Champion Chase
16:00 Cheltenham Festival
2025-03-12
Winner: £
Runners: 17
Going:
No. of hurdles: 13
Distance: 1m7f199y
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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Verdict
CHAMPION CHASE PREVIOUS WINNERS
| 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
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
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.