Cheltenham Races
Cheltenham
15:30
Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase (GBB Race)
Cheltenham
Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2023
Distance: 2m
Type: Chase
Going: Soft
Class: Class 1
Surface: Turf
Win: £2.20
Place: £1.40 £2.80
Exacta: £15.20
Trifecta: £117.30
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4 | Energumene (FR) | 10 G | Elite | W P Mullins | 164 lbs | 6/5F | Won | Travelled strongly - jumped right on occasions - prominent - disputed lead 6th - good jump 4 out - mistake 3 out - soon led clearly going easily - edged left home turn - clear when another good jump last - kept on well run-in - impressive(op 5/4 tchd 11/10) | ||
| 2nd | 1 | Captain Guinness (IRE) | 9 G | AVG | Henry De Bromhead | 164 lbs | 12/1 | 10 | Took keen hold - in touch with leaders on inner - going easily 3 out - carried left and hampered rival home turn - soon went second - 2 lengths down when not fluent 2 out - soon no chance with winner - ridden and kept on run-in(op 14/1) | ||
| 3rd | 6 | Greaneteen (FR) | N/A | AVG | Paul Nicholls | 164 lbs | 25/1 | 24 | Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - bad mistake and lost ground 4 out - well held but kept on from 2 out - pecked on landing last - pushed out and went modest third final 110yds - did well in the circumstances(op 28/1) | ||
| 4th | 2 | Editeur Du Gite (FR) | 11 G | AVG | Gary Moore | 164 lbs | 13/2 | .75 | Led - disputed lead 6th - mistake 3 out - soon pushed along and lost second - short of room and hampered home turn - soon ridden - weakened run-in - lost third final 110yds | ||
| 5th | 3 | Edwardstone (GB) | 11 G | AVG | Alan King | 164 lbs | 15/8 | 29 | Held up in rear - