4.10 3m. 2f. 70yds. 23 Declared. St. James's Place Festival Challenge Cup Open Hunters' Chase (Class 2 ) of £50,000.00 5-y-o plus
1st - €24,445.00 2nd - €12,220.00 3rd - €6,110.00 4th - €3,055.00 5th - €1,530.00 6th - €765.00
Formscan - Billaway attempts to make it back-to-back wins in the race. The gelding wears first-time blinkers this time around after just prevailing in his prep run for this at Naas. However, the vote goes to FAMOUS CLERMONT, who can give jockey William Biddick a good spin after proving to be a real force in this sphere this season. The latest of his wins came when bolting up Haydock, where he couldn't have been more impressive. Chris's Dream and The Storyteller are joint top-rated in this and have to be respected. The former has won both of his recent starts in point-to-points and it's highly likely his brilliant trainer Henry de Bromhead has had this race in mind for a while.