Queen Mother Champion Chase Next Running: 15:20 Wednesday March 16th, 2011

The Queen Mother Champion Chase is a Grade 1 National Hunt chase

It is run during the Cheltenham Festival in March.

There are twelve fences to be jumped in the race.

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 to be sponsored (by Seasons Holidays).

Distance:2mDetails:(Grade 1) (Class 1) (5yo+)Racecourse:CheltenhamRace Type: Jumps

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Winning Trends for the Queen Mother Champion Chase

Age Trend: Range: 5 - 11yo.

Trainer Trend: PF Nicholls has trained three winners of this race in the last nine years (Master Minded twice).

Jockey Trend: R Walsh was the jockey on all three occasions. BJ Geraghty has also ridden three winners of this race (Moscow Flyer twice).

Favourite Trend: The favourite has won this race three times in the last nine years.

Queen Mother Champion Chase Previous Winners

YEAR HORSE A/G WGT LTO FORM TRAINER JOCKEY RAN OR SP
2011 Sizing Europe (Ire) (CD) 9g 11-10 45 113-223 H De Bromhead AE Lynch 11 160 10/1
2010 Big Zeb (Ire) (D) 9g 11-10 45 141 CA Murphy BJ Geraghty 9 165 10/1
2009 Master Minded (Fr) (CD) 6g 11-10 53 2-11 PF Nicholls R Walsh 12 186 4/11 (f)
2008 Master Minded (Fr) (D) 5g 11-10 33 U11 PF Nicholls R Walsh 8 170 3/1 (2f)
2007 Voy Por Ustedes (Fr) (D) 6g 11-10 32 21U A King R Thornton 10 167 5/1 (3f)
2006 Newmill (Ire) (D) 8g 11-10 55 431 JJ Murphy AJ Mcnamara 12 - 16/1
2005 Moscow Flyer (Ire) (CD) 11g 11-10 45 111 Mrs J Harrington BJ Geraghty 8 - 6/4 (f)
2004 Azertyuiop (Fr) (CD) 7g 11-10 32 221 P Nicholls R Walsh 8 172 15/8 (2f)
2003 Moscow Flyer (Ire) (CD) 9g 12-0 38 U11 Mrs J Harrington BJ Geraghty 11 - 7/4 (f)