Horse Racing: Queen Mother Champion Chase

CHELTENHAM, England (AP) - Top Irish trainer Willie Mullins secured a milestone 100th Cheltenham Festival win on Wednesday when Jasmin de Vaux raced to victory in the Weatherbys Champion Bumper. Mullins is the most successful trainer in the history of the prestigious jumps meeting and reached his landmark figure with three wins on the day after…

Last year's Arkle winner El Fabiolo was expected to provide Willie Mullins with his 100th Festival winner but made a terrible mistake at the fence passing the stands and was immediately taken out of the race by Paul Townend. Alan King's Edwardstone was freewheeling away in front under Tom Cannon but Rachael Blackmore always had him in her sights…

Cheltenham 2024: Racegoers arrive for day one of festival Cheltenham Festival is back for Day 2 after a thrilling opening day to'the greatest show on turf' when star jockey Rachael Blackmore claimed her 15th victory at the racecourse. The Irish star, on Slade Steel in the Supreme Novices' Hurdle, helped spark even, which are sure to continue…

And for those confident the gelding will justify the bookies' odds and finish first past the post in the Grade 1 National Hunt steeplechase fixture, the odds for El Fabiolo to win are an extremely short 2/7. El Fabiolo has gone unbeaten since April of 2022, with the French thoroughbred having won seven on the trot in the lead-up to today's…

The excitement at the return of the Cheltenham Festival will barely have dimmed by the time Wednesday's runners go to post, with the day two highlight coming in the form of the Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase. Eight runners have been declared and a new winner is guaranteed, with Energumene - who landed the spoils in 2022 and 2023 - out through…

FOR MANY, today's feature, the Queen Mother Champion Chase (3.30pm), is a rematch between last year's Arkle 1-2, El Fabiolo and Jonbon. The head-to-head form between the two can't split them at one win apiece, but recent form makes El Fabiolo the one to beat, and that's reflected in his price of just 1/2. Jonbon needs to make amends for a shock…

As the action continues at the Cheltenham Festival, Sports Mole takes a look at the seven races on Wednesday. Surprise results were in short supply on the opening day of the Cheltenham Festival, with the odds-on-favourite State Man coming out on top in the Champion Hurdle headliner. Jockey Paul Townend delivered three victories in the first five…

The feature race on day two of the 2024 Cheltenham Festival is the Queen Mother Champion Chase (3.30pm, ITV1). The championship race takes place over 2m, and the field jump 13 fences around the Old Course. Eight runners have been declared for this year's Queen Mother Champion Chase, and it includes a fascinating dual between the front two from last…

Horse & Hound is supported by its audience. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. Learn more The Queen Mother Champion Chase is a Grade One National Hunt steeplechase race, run over two miles with 13 fences to jump. The race is held on the second day of the Cheltenham Festival in…

Wednesday March 13 15:30 Cheltenham: Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase (2 miles) This renewal is the big prize for the best two-mile chasers around and has produced some thrilling finishes over the years. The race is run at full tilt and the horse that jumps best usually prevails, and this is one of my favourite races at the Cheltenham Festival.

Last year's winner Galopin Des Champs is one of 20 entries for the Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup on March 15. Trained by Willie Mullins, Galopin Des Champs came out on top in a terrific duel with Bravemansgame last season and the pair are on course to meet again. Galopin Des Champs returned to winning ways at Leopardstown over Christmas with a…

Last year's winner Galopin Des Champs is one of 20 entries for the Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup on March 15. Trained by Willie Mullins, Galopin Des Champs came out on top in a terrific duel with Bravemansgame last season and the pair are on course to meet again. Galopin Des Champs returned to winning ways at Leopardstown over Christmas with a…

0.5pts e.w. Captain Guinness in Champion Chase at 20/1 (Paddy Power, Betfair 1/5 1,2,3) - no lower 0.5pts e.w. Haddex Des Obeaux in Champion Chase at 50/1 (General 1/5 1,2,3) - no lower The Tingle Creek at Sandown on Saturday will likely throw up one or two clues for the Queen Mother Champion Chase, which at present looks one of the less…

Willie Mullins will be looking for a big week on home soil as the Punchestown Festival gets underway with five fantastic days of racing in Ireland. And the top trainer will be hoping Energumene can strike again after the nine-year-old's success at the Cheltenham Festival with a sensational performance to successfully defend his Queen Mother…

Edwardstone is unlikely to run again this season, as Alan King attempts to find the reason for his lacklustre display in the Queen Mother Champion Chase. Impressive winner of the Arkle last season, the nine-year-old had suffered a stop-start preparation due to unusually quick ground conditions this term. While sent off the 15-8 second-favourite to…

Edwardstone is unlikely to run again this season, as Alan King attempts to find the reason for his lacklustre display in the Queen Mother Champion Chase. Impressive winner of the Arkle last season, the nine-year-old had suffered a stop-start preparation due to unusually quick ground conditions this term. While sent off the 15-8 second-favourite to…

