/ Editor / 24 February 2007 / Leave a comment Free £25 Bet

Nickname, whose quartet of wins this season has forced him down to fourth favourite in the Queen Mother Champion Chase, should have little more than an exercise gallop as he continues his preparation for the Festival at Naas on Sunday.

The Martin Brassil-trained eight-year-old faces just four opponents, the best of whom is Tumbling Dice, who was 17 lengths adrift of him when they met in the Tied Cottage Chase at Punchestown earlier in the month.

Brassil continues to insist that Nickname will only appear at Cheltenham if the going is soft, but with the Cotswolds taking another dowsing last week that still appears likely.

The David Pipe-trained, Well Chief (2.9), heads the Betfair ante-post market for the Champion Chase with last year's winner, Newmill, second best on 5.2.