Connections of Master Minded are confident he will make a bold bid to regain his crown in the Queen Mother Champion Chase at Cheltenham today.
After victory in the rearranged Tingle Creek at Cheltenham in December, he was made to pull out all the stops by Somersby at Ascot last time, but Paul Nicholls expects better on this better surface.
"I've been confident all along Master Minded has a chance. He's a dual Champion Chase winner. He was struggling with his breathing last season, we sorted that out and he has won three out of three this season," said the champion trainer.
"He was very impressive on goodish ground at Ascot, then on goodish ground in the Tingle Creek. He then just struggled on very soft ground at Ascot, when he wasn't at his very best. He's a different animal now he can breathe and he's got a great chance."
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