JONBON continued his preparation for the Queen Mother Champion Chase with a little help from 20-time champion rider A.P. McCoy on Thursday morning and the J.P. McManus-owned chaser is exciting his trainer Nicky Henderson ahead of a rematch with El Fabiolo at the Festival.

“He’d love to ride him himself!” said Henderson, when asked by members of the press for the verdict of McCoy. “Of all the horses, I know he would love to ride him. He’d suit him. Anybody could ride him but he’d take a bit of knowing as well.