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Champion Chase

16:00 Cheltenham Festival

2025-03-12

Winner: £225,080

Runners: 0

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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7(0)
311/12
silk
Energumene

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T: W P Mullins
11
11-10
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174
5(0)
-3F235
silk
Edwardstone

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T: Alan King
11
11-10
163
172
13(0)
/416-1
silk
Jungle Boogie

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T: Henry De Bromhead
11
11-10
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167
3(0)
1-2P56
silk
Captain Guinness

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T: Henry De Bromhead
10
11-10
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172
1(0)
9-14U1
silk
Banbridge

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T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien
9
11-10
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178
18(0)
85-124
silk
Quilixios

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T: Henry De Bromhead
8
11-10
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167
6(0)
11P2-F
silk
El Fabiolo

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

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T: Nicky Henderson
9
11-10
170
181
14(0)
123-12
silk
Libberty Hunter

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T: Evan Williams
9
11-10
151
164
9(0)
U1-223
silk
Gaelic Warrior

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T: W P Mullins
7
11-10
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176
12(0)
17-134
silk
JPR One

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T: Joe Tizzard
8
11-10
156
165
16(0)
2-4F31
silk
Master Chewy

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T: Nigel Twiston-Davies
8
11-10
153
168
19(0)
PU4U3P
silk
Senecia

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

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

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T: Noel George & Amanda Zetterholm
7
11-10
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177
17(0)
-21213
silk
Matata

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T: Nigel Twiston-Davies
7
11-10
155
170
2(0)
213-P3
silk
Blood Destiny

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T: W P Mullins
6
11-10
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156
20(0)
132411
silk
Solness

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T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien
7
11-10
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170
15(0)
15-232
silk
Marine Nationale

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T: Barry Connell
8
11-10
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167
4(0)
8-2121
silk
Djelo

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T: Venetia Williams
7
11-10
160
174

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, 9/10
  • No more than 10lb off RPR top-rated, 10/10 (four were top-rated)
  • Adjusted RPR of at least 174, 8/10
  • Grade 1 chase winner, 8/10
  • Won Graded chase within last two starts, 8/10
  • No older than nine, 9/10
  • Between seven and 16 runs over fences, 6/10

Other factors

  • Five winners had previously won at the festival.
  • In the past ten years 36 French-breds have run, yielding four wins, eight seconds and six thirds.

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WHAT HAPPENED LAST YEAR - CHAMPION CHASE 2024

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El Fabiolo proved disappointing for favourite backers in last year’s Champion Chase, with Captain Guinness capitalising for Henry de Bromhead and Rachael Blackmore. Jonbon, one of the leading contenders, was taken out of the race after Nicky Henderson’s stable form concerns and El Fabiolo was pulled up after the fifth fence having jumped poorly. Captain Guinness proved a willing partner for Blackmore and repelled Gentleman De Mee by a length and a half. He was a fourth different winner for De Bromhead since 2011, with the trainer also successful with Sizing Europe, Special Tiara and Put The Kettle On.