Queen Mother Champion Chase Odds, Tips, Free Bets & Betting Offers

Updated: March 11, 2025 at 2:19 pm GMT+0
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Queen Mother Champion Chase Odds

The Queen Mother Champion Chase is the highlight of the second day at the Cheltenham Festival and one of the most eagerly anticipated races of the week behind the Cheltenham Gold Cup and Champion Hurdle.

Run over two miles on the Old Course, the race is contested by the quickest chasers in training and has been won by some of the great names of jump racing, including Badsworth Boy, Moscow Flyer, and Altior.

Read on to see our Queen Mother Champion Chase betting tips, odds and Cheltenham free bets.

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Race Details
When:Wednesday, March 12th - 4:00 pm
Winnerโ€™s Prize:ยฃ225,080
Distance:Two-miles
Race Type:Grade 1 Chase
Age:5-Years+
Course:Old Course
Weights:11st 10lb, 7lb allowance for mares
Where to Watch?ITV Racing, Racing TV, Bookmaker Streams

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Champion Chase Betting Odds

Jonbon has been the strongly supported market leader with betting sites for almost all of the season, such has been the performances he's put up.

Perhaps his best season so far, a win in the Champion Chase would cap that off in style. Energumene is one of the older guard looking for one last hurrah.

Champion Chase Tips

As part of his Cheltenham day 2 tips we have a tip from Alan Kelly in the Champion Chase.

Alan Kelly - Jonbon

A best price 10/11 as I write (Monday evening), I think there will be some even money available about  Jonbon at some point on Tuesday evening/Wednesday morning, the Nicky Henderson-trained/J P McManus-owned nine-year-old by far and away the most likely winner of a race he was forced to miss 12 months ago.

Jockey Nico De Boinville took the bull by the horns in his race against fellow rival Energumene in Ascotโ€™s Grade 1 Clarence House Chase in January, the Walk In The Park gelding setting out to make all, taking control of the outcome from some way out for a comprehensive six and a half length victory over the Irish challenger.

I hope De Boinville employs similar tactics in this championship contest, or at least keeps close tabs on potential pacesetter Solness, in which case there can be no excuses for a horse who surely deserves to win a Champion Chase.


What Happened Last Year?

There was a shock on day two in the 2024 Champion Chase, as Irish runner Captain Guinness was the one to come home in front.

Trained by Henry de Bromhead, he was ridden to victory by popular jockey Rachael Blackmore.


Champion Chase โ€“ Key Race Stats

  • 10 of the last 12 winners were aged between seven, eight, or nine
  • The last 12 winners all had at least 1 Grade 1 win before winning the race
  • Eight of the previous 12 winners had won before at Cheltenham

A race where course specialists have dominated, with Nicky Henderson winning the race five times since 2012, with four of them coming from Sprinter Sacre and Altior.


Previous Winners of the Queen Mother Champion Chase

The Champion Chase has an impressive roll-call of winners through its history and weโ€™ve listed the last five winners of the race below.

YearWinner
2024Captain Guinness
2023Energumene
2022Energumene
2021Put The Kettle On
2020Politologue

FAQs

How many fences are jumped in the Champion Chase?

There are 13 fences jumped in the Champion Chase.

What distance is the Champion Chase?

The Champion Chase is run over a distance of 2 miles.

Who won the Queen Mother Champion Chase in 2024?

The Henry de Bromhead trained Captain Guinness won the Champion Chase in 2022 for Ireland.

What time is the Champion Chase?

The Queen Mother Champion Chase is the feature race on Day 2 of the Cheltenham Festival and is due off at 4:00pm.


More Cheltenham Tips

Check out our tips for all the other Cheltenham Day 2 races:

Gallagher Novices' Hurdle
Brown Advisory Novices' Chase
Coral Cup
Champion Chase
Cross Country Chase
Grand Annual Chase
Champion Bumper

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Scott is an experienced betting content writer supplying content to major bookmakers and several sports betting websites. His passions are horse racing and Scottish football, and heโ€™s a regular attendee at racetracks at home and abroad.

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