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2025 Queen Mother Champion Chase Preview
The Queen Mother Champion Chase is a Grade 1 Chase run over two miles on the Old Course and contested by the quickest chasers in training, one mistake could cost a horse the race emphasising the ability to be able to jump fluently at pace.
Read on below for a detailed look at the Champion Chase trends and statistics to help you find the winner of the Queen Mother Champion Chase.
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Queen Mother Champion Chase Information:
- Queen Mother Champion Chase Past Winners
- Queen Mother Champion Chase Trainer Statistics
- Queen Mother Champion Chase Jockey Statistics
We also have a dedicated Cheltenham tips page that will cover this race as well as all of the other races on the day of the race, see which runners the OLBG racing tipsters are predicting to win this race and the others on the cards. We cover every race at the Cheltenham Festival and below you can find links to all of the races for each of Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday.
How competitive is the Queen Mother Champion Chase market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 20 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2005 when the race had an over-round of 110%. The race in 2017 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 139%, whilst on average over the last 20 renewals of the Queen Mother Champion Chase, the over-round has been 116%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £116 which is bet.
Queen Mother Champion Chase Trends:
Looking at the future form, is the winner worth following next time out? From the past 20 if you had followed the winner of the Queen Mother Champion Chase next time out then you would have backed a total of 13 winners. Backing all 19 runners who have been out since to win at SP next time out, would have returned an LSP of +2.46. Remember to bookmark the racing tips page so you can get easy access to the OLBG racing picks daily.
When looking over the past 20 renewals, a time of 3:48.49 was set by Sire De Grugy in 2014, which is the quickest time over that period, the runner was trained by Gary Moore and ridden by Jamie Moore. The slowest winning time was set in 2024 when Captain Guinness won in a time of 4:10.91, booked to ride was Rachael Blackmore on this Henry De Bromhead trained runner.
These are the top three quickest-run Queen Mother Champion Chase over the last 20 renewals:
- Sire De Grugy (3:48.49) in 2014
- Sprinter Sacre (3:48.90) in 2016
- Big Zeb (3:51.30) in 2010
What the expert says...
| Champion Chase 12 Mar @ 16:00 - AntePost | ||
|---|---|---|
| Jonbon | 3.50 | |
| Gaelic Warrior | 4.50 | |
| Energumene | 6.00 | |
| El Fabiolo | 9.00 | |
| Il Etait Temps | 26.00 | |
Queen Mother Champion Chase Past Winners
Here are the Queen Mother Champion Chase past winners for the last 10 renewals. Each row details the year of the race, the horse which won along with the age & weight of the horse. The trainer of the horse at the time of winning the Queen Mother Champion Chase as well as the jockey is also displayed along with the starting price the horse was sent off.
| Year | Horse | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 4:10.91 | Captain Guinness (IRE) 9yo 11-10 17/2 | Rachael Blackmore Henry De Bromhead (IRE) |
| 2023 3:57.25 | Energumene (FR) 9yo 11-10 6/5F | Paul Townend W P Mullins (IRE) |
| 2022 4:06.27 | Energumene (FR) 8yo 11-10 5/2 | Paul Townend W P Mullins (IRE) |
| 2021 3:57.09 | Put The Kettle On (IRE) 7yo 11-3 17/2 | Aidan Coleman Henry De Bromhead (IRE) |
| 2020 4:10.03 | Politologue (FR) 9yo 11-10 6/1 | Harry Skelton Paul Nicholls (GB) |
| 2019 3:58.54 | Altior (IRE) 9yo 11-10 4/11F | Nico de Boinville Nicky Henderson (GB) |
| 2018 4:07.60 | Altior (IRE) 8yo 11-10 1/1F | Nico de Boinville Nicky Henderson (GB) |
| 2017 3:55.40 | Special Tiara (GB) 10yo 11-10 11/1 | Noel Fehily Henry De Bromhead (IRE) |
| 2016 3:48.90 | Sprinter Sacre (FR) 10yo 11-10 5/1 | Nico de Boinville Nicky Henderson (GB) |
| 2015 3:53.00 | Dodging Bullets (GB) 7yo 11-10 9/2 | Sam Twiston-Davies Paul Nicholls (GB) |
Where have the winning runners come from?
Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Queen Mother Champion Chase have been based:
- GB: 11 winners with an additional 20 placings from 115 runners
- IRE: 9 winners with an additional 14 placings from 59 runners
- FR: 0 winners with an additional 1 placing from 3 runners
Queen Mother Champion Chase Trainer Statistics
The leading trainer in the Queen Mother Champion Chase over the last 20 renewals is Nicky Henderson who has won the race five times with those five winners coming from Finians Rainbow (2012), Sprinter Sacre (2013 & 2016) and Altior (2018 & 2019). Other trainers who have recorded multiple wins in the Queen Mother Champion Chase are Paul Nicholls (4 wins), Henry De Bromhead (4 wins) and W P Mullins (2 wins).
Here are some of the top Queen Mother Champion Chase trainer statistics over the last 20 renewals (R = Runners, W = Winners, P = Places including winners, Win LSP is based on 1pt Win and EW LSP is based on 0.5pt Win & 0.5pt Place):
| Trainer | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nicky Henderson | 12-5-6 | +3.61 | +1.08 |
| Paul Nicholls | 25-4-7 | -7.14 | -8.85 |
| Henry De Bromhead | 18-4-9 | +24.00 | +17.24 |
| W P Mullins | 17-2-6 | -11.30 | -8.31 |
| Alan King | 8-1-3 | -2.00 | -1.15 |
| Gary Moore | 6-1-1 | -2.25 | -3.35 |
| C A Murphy | 5-1-3 | +6.00 | +3.95 |
| John Joseph Murphy | 4-1-1 | +13.00 | +6.60 |
| Mrs John Harrington | 2-1-1 | +0.50 | -0.10 |
| Tom George | 8-0-3 | -8.00 | +2.80 |
Queen Mother Champion Chase Jockey Statistics
The leading jockey in the Queen Mother Champion Chase over the last 20 renewals is Nico de Boinville who has won the race three times with those three winners coming from Sprinter Sacre (2016) and Altior (2018 & 2019). The only other jockey to have recorded multiple wins in the Queen Mother Champion Chase is Paul Townend (2 wins). There is one jockey who has not had the best of times in the Queen Mother Champion Chase, Paddy Brennan has ridden a total of 10 runners to the race without recording any wins.
Here are some of the top Queen Mother Champion Chase jockey statistics over the last 20 renewals (R = Runners, W = Winners, P = Places including winners, Win LSP is based on 1pt Win and EW LSP is based on 0.5pt Win & 0.5pt Place):
| Jockey | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nico de Boinville | 4-3-3 | +5.36 | +2.82 |
| Paul Townend | 9-2-4 | -3.30 | -3.38 |
| Rachael Blackmore | 5-1-2 | +4.50 | +3.31 |
| Aidan Coleman | 3-1-2 | +6.50 | +4.30 |
| Harry Skelton | 3-1-2 | +4.00 | +3.35 |
| Sam Twiston-Davies | 3-1-1 | +2.50 | +0.70 |
| Paddy Brennan | 10-0-3 | -10.00 | +0.80 |
| Harry Cobden | 5-0-2 | -5.00 | -2.02 |
| Daryl Jacob | 4-0-1 | -4.00 | -1.90 |
| Charlie Deutsch | 3-0-1 | -3.00 | +2.50 |
2025 Queen Mother Champion Chase Trends
Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): 1, F, F, 2, 1, 4, 8, 2, 1, 1, PU, 2, 7, 1, 1, 4, 3, PU, 1, PU
The percentage shown is the percentage of the total number of runners who fell under that factor. High percentages are less appealing than lower ones as you would expect them to do well.