Energumene defended his Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase crown in imperious style at Cheltenham - routing the opposition to become the first back-to-back winner of the day two feature since Altior in 20018 and 2019. nly third in the Clarence House Chase behind reopposing pair Editeur Du Gite and Edwardstone, he arrived at the Festival with a…

The 6/5 favourite was bouncing back from a surprise defeat in the Clarence House Chase at the track in January and was always cantering alongside early leader Editeur Du Gite. That rival was treading water from the turn for home but for a stride or two eventual runner-up Captain Guinness (12/1) looked a potential danger. However he was swept aside,…

We have all the Queen Mother Champion Chase tips for you in one handy place, as we take a look at who are the popular selections for the feature race on day two of the Cheltenham Festival. Not only will we provide our best Cheltenham tips for the 2m Championship contest, we will also look at who the racing writers are tipping for the race. We also…

On day two of the 2023 Cheltenham Festival, we will all get to witness one of the most thrilling races of this four day period. Of course, we are referencing the Queen Mother Champion Chase - a Grade One Nation Hunt Steeplechase event. This event was first held in 1959, and it has entertained millions ever since. And given its status, the race is…

Day two at Cheltenham Festival arrives with plenty more racing to look forward to after Constitution Hill met high expectations winning the Champion Hurdle but now all eyes go to the Champion Chase. Last year's winner Energumene will be looking to avoid disappointment but unlike yesterday's winner, the horse faces a tough task with a number of…

The Queen Mother Champions Chase is one of the highlights of the Cheltenham Festival. And if you want to read about some key history for this one, we've got you covered right here. If you plan on tuning in for the 2023 Cheltenham Festival, you had better get this race on your calendar. The Queen Mother Champion Chase is one of the leading G1 events…

The Queen Mother Champion Chase (15:30) at Cheltenham on Wednesday is available as a free Race Pass, which means logged-in customers can view all our premium comments and ratings. Just the seven runners for the Queen Mother Champion Chase (15:30) but it's a high-quality renewal of the two-mile chasers' championship in which the first three from…

There's just a few days to go before the greatest show on turf gets underway at Cheltenham on Tuesday. The Irish contingent have dominated the Festival in recent years, claiming 23 of the 28 races in 2021. But the home side put up a fight by claiming 10 victories last year. With Nicky Henderson seemingly as strong as ever and Paul Nicholls…

The big race on day two of the Cheltenham Festival is the Grade 1 Queen Mother Champion Chase, the leading two-mile chase of the National Hunt season. Just one horse in the history of the Festival has won the Champion Chase three times - Badsworth Boy from 1983-85 - although plenty of greats have won the race twice, including Pearlyman, Barnbrook…

The Queen Mother Champion Chase is the feature race of day two at the Cheltenham Festival, with a top class field for the steeplechase around the Old Course. Last year, the race was won by Energumene and the Willie Mullins trained nine-year-old will go again in the event which takes centre stage on Ladies' Day. The challenge will come mainly from…

It was a Super Saturday indeed for Funambule Sivola as he won the feature Grade Two Betfair Exchange Game Spirit Chase for the second year in a row at Newbury Racecourse. The Venetia Williams-trained eight-year-old was second at last year's Queen Mother Champion Chase at Cheltenham, a month after his first Newbury triumph, but has since endured a…

One of the iconic races of the Cheltenham Festival, the Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase has been won by some of the legends of the National Hunt sphere, and on Wednesday 15th March, 2023 the elite two-mile chasers will attempt to etch their name on that illustrious roll of honour and this year's renewal looks a real hum-dinger. Our in-house…

Cheltenham Festival is now just under a month away with Wednesday's lineup looking more open as the event approaches. The day is kicked off with the Ballymore where Hermes Allen is the favourite, before the Brown Advisory fronted by Gerri Colombe and the showpiece of the day is the Queen Mother Champion Chase. This gelding's form is proving better…

Billed as a two-horse race between odds-on favourite Energumene and the relatively short-priced 2022 Arkle winner Edwardstone, few would have expected 14/1 outsider Editeur Du Gite to romp up the Prestbury Park hill and land the Grade 1 Clarence House Chase at Cheltenham on Festival Trials Day last month. But that is exactly what happened in the…

Queen Mother Champion Chase favourite Edwardstone was lame for most of last week but the issue is not a major concern for his trainer Alan King ahead of the Cheltenham Festival Edwardstone: last year's Arkle winner is recovering from a bruised foot Champion Chase favourite Edwardstone bruised a foot when he ran at Cheltenham Festival Trials Day but…

2J0RAK5 Queen Mother Champion ChaseRace winner Energumene ridden by Paul Townend jumps the lastDay 2, racing at the Cheltenham Gold Cup Festival at C As we grow closer and closer to Cheltenham 2023, each week we will be looking back at the weekend's action and see the main market movers for the Festival. Claim Here 18+. T&Cs Apply.…

