Full Result 4.00 Cheltenham | 11 March 2026

BetMGM Queen Mother Champion Chase (Grade 1) (GBB Race)

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

1st £225,080 2nd £84,800 3rd £42,440 4th £21,200 5th £10,640 6th £5,320 7th £2,640 8th £1,360

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	4. Il Etait Temps (FR) 5/2 Paul Townend W P Mullins	Paul Townend W P Mullins	8	1110 t	172	156	172	–
gr g Jukebox Jury (IRE) - Une Des Sources (FR) (Dom Alco)
Soon midfield, smooth headway from 3 out, led and jumped slightly left 2 out, clear when pecked on landing last, ridden briefly and went further clear run-in, readily (op 11/4 tchd 3/1)

2 10	7. Libberty Hunter 50/1 Sean Bowen Mrs C Williams	Sean Bowen Mrs C Williams	10	1110	151	144	158	–
b g Yorgunnabelucky (USA) - Classy Crewella (Lahib)
In rear, mistake and nearly lost jockey 1st, plenty to do when jumped right 3 out, soon headway, no chance with winner but kept on and went second inside final 110yds (op 66/1)

3 1¾ [11¾]	6. L'Eau du Sud (FR) 13/2 Harry Skelton Dan Skelton	Harry Skelton Dan Skelton	8	1110 t	163	142	156	–
gr g Lord Du Sud (FR) - Eaux Fortes (FR) (Walk In The Park)
Soon in touch with leaders, headway and challenging after 3 out, short of room 2 out, soon lost ground, no extra when lost second inside final 110yds (op 6/1 tchd 7/1)

4 5 [16¾]	2. Captain Guinness (IRE) 50/1 Jordan Gainford Henry De Bromhead	Jordan Gainford Henry De Bromhead	11	1110 p¹	154	136	151	–
b g Arakan (USA) - Presenting D'Azy (IRE) (Presenting)
Soon midfield, outpaced 3 out, no impression but went modest fourth final 110yds (tchd 40/1)

5 ¾ [17½]	9. Quilixios 14/1 Darragh O'Keeffe Henry De Bromhead	Darragh O'Keeffe Henry De Bromhead	9	1110	163	135	150	–
b g Maxios - Quilita (GER) (Lomitas)
Led, headed and raced in second from 4th, left in lead 3 out, soon faced challenge, headed and lost second 2 out, soon weakened (op 12/1 tchd 11/1)

6 6 [23½]	5. Irish Panther 16/1 Kieren Buckley Eddie & Patrick Harty	Kieren Buckley Eddie & Patrick Harty	9	1110 h	153	127	153	–
b g Lucarno (USA) - Tyrana (GER) (Acatenango)
Soon in touch with leaders, not fluent 8th, some headway after 3 out, disputing third when bad mistake last, soon weakened (tchd 14/1 and tchd 18/1)

7 2 [25½]	8. Majborough (FR) 5/6F Mark Walsh W P Mullins	Mark Walsh W P Mullins	6	1110 p	174	125	159	–
b g Martinborough (JPN) - Janimone (FR) (Lavirco)
Keen to post, dwelt start, took keen hold, soon prominent, led 4th, clear 6th, pecked on landing 8th, mistake 9th, reduced lead 4 out, bad mistake and lost position 3 out, soon weakened (jockey said the gelding jumped poorly; vet had nothing to report) (op Evens tchd 4/5)

8 39 [64½]	1. Brookie (IRE) 150/1 Sam Twiston-Davies Anthony Honeyball	Sam Twiston-Davies Anthony Honeyball	9	1110 t	148	74	103	–
b g Policy Maker (IRE) - Presenting D'Azy (IRE) (Presenting)
Soon in rear, struggling after 4 out, tailed off (tchd 200/1)

PU	10. Saint Segal (FR) 50/1 Ciaran Gethings Jane Williams	Ciaran Gethings Jane Williams	8	1110 t	155	–	–	–
b g Saint Des Saints (FR) - Bal Celtique (FR) (Ballingarry)
Prominent when bad mistake 1st, soon in rear, pulled up after 5th (jockey said gelding made a bad mistake at 1st fence and was subsequently pulled up) (tchd 40/1)

PU	3. Found A Fifty (IRE) 20/1 Jack Kennedy Gordon Elliott	Jack Kennedy Gordon Elliott	9	1110	164	–	–	–
b g Solskjaer (IRE) - Fillmein (IRE) (Gone Fishin)
In rear, detached 5th, jumped badly right 6th, soon pulled up (jockey said gelding was never travelling) (op 28/1)

10 ran Off time: 4:00:08 Winning time: 3m 51.84s (fast by 0.16s) Total SP: 121%
1st owner: Hollywood Racing & Barnane Stud (Il Etait Temps) 1st breeder: E Clayeux & S C Ecurie Couderc
2nd owner: Mr & Mrs William Rucker (Libberty Hunter)
3rd owner: Mason, Hogarth, Ferguson, Hales, The Late J Hales (L'Eau du Sud)
Tote win: £3.50 PL: £1.30 £8 £1.60 Ex: £111 CSF: £111.98 Tricast: £759.53 Trifecta: £479

4:00 Cheltenham 11 Mar 2026

BetMGM Queen Mother Champion Chase (Grade 1) (GBB Race)