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Champion Chase

16:00 Cheltenham Festival

2025-03-12

Winner: £225,080

Runners: 26

Going:

No. of hurdles: 13

Distance: 1m7f199y

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The BetMGM Queen Mother Champion Chase is one of four championship races held at the Cheltenham Festival and is the feature race on day two of the meeting. It is the most prestigious race for two-mile chasers in the jumps season and has been landed by greats of the division such as Viking Flagship, Moscow Flyer, Master Minded, Sprinter Sacre and Altior.

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10(0)
311/12
silk
Energumene

10/1

T: W P Mullins
11
11-10
-
174
8(0)
3-3F23
silk
Edwardstone

100/1

T: Alan King
11
11-10
163
172
17(0)
/416-1
silk
Jungle Boogie

50/1

T: Henry De Bromhead
11
11-10
-
167
5(0)
F4-2F4
silk
Boothill

100/1

T: Harry Fry
10
11-10
160
166
13(0)
2-U357
silk
Gentleman De Mee

100/1

T: W P Mullins
9
11-10
-
171
6(0)
31-2P5
silk
Captain Guinness

40/1

T: Henry De Bromhead
10
11-10
-
172
2(0)
9-14U1
silk
Banbridge

25/1

T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien
9
11-10
-
178
24(0)
185-12
silk
Quilixios

40/1

T: Henry De Bromhead
8
11-10
-
167
21(0)
1-1137
silk
Martator

100/1

T: Venetia Williams
8
11-10
151
161
9(0)
/11P2-
silk
El Fabiolo

12/1

T: W P Mullins
8
11-10
-
182
15(0)
11-111
silk
Jonbon

-

T: Nicky Henderson
9
11-10
170
181
19(0)
1123-1
silk
Libberty Hunter

-

T: Evan Williams
9
11-10
151
163
4(0)
3/4-46
silk
Blue Lord

-

T: W P Mullins
10
11-10
-
137
1(0)
5-5634
silk
American Mike

-

T: Gordon Elliott
8
11-10
-
155
12(0)
1U1-22
silk
Gaelic Warrior

-

T: W P Mullins
7
11-10
-
176
16(0)
317-13
silk
JPR One

-

T: Joe Tizzard
8
11-10
156
165
22(0)
F2-4F3
silk
Master Chewy

-

T: Nigel Twiston-Davies
8
11-10
153
166
25(0)
4PU4U3
silk
Senecia

-

T: Vincent Laurence Halley
8
11-10
-
150
11(0)
21-11P
silk
Found A Fifty

-

T: Gordon Elliott
8
11-10
-
169
14(0)
15-1P2
silk
Il Est Francais

-

T: Noel George & Amanda Zetterholm
7
11-10
-
177
23(0)
0-2121
silk
Matata

-

T: Nigel Twiston-Davies
7
11-10
155
163
3(0)
213-P3
silk
Blood Destiny

-

T: W P Mullins
6
11-10
-
156
26(0)
113241
silk
Solness

-

T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien
7
11-10
-
166
20(0)
/15-23
silk
Marine Nationale

-

T: Barry Connell
8
11-10
-
160
7(0)
38-212
silk
Djelo

-

T: Venetia Williams
7
11-10
160
166
18(0)
13-F11
silk
Kalif Du Berlais

-

T: Paul Nicholls
5
11-10
151
156

Verdict

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CHAMPION CHASE PREVIOUS WINNERS

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Year Horse Previous Form Age Price Trainer Jockey
2024 Captain Guinness 22-1P3 9 17-2 Henry de Bromhead Rachael Blackmore
2023 Energumene 113 9 6-5F Willie Mullins Paul Townend
2022 Energumene 111-12 8 5-2 Willie Mullins Paul Townend
2021 Put The Kettle On 211-13 7 17-2 Henry de Bromhead Aidan Coleman
2020 Politologue 422-25 9 6-1 Paul Nicholls Harry Skelton
2019 Altior 11-111 9 4-11F Nicky Henderson Nico de Boinville
2018 Altior 1111-1 8 EvensF Nicky Henderson Nico de Boinville
2017 Special Tiara 3-6315 10 11-1 Henry de Bromhead Noel Fehily
2016 Sprinter Sacre 2P2-11 10 5-1 Nicky Henderson Nico de Boinville
2015 Dodging Bullets 45-311 7 9-2 Paul Nicholls Sam Twiston-Davies

CHAMPION CHASE KEY TRENDS AND STATS

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Key trends

  • Won over at least 2m1f, 10/10
  • No more than 10lb off RPR top-rated, 10/10 (four were top-rated)
  • Adjusted RPR of at least 174, 9/10
  • Grade 1 chase winner, 9/10
  • Won Graded chase within last two starts, 9/10
  • No older than nine, 8/10
  • Between seven and 16 runs over fences, 7/10

Other factors

  • Five winners had previously won at the festival.

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  • In the past ten years 37 French-breds have run, yielding five wins, seven seconds and six thirds.

WHAT HAPPENED LAST YEAR - CHAMPION CHASE 2023

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ENERGUMENE made it back-to-back wins in the race, scoring with just as much ease as he had in a contest that fell apart 12 months ago. Ridden more positively this time, the race again fell apart, with several, most notably Edwarstone, unable to function fully on the ground, but the way the winner tanked through the race was striking and he powered up the hill, reversing Clarence House form with Edwardstone and Editeur Du Gite.