Cheltenham
15:30
Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase (GBB Race)
Cheltenham Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2022 Distance: 2m Type: Chase Going: Soft Class: Class 1 Surface: Turf
Win: £3.50 Place: £1.70 £6.50 Exacta: £83.10 Tricast: £840.79 Trifecta: £323
Non-Runners: Nube Negra (unsuitable ground)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
Held up in rear - not fluent 2nd - mistake 7th - headway on outer going easily before 4 out - soon tracked leaders - disputed lead 3 out - led clearly 2 out - good jump last - shaken up and went clear run-in - readily(op 11/4)
10 G Elite W P Mullins 164 lbs 5/2 Won
2nd
Held up in rear - headway into midfield 8th - left in second 5 out - briefly led before 3 out - pushed along before 2 out - ridden and went second after 2 out - kept on but no match for winner
8 G AVG Venetia Williams 164 lbs 40/1 8.5
3rd
Disputed lead at good pace - tracked leader from 2nd - disputed lead 3 out - pushed along when mistake 2 out - soon ridden and lost second - weakened gradually from last
10 G Elite Henry De Bromhead 164 lbs 10/1 4.5
4th
Midfield - headway and tracked leaders before 5 out - switched right on outer before 3 out - ridden and outpaced after 3 out - weakened 2 out(tchd 66/1)
N/A Elite Paul Nicholls 164 lbs 80/1 12
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5th
Chased leaders - headway and close up 4th - not fluent but left in lead 5 out - pushed along and headed before 3 out - ridden and weakened after 3 out(op 25/1 tchd 16/1)
N/A AVG Henry De Bromhead 157 lbs 20/1 2.25
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99th
Didn't jump with fluency - slowly into stride - in rear - pushed along briefly just after 1st - switched right on outer after 5th - mistake and pushed along 6th - slow jump and pulled up quickly just after 8th - never going well (trainer said gelding was never travelling in the soft ground)(op 4/5)
9 G Elite Nicky Henderson 164 lbs 5/6F -
99th
Disputed lead at good pace - good jump and led clearly 2nd - slow jump 3rd - 1 length ahead when mistake and unseated rider 5 out(op 15/2)
N/A AVG W P Mullins 164 lbs 8/1 -