- 20 / 20 (58%) - No bigger than 16/1
- 20 / 20 (69%) - Within the first 6 of the market
- 20 / 20 (74%) - Achieved an RPR of 159+ (Season)
- 20 / 20 (76%) - Achieved a TS of 139+ (Last 3)
- 20 / 20 (76%) - Off a break of 32 - 95 days
- 20 / 20 (79%) - Not in a LST/Cl2-4 (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (79%) - Ran in a Non Handicap (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (80%) - Had 1 - 12 placings (Class)
- 20 / 20 (81%) - Break of 32 - 341 days (Last Place)
- 20 / 20 (81%) - No bigger than 6/1 (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (82%) - Achieved a TS of 142+ (Last 5)
- 20 / 20 (82%) - Highest Placed is G1
- 20 / 20 (85%) - Made 6 - 22 starts (Chase)
- 20 / 20 (85%) - Not on GD/GF/STD-SLW/STD (LTO)
- 20 / 20 (85%) - In a field of 3 - 8 (LTO)
Remember to use the trends listed above along with the Cheltenham racing predictions to see if you can find the winner of the Queen Mother Champion Chase. if you are unaware of what trends and statistics are, how they can be used etc then head over to the OLBG Betting School and read this Stats And Trends article which will make everything much clearer.
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Queen Mother Champion Chase Trend Analysis
The trend factor which had produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +32.70 is when runners ran in Ireland on debut. The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners ran in a Handicap when last winning, when backing these the trend shows a record of 0-37.
The course which has produced the most winners of the Queen Mother Champion Chase is Ascot, there has been a total number of 6 winners of this race who ran at Ascot last time out. The next best courses which have produced the second most winners are Newbury, Cheltenham and Punchestown, there has been a total number of 3 winners from each of those courses.
The race is open to both sexes with the Male runners having produced a total of 19 winners from a total of 174 runners whilst the Female runners have produced 1 winner from a total of 3 runners.
Looking over the past renewals, these are the stallions whose offspring have produced multiple winners of the Queen Mother Champion Chase:
- Denham Red (2 Wins)
- High Chaparral (2 Wins)
- Network (2 Wins)
- Nikos (2 Wins)
These are the stallions whose offspring have not produced a winner of the Queen Mother Champion Chase despite multiple attempts:
- Alflora (0 Wins from 5 runners)
- Second Empire (0 Wins from 5 runners)
Looking at the winning odds over the last 20 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Newmill in 2006, winning for John Joseph Murphy at odds of 16/1 under the guidance of Andrew J McNamara. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 20 renewals there have been 7 winning favourites in the race. Remember to bookmark the best racing tipsters page so you can get easy access to the best OLBG racing tipsters.
Schedule for Tuesday at the Cheltenham Festival
Prepare for the ROAR of the Cheltenham Festival on the opening day when the tape goes up for the Supreme Novices Hurdle, the feature on Tuesday is the Champion Hurdle.
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 13:30 Cheltenham Supreme Novices Hurdle | Slade Steel (IRE) 6yo - 7/2 | Henry De Bromhead Rachael Blackmore |
| 14:10 Cheltenham Arkle Challenge Trophy | Gaelic Warrior (GER) 6yo - 2/1 | W P Mullins Paul Townend |
| 14:50 Cheltenham Ultima Handicap Chase | Chianti Classico (IRE) 7yo - 6/1 | Kim Bailey David Bass |
| 15:30 Cheltenham Champion Hurdle | State Man (FR) 7yo - 2/5 | W P Mullins Paul Townend |
| 16:10 Cheltenham Close Brothers Mares Hurdle | Lossiemouth (FR) 5yo - 8/13 | W P Mullins Paul Townend |
| 16:50 Cheltenham Boodles Juvenile Handicap Hurdle | Lark In The Mornin (GER) 4yo - 9/1 | Joseph Patrick O'Brien J J Slevin |
| 17:30 Cheltenham National Hunt Chase Challenge Cup | Corbetts Cross (IRE) 7yo - 15/8 | Emmet Mullins Mr Derek O'Connor |
Schedule for Wednesday at the Cheltenham Festival
The dust has settled on the opening day of the Cheltenham Festival and now on to day two. The feature on the second day is the Queen Mother Champion Chase. We also have the cross country scheduled on Wednesday, a race like Marmite, some love it and some don't!
