The Queen Mother Champion Chase
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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 March, which runs from Tuesday-Friday, and is a massive highlight of the National Hunt season.
When is the 2024 Queen Mother Champion Chase?
The race will get underway at 3.30pm on Wednesday 13 March.
Who were the runners in the 2023 race?
Willie Mullins
Paul Nicholls
Henry de Bromhead
What are the odds for this year’s runners?
The following odds were correct at the time of publishing and may vary between bookmakers.
Runners for 2024 race are to be confirmed.
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What was the prize money?
The winner of the 2024 Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase will take home £225,080.
Recent winners
2023: Energumene – read race report
2022: Energumene – read race report
2021: Put The Kettle On – read the race report
2020: Politologue – read the race report
2019: Altior – read the race report
2018: Altior – read the race report
2017: Special Tiara – read the race report
2016: Sprinter Sacre – read the race report
2015: Dodging Bullets – read the race report
2014: Sire de Grugy– read the race report
2013: Sprinter Sacre – read the race report
2012: Finian’s Rainbow – read the race report
2011: Sizing Europe – read the race report
Winning-most trainer, horse, jockey and owner
There are three all-time leading Queen Mother Champion Chase trainers; Nicky Henderson, Tom Dreaper and Paul Nicholls who each have six wins between them. The winning-most horse in the race is Badworth Boy, who won it three times (1983-85). Two jockeys have won the race five times, which is the current record — these are Pat Taaffe and Barry Geraghty. And there are three leading owners in this race; George Ansley, Doug Armitage and John Hales — they have each won three runnings of the race.
The history of the Queen Mother Champion Chase
This race was established in 1959, and it was originally called the National Hunt Two-Mile Champion Chase. It was given its present title in 1980 — the year of the Queen Mother’s 80th birthday — in recognition of her support to jump racing. The Queen Mother was a successful owner of National Hunt horses, particularly chasers, and among these was Game Spirit — the runner-up in this race in 1976.
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