Full Result 3.30 Cheltenham | 11 March 2020

Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase (Grade 1)

(Class 1) (5yo+) (1m7f199yds) 2m Old Soft 13 fences

1st £225,080 2nd £84,800 3rd £42,440 4th £21,200 5th £10,640

Error

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	6. Politologue (FR) 6/1 Harry Skelton Paul Nicholls	Harry Skelton Paul Nicholls	9	1110 t	165	147	173	–
gr g Poliglote - Scarlet Row (FR) (Turgeon)
Made virtually all, jumped well, ridden clear 2 out, unchallenged (op 7/1)

2 9½	5. Dynamite Dollars (FR) 7/1 Harry Cobden Paul Nicholls	Harry Cobden Paul Nicholls	7	1110	160	135	164	–
bb g Buck's Boum (FR) - Macadoun (FR) (Cardoun)
Tracked leaders, disputed 2nd from 4th, mistake 4 out, ridden after 3 out, kept on but not pace of winner from next (vet said gelding lost its right-fore shoe) (tchd 15/2)

3 3¼ [12¾]	2. Bun Doran (IRE) 33/1 Jonathan Burke Tom George	Jonathan Burke Tom George	9	1110	160	130	160	–
b g Shantou (USA) - Village Queen (IRE) (King's Theatre)
Looked well; pressed winner until 3rd, disputed 2nd from 4th, ridden after 3 out, not pace to challenge, no extra final 150yds

4 ½ [13¼]	4. Defi Du Seuil (FR) 2/5F Barry Geraghty Philip Hobbs	Barry Geraghty Philip Hobbs	7	1110	170	130	162	–
b g Voix Du Nord (FR) - Quarvine Du Seuil (FR) (Lavirco)
Raced widest, tracked leaders, rider lost iron briefly after 4 out, soon pushed along, shaken up after 3 out, found little and beaten before next, stumbled last (trainer could offer no explanation for the poor form shown other than jockey said that the gelding was never travelling) (op 4/11)

5 32 [45¼]	7. Sceau Royal (FR) 10/1 Daryl Jacob Alan King	Daryl Jacob Alan King	8	1110	163	86	128	–
b g Doctor Dino (FR) - Sandside (FR) (Marchand De Sable)
Chased leaders, struggling 3 out, soon weakened, tailed off (op 11/1)

5 ran Off time: 3:30:43 Winning time: 4m 10.03s (slow by 18.03s) Total SP: 111%
Non-runners: Altior (vet's certificate), Chacun Pour Soi (vet's certificate)
1st owner: J Hales (Politologue) 1st breeder: Mme Henri Devin
2nd owner: Michael Geoghegan (Dynamite Dollars)
3rd owner: Crossed Fingers Partnership (Bun Doran)
Tote win: £6.30 PL: £2.50 £2.40 Ex: £33 CSF: £39.77 Trifecta: £170.80

3:30 Cheltenham 11 Mar 2020

Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase (Grade 1)