Queen Mother Champion Chase

The Queen Mother Champion Chase is a Grade 1 National Hunt chase for 5 year old and above horses.

It is run over a distance of 2 miles at the Cheltenham Festival.

The race was first run in 1959 as the Champion Chase. The Queen Mother's name was added to the title in 1980, the year of her 80th birthday.

The 2007 running was the first time the race had a sponsor and was run as the "Seasons Holidays Queen Mother Champion Chase".

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If you take an early bird price on the morning of the Queen Mother and the SP is greater bet365 will pay out at the bigger price.

Recent Past Results

2008 : Seasons Holidays Queen Mother Champion Chase (grade 1)
Going : Good to Soft, Good in places8 ran
PosHorseTrainerJockeySP
1Master Minded P F NichollsR Walsh3/1
2Voy Por Ustedes A KingR Thornton5/2
3Fair Along P J HobbsR Johnson12/1
 
2007 : Seasons Holidays Queen Mother Champion Chase (grade 1)
Going : Good to Soft, Good in places10 ran
PosHorseTrainerJockeySP
1Voy Por Ustedes A KingR Thornton5/1
2Dempsey C LlewellynN Fehily20/1
3River City Noel T ChanceT Doyle33/1
 
2006 : Queen Mother Champion Chase (Grade 1)
Going : Good, Good to Soft in places12 ran
PosHorseTrainerJockeySP
1Newmill John Joseph MurphyA J Mcnamara16/1
2Fota Island M F MorrisA P McCoy4/1
3Mister McGoldrickMrs S J SmithD Elsworth50/1
 
2005 : Queen Mother Champion Chase (Grade 1)
Going : Good8 ran
PosHorseTrainerJockeySP
1Moscow Flyer Mrs J HarringtonB J Geraghty6/4
2Well Chief M C PipeT J Murphy7/2
3Azertyuiop P F NichollsR Walsh2/1
 
2004 : Queen Mother Champion Chase
Going : Good8 ran
PosHorseTrainerJockeySP
1Azertyuiop P NichollsR Walsh15/8
2Flagship UberallesP HobbsR Johnson14/1
3TiutchevM PipeA P McCoy16/1
 
2003 : Queen Mother Champion Chase
Going : Good, Good to Soft in places11 ran
PosHorseTrainerJockeySP
1Moscow Flyer Mrs J HarringtonB J Geraghty7/4
2Native Upmanship A MooreC O'Dwyer12/1
3Cenkos P NichollsR Walsh7/1
 
2002 : Queen Mother Champion Chase (Class A) (Grade 1)
Going : Good to Soft12 ran
PosHorseTrainerJockeySP
1Flagship UberallesP HobbsR Johnson7/4
2Native Upmanship A MooreC O'Dwyer9/1
3Cenkos P NichollsT J Murphy66/1
 
2000 : Queen Mother Champion Chase
Going : Good, Good to Firm in places9 ran
PosHorseTrainerJockeySP
1Edredon Bleu Miss H KnightA P McCoy7/2
2Direct Route J Howard JohnsonN Williamson5/1
3Flagship UberallesP NichollsJ Tizzard11/10
 

Cheltenham Festival 2009

Tuesday 10th March
Supreme Novices' Hurdle | Irish Independent Arkle Trophy
William Hill Trophy Handicap Chase | Smurfit Kappa Champion Hurdle
Cross Country Handicap Chase | David Nicholson Mares Only Hurdle

Wednesday 11th March
National Hunt Chase Challenge Cup | Ballymore Properties Novices' Hurdle
Royal & SunAlliance Chase | Seasons Holidays Queen Mother Champion Chase
Coral Cup Handicap Hurdle | Fred Winter Juvenile Novices' Handicap Hurdle
Weatherbys Champion Bumper

Thursday 12th March
Jewson Novices' Handicap Chase | Pertemps Final Handicap Hurdle
Ryanair Chase (The Festival Trophy) | Ladbrokes World Hurdle
Festival Plate Handicap Chase | Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup Handicap Chase

Friday 13th March
JCB Triumph Hurdle | Vincent O'Brien County Hurdle
Albert Bartlett Spa Novices' Hurdle | totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup
Christie's Foxhunter Chase Challenge Cup | Conditionals' Handicap Hurdle
Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Handicap Chase

Cheltenham Festival Information

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