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Four tipsters, three stars, one question: who wins the race of the festival?
Tom Segal, Keith Melrose, Graeme Rodway and Tom Collins on the Champion Chase
The Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase is the most anticipated race of the festival with three bona fide superstars clashing. Double winner Altior is the 2-1 favourite, with Defi Du Seuil, himself a two-time festival winner, a 9-4 shot and Chacun Pour Soi — who beat Defi Du Seuil at Punchestown last year — the 'outsider' of the three at 11-4.
The bookmakers can barely split them and neither can our experts. We asked four of our shrewdest tipsters whom they fancied and the vote was split, with each of the three getting at least one vote. Find out whose side our expert panel plumped for
Keith Melrose, betting editor
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