| Location | Cheltenham Racecourse Cheltenham, England |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1959 |
| Race type | Chase |
| Sponsor | Seasons Holidays |
| Website | Cheltenham |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 2 miles (3,219 metres) |
| Track | Turf, left-handed |
| Qualification | Five-years-old and up |
| Weight | 11 st 10 lb Allowances 7 lb for mares |
| Purse | £320,000 (2010) 1st: £182,432 |
The Queen Mother Champion Chase is a Grade 1 National Hunt chase in Great Britain which is open to horses aged five years or older. It is run on the Old Course at Cheltenham over a distance of about 2 miles (3,219 metres), and during its running there are twelve fences to be jumped. The race is scheduled to take place each year during the Cheltenham Festival in March.
It is the leading minimum-distance chase in the National Hunt calendar, and it is the feature race on the second day of the Festival.
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The event 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.
The Queen Mother Champion Chase was not sponsored before 2007, and between 2008 and 2010 it was backed by Seasons Holidays. The new sponsor from 2011 until at least 2015 will be online gambling firm Sportingbet.com.
Most successful horse (3 wins):
Leading jockey (5 wins):
Leading trainer (6 wins):
Leading owner (3 wins):
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
| 1959 | Quita Que | 10 | Bunny Cox | Dan Moore | Mrs D. R. Brand |
| 1960 | Fortria | 8 | Pat Taaffe | Tom Dreaper | George Ansley |
| 1961 | Fortria | 9 | Pat Taaffe | Tom Dreaper | George Ansley |
| 1962 | Piperton | 8 | Dave Dick | Archie Thomlinson | Archie Thomlinson |
| 1963 | Sandy Abbot | 8 | Stan Mellor | George Owen | Mrs J. D. McKechnie |
| 1964 | Ben Stack | 7 | Pat Taaffe | Tom Dreaper | Duchess of Westminster |
| 1965 | Dunkirk | 8 | Dave Dick | Peter Cazalet | Bill Whitbread |
| 1966 | Flyingbolt | 7 | Pat Taaffe | Tom Dreaper | Jean Wilkinson |
| 1967 | Drinny's Double | 9 | Frank Nash | Bob Turnell | Paul Mellon |
| 1968 | Drinny's Double | 10 | Frank Nash | Bob Turnell | Paul Mellon |
| 1969 | Muir | 10 | Ben Hannon | Tom Dreaper | Waring Willis |
| 1970 | Straight Fort | 7 | Pat Taaffe | Tom Dreaper | George Ansley |
| 1971 | Crisp | 8 | Paul Kelleway | Fred Winter | Sir Chester Manifold |
| 1972 | Royal Relief | 8 | Bill Smith | Edward Courage | Edward Courage |
| 1973 | Inkslinger | 6 | Tommy Carberry | Dan Moore | Mrs M. Jenney |
| 1974 | Royal Relief | 10 | Bill Smith | Edward Courage | Edward Courage |
| 1975 | Lough Inagh | 8 | Sean Barker | Jim Dreaper | A. Martin |
| 1976 | Skymas | 11 | Mouse Morris | Brian Lusk | Matt Magee |
| 1977 | Skymas | 12 | Mouse Morris | Brian Lusk | Matt Magee |
| 1978 | Hilly Way | 8 | Tommy Carmody | Peter McCreery | J. W. Sweeney |
| 1979 | Hilly Way | 9 | Mr Ted Walsh | Peter McCreery | J. W. Sweeney |
| 1980 | Another Dolly [1] | 10 | Sam Morshead | Fred Rimell | Ian Urquhart |
| 1981 | Drumgora | 9 | Frank Berry | Arthur Moore | D. Monahan |
| 1982 | Rathgorman | 10 | Kevin Whyte | Michael Dickinson | J. Lilley |
| 1983 | Badsworth Boy | 8 | Robert Earnshaw | Michael Dickinson | Doug Armitage |
| 1984 | Badsworth Boy | 9 | Robert Earnshaw | Michael Dickinson | Doug Armitage |
| 1985 | Badsworth Boy | 10 | Robert Earnshaw | Monica Dickinson | Doug Armitage |
| 1986 | Buck House | 8 | Tommy Carmody | Mouse Morris | Mrs Phil Purcell |
| 1987 | Pearlyman | 8 | Peter Scudamore | John Edwards | Valerie Shaw |
| 1988 | Pearlyman | 9 | Tom Morgan | John Edwards | Valerie Shaw |
| 1989 | Barnbrook Again | 8 | Simon Sherwood | David Elsworth | Mel Davies |
| 1990 | Barnbrook Again | 9 | Hywel Davies | David Elsworth | Mel Davies |
| 1991 | Katabatic | 8 | Simon McNeill | Andrew Turnell | Pell-Mell Partners |
| 1992 | Remittance Man | 8 | Jamie Osborne | Nicky Henderson | Jim Collins |
| 1993 | Deep Sensation | 8 | Declan Murphy | Josh Gifford | Robin Eliot |
| 1994 | Viking Flagship | 7 | Adrian Maguire | David Nicholson | Roach Foods Ltd |
| 1995 | Viking Flagship | 8 | Charlie Swan | David Nicholson | Roach Foods Ltd |
| 1996 | Klairon Davis | 7 | Francis Woods | Arthur Moore | Chris Jones |
| 1997 | Martha's Son | 10 | Rodney Farrant | Tim Forster | Hartigan / Ward-Thomas |
| 1998 | One Man | 10 | Brian Harding | Gordon W. Richards | John Hales |
| 1999 | Call Equiname | 9 | Mick Fitzgerald | Paul Nicholls | Coburn / Barber / Lewis |
| 2000 | Edredon Bleu | 8 | Tony McCoy | Henrietta Knight | Jim Lewis |
| no race 2001 [2] | |||||
| 2002 | Flagship Uberalles | 8 | Richard Johnson | Philip Hobbs | Gutner / Krysztofiak |
| 2003 | Moscow Flyer | 9 | Barry Geraghty | Jessica Harrington | Brian Kearney |
| 2004 | Azertyuiop | 7 | Ruby Walsh | Paul Nicholls | John Hales |
| 2005 | Moscow Flyer | 11 | Barry Geraghty | Jessica Harrington | Brian Kearney |
| 2006 | Newmill | 8 | Andrew J. McNamara | John Joseph Murphy | Mary Hayes |
| 2007 | Voy Por Ustedes | 6 | Robert Thornton | Alan King | Sir Robert Ogden |
| 2008 | Master Minded | 5 | Ruby Walsh | Paul Nicholls | Clive D. Smith |
| 2009 | Master Minded | 6 | Ruby Walsh | Paul Nicholls | Clive D. Smith |
| 2010 | Big Zeb | 9 | Barry Geraghty | Colm Murphy | Patrick Joseph Redmond |
| 2011 | Sizing Europe | 9 | Andrew Lynch | Henry de Bromhead | Ann & Alan Potts |
1 Chinrullah finished first in 1980, but he was subsequently disqualified after testing positive for a banned substance.
2 The 2001 running was cancelled because of a foot-and-mouth crisis.
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