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Cheltenham's novice handicap chase favourite for the chop

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Cheltenham's novice handicap chase is currently favourite to be chopped from the 2021 festival as the newly created Mares' Chase is set to have it's inaugural renewal next March.

Bookmaker Paddy Power have a market for which race faces the chop in favour of the new Grade 2 chase for mares and in their 'What Current Race Will Be Dropped For The 2021 Cheltenham Festival?', the novice handicap chase is currently 5/4 favourite.

Next up in the market is the Juvenile Handicap Hurdle at 9/4, followed by the National Hunt Chase

at 5/1, Kim Muir Handicap Chase at 7s and Martin Pipe Conditionals Handicap Hurdle at 12/1.