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 13:30 Cheltenham Baring Bingham Novices Hurdle | Ballyburn (IRE) 6yo - 1/2 | W P Mullins Paul Townend |
| 14:10 Cheltenham Brown Advisory Novices Chase | Fact To File (FR) 7yo - 8/13 | W P Mullins Mark Walsh |
| 14:50 Cheltenham Coral Cup | Langer Dan (IRE) 8yo - 13/2 | Dan Skelton Harry Skelton |
| 15:30 Cheltenham Queen Mother Champion Chase | Captain Guinness (IRE) 9yo - 17/2 | Henry De Bromhead Rachael Blackmore |
| 16:10 Cheltenham Cross Country Chase | Delta Work (FR) 10yo - 11/10 | Gordon Elliott Keith Donoghue |
| 16:50 Cheltenham Johnny Henderson Grand Annual | Unexpected Party (FR) 9yo - 12/1 | Dan Skelton Harry Skelton |
| 17:30 Cheltenham Champion Bumper | Jasmin De Vaux (FR) 5yo - 9/2 | W P Mullins Mr P W Mullins |
Schedule for Thursday at the Cheltenham Festival
Halfway through the festival and onto day three where the Stayers Hurdle is the feature race. A hurdle race to test the stamina and see how can last best up the Cheltenham hill.
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 13:30 Cheltenham Turners Novices Chase | Grey Dawning (IRE) 7yo - 5/2 | Dan Skelton Harry Skelton |
| 14:10 Cheltenham Pertemps Network Final | Monmiral (FR) 7yo - 25/1 | Paul Nicholls Harry Cobden |
| 14:50 Cheltenham Ryanair Chase | Protektorat (FR) 9yo - 17/2 | Dan Skelton Harry Skelton |
| 15:30 Cheltenham Stayers Hurdle | Teahupoo (FR) 7yo - 5/4 | Gordon Elliott Jack Kennedy |
| 16:10 Cheltenham Festival Plate | Shakem UpArry (IRE) 10yo - 8/1 | Ben Pauling Ben Jones |
| 16:50 Cheltenham Mares Novices Hurdle | Golden Ace (GB) 6yo - 10/1 | Jeremy Scott Lorcan Williams |
| 17:30 Cheltenham Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup | Inothewayurthinkin (IRE) 6yo - 13/8 | Gavin Cromwell Mr Derek O'Connor |
Schedule for Friday at the Cheltenham Festival
The final day of the festival and feature race that we have all been waiting for, the Cheltenham Gold Cup in which the Irish have been fairly dominant in recent years.
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 13:30 Cheltenham Triumph Hurdle | Majborough (FR) 4yo - 6/1 | W P Mullins Mark Walsh |
| 14:10 Cheltenham County Handicap Hurdle | Absurde (FR) 6yo - 12/1 | W P Mullins Paul Townend |
| 14:50 Cheltenham Albert Bartlett Novices Hurdle | Stellar Story (IRE) 7yo - 33/1 | Gordon Elliott Sam Ewing |
| 15:30 Cheltenham Cheltenham Gold Cup | Galopin Des Champs (FR) 8yo - 10/11 | W P Mullins Paul Townend |
| 16:10 Cheltenham Foxhunter Chase Challenge Cup | Sine Nomine (GB) 8yo - 8/1 | Fiona Needham Mr John Dawson |
| 16:50 Cheltenham Mrs Paddy Power Mares Chase | Limerick Lace (IRE) 7yo - 3/1 | Gavin Cromwell Keith Donoghue |
| 17:30 Cheltenham Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys Handicap Hurdle | Better Days Ahead (IRE) 6yo - 5/1 | Gordon Elliott Danny Gilligan |
Article Contributor Information
We are blessed with an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to creating and maintaining this Queen Mother Champion Chase Preview are at hand, Andy and James. They both work on the Horse racing tips team team looking after the tipsters and managing the tips settlement, whilst also creating and managing all of the horse racing event previews for National Hunt Racing.
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