie Gingell hopes to cause an upset at his first Cheltenham Festival when he lines up in the Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase aboard Grade 1 winner Elixir De Nutz.

Gingell, 18, recorded his biggest success when landing the rearranged Clarence House Chase with the Joe Tizzard-trained ten-year-old on Trials day at Cheltenham in January. 

Elixir De Nutz denied the odds-on favourite Jonbon by a neck and Gingell, who is enjoying a career-best campaign in his third season, believes the 20-1 shot should not be overlooked on Wednesday.

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