Thursday, March 15, 2018
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• Douvan falls after injured Ruby Walsh is replaced on board
The Queen Mother Champion Chase here on Wednesday was a race that had been 12 months in the making, and while the long-awaited meeting between Altior and Douvan was a storyline only until the fourth-last fence, the final scene was the one that most of the record second-day crowd had come to see. Altior remains unbeaten over fences – and for once, he was forced to do it the hard way.
Three of Altior’s rivals appeared to be travelling better than the even‑money favourite on the run down the hill towards the home turn, seconds after Douvan had powered into the lead, only to suffer a fall four out. Min, the second-favourite, was cruising on ground he relishes, while Nico de Boinville was niggling at Altior and, for a moment, apparently getting little response from his mount.
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