15 Mar 2023 15:30 Cheltenham
Winner: £400,000 (Penalty: £225,080); Distance: 1m 7f 199y; Class: 1; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Soft.
Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase (Grade 1) (GBB Race)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4 |   | - | Energumene (FR) (gelding, brown, 11 10) | 121-113 / 11 | Jump (46) | Paul Townend | W P Mullins Tony Bloom | 6/5 | |
| travelled strongly in 2nd, jumped right at times, challenged 6th, led and not fluent 3 out, clear last, impressive | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 1 |   | 10 L | Captain Guinness (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 10) | 316-412 / 10 | Jump (78) | Rachael Blackmore | H De Bromhead Declan Landy | 12/1 | |
| raced keenly, in touch on inside, went 2nd after 3 out, not fluent 2 out, no impression last, well held flat, kept on | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 6 |   | 24 L | Greaneteen (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 10) | 251-123 / 9 | Jump (32) | H Cobden | P F Nicholls Chris Giles | 25/1 | |
| chased leaders, bad mistake and lost place 4 out, well beaten 3 out, mistake last, went 3rd towards finish | ||||||||||
| 4th | 2 |   | ¾ L | Editeur Du Gite (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 10) | 14P-311 / 11 | Jump (46) | N F Houlihan | G & J Moore The Preston Family,… | 13/2 | |
| made most until 3 out, hampered final bend, 3rd and no extra 2 out, weakened last, lost 3rd towards finish | ||||||||||
| 5th | 3 |   | 29 L | Edwardstone (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 10) | 112-1U2 / 11 | Jump (46) | Tom Cannon | A King Robert Abrey &… | 15/8 | |
| chased leaders, dropped to rear 2nd, hit 6th, left 4th 4 out, not fluent 3 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| FE | 5 |   | - | Funambule Sivola (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 10) | 2P-6451 / 9 | Jump (32) | Charlie Deutsch | Miss V Williams My Racing Manager… | 50/1 | |
| in touch on outside, fell 3rd | ||||||||||
| PU | 7 |   | - | Nube Negra (SPA) (gelding, brown, 11 10) | 3/143-12 / 10 | Jump (78) | Harry Skelton | D Skelton Mr T Spraggett | 28/1 | |
| chased leaders, closed on outside 6th, lost place before 4 out, well behind 3 out, pulled up before 2 out | ||||||||||