2023-01-31Gary Moore backs Editeur Du Gite to shine in the Queen Mother Champion Chase at Cheltenham The nine-year-old was a shock winner of the Desert Orchid at Kempton over the Christmas period, but proved that was no fluke when given a fine front-running ride in the rearranged Grade One at Cheltenham on Saturday, lowering the colours of Festival…

Staged at Ascot racecourse the Clarence House Chase is a Grade One contest run over a distance of 2m1f. The Clarence House Chase was first run back in 1989 when the popular Desert Orchid won the prize as a 10 year-old. The race is also a good guide to that season's Queen Mother Champion Chase with Sprinter Sacre landing both races in 2013, Sire de…

It's Festival Trials Day at Cheltenham on Saturday, the last action at the Gloucestershire venue before March, and there is a cracking afternoon of racing in store. Cheltenham Tote Placepot predictions - Saturday selections Already got a Tote account? Take advantage of the latest Free Bets offers for new customers. Tote's Placepot for this…

The Queen Mother Champion Chase odds have been a graveyard for favourites in recent years. Shishkin was the latest victim of this when never travelling on heavy ground at the Cheltenham Festival.

SAM QUEK: Ten-year-old reported lame but if he recovers he can show he's still a superstar against younger horses in Queen Mother Champion Chase For National Hunt racing fans, there is nothing quite like the Cheltenham Festival. For four days, the meeting is top-rated action, with each race throwing up its own interwoven storyline and reason to…

THERE are going to be a lot of disappointed Edwardstone supporters on Saturday aren't there? Or am I going to be mocked and laughed at? Time will tell. I'm already pumped as a pumped thing for the weekend action, and am heading to Ascot for Sky Sports Racing to cover the big Grade 1 LK Bennett Clarence House Chase over two miles and a furlong. Last…

Numerous races have been talked up as contenders for Cheltenham's race of the week this year, but there is one that has the potential to be the race of the decade. The Queen Mother Champion Chase, run over the minimum distance of two miles, is often regarded as the best Festival contest in any year, requiring as it does of every winner a…

Nicky Henderson does not see Shishkin as "banker" material in the Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase - despite last year's Arkle winner trading as the odds-on favourite. Having missed the Tingle Creek earlier in the season and with the strength of the challenge from across the Irish Sea, a few months ago Shishkin still had a bit to prove. However,…

Blue Lord: an impressive winner on his switch back to 2m at Leopardstown Blue Lord looks set to be trained for the Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase after beating the two-milers at their own game in an impressive victory at Leopardstown on Tuesday. Simon Munir and Isaac Souede's seven-year-old had scored over 2m4f at Clonmel on his reappearance…

One of last season's leading two mile novice chasers, he was always travelling sweetly in this Grade One feature and could be called the winner going to the last. A sound leap there sealed matters and he hit the line hard, 11 lengths clear of nearest pursuer Captain Guinness. Sky Bet, Betfair and Paddy Power cut the winner to 6/1 from 16s for the…

Last season's Sporting Life Arkle hero was always travelling sweetly under Tom Cannon and was hard on the bridle as he chased his only serious rival going to the second last. He settled it in a matter of strides too, going clear to score by nine lengths. Shishkin was well-held in third after a mistake at the Pond Fence. "I couldn't believe how well…

There was mild controversy at Cheltenham on Wednesday after officials watered the track on Tuesday evening only for rain to fall all day turning the ground heavy. Such was the volume of rain which hit the Prestbury Park track throughout the afternoon, the ground would likely have turned heavy even without the five millimetres which clerk of the…

The decision by Willie Mullins to switch Sir Gerhard from yesterday's Supreme Novice Hurdle to the longer Ballymore Novice Hurdle today (1.30) should pay off big time. Champion Bumper winner 12 months ago, he looks a cut above his eight rivals after winning his two hurdles at Leopardstown, including a Grade One and connections left it until the…

Ferny Hollow: absent since winning the Grade 1 Racing Post Novice Chase at Leopardstown last Christmas Top-class chaser Ferny Hollow's luckless run with injury goes on as the Willie Mullins-trained star has been ruled out for the season after suffering a setback. Priced between 6-1 and 10-1 for this season's Betway Queen Mother Champion…

Shishkin looks "absolutely magnificent" says Nicky Henderson, who has given the chasing star the green light to resume training. The dual Cheltenham Festival winner was sidelined with a rare bone problem following his hat-trick bid at the fixture in March. Pulled up behind Energumene in the Queen Mother Champion Chase, the odds on favourite was…

Somersby spearheads trainer Mick Channon's attempts to win a first grade one race over fences when facing nine rivals in the Grade One Boylesport.com Champion Chase. The two-mile contest is one of three grade-one races on the opening day of the Punchestown Festival. With Sprinter Sacre sidelined, Somersby has posted claims to be the second best…