The Willie Mullins-trained horse is aiming to make history at the Cheltenham Festival
Energumene will aim to make history by becoming just the second horse to win the Queen Mother Champion Chase at the Cheltenham Festival next week.
Owned by Brighton & Hove Albion chief Tony Bloom, Energumene again fell victim to a Nicky Henderson superstar in this year’s Clarence House Chase when playing second fiddle to Jonbon. “We really want a few showers and the ground on the soft side to have a real chance, but there is no doubt he’s in good form and Willie has been happy with him and he will go over there to take his chance.
“Father Time is probably against him, but he’s relatively lightly raced and has only had 17 runs – he hasn’t had a hard life. Graham added: “He’s entered in three of the handicaps, I spoke to Willie and he said he was half-favouring the County but no firm decision had been made yet.
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