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- H: El Fabiolo
- J: P Townend
- T: W P Mullins
- H: El Fabiolo
- J: P Townend
- T: W P Mullins
- Age:7
- Weight:11-10
- Form:1111-11
- OR:175
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Queen Mother Champion Chase Overview
The Queen Mother Champion Chase is a Grade One chase for horses aged five years or older, normally run as the fourth race on day two (Wednesday) of the Festival. The race is run on the old course over a distance of 1 mile 7 furlongs and 199 yards with a total of thirteen fences to be jumped.
The winner’s first-place prize money is likely to be in the region of £227,000. It is the leading two-mile chase in the National Hunt calendar with the winner laying claim to being the fastest two-mile chaser around.
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Three trainers have won the race a record six times over the years, they are Tom Draper (1960-1970), Nicky Henderson (1992- 2019) and Paul Nicholls (1999 – 2020).
The leading jockey is jointly held by Pat Taaffe (1960 – 1970) and Barry Geraghty (2003 – 2013) with five winners a piece.
The great Badsworth Boy won the race a record three times between 1983 and 1985.
Queen Mother Champion Chase History
The race was first run in 1959 as the National Hunt Two-Mile Chase but was given its current title in 1980, the year of the Queen Mother’s 80th birthday, in recognition of her support for and ownership of National Hunt horses.
The race was not sponsored until 2008 when it was taken over by Seasons Holidays. Sponsors since then have been bookmakers Sportingbet, BetVictor with the current sponsor Betway taking over in 2014.
There have been some magnificent jumpers who have won this event over the years which include, Badsworth Boy (1983 & 1985), Barnbrook Again (1989 & 1990), Viking Flagship (1994 & 1995), One Man (1998), Moscow Flyer (2002 & 2005), Master Minded (2008 & 2009), Sprinter Sacre (2016), Altior (2018 & 2019) and Energumene (2022 & 2023).
Queen Mother Champion Chase FAQ
Energumene, trained by Willie Mullins and ridden by Paul Townend, won the 2023 renewal at odds of 6/5.
The prize money for the 2023 winner was £227,000.
It is the feature race on the Wednesday of the Cheltenham Festival, usually run as the fourth race on the card. The 2024 renewal will be run on Wednesday, 13th March.
There are thirteen fences in total to be jumped during the race.
You would expect a small but select field with the last three renewals hosting 7, 7 and 9 runners.
The race is open to horses aged five years or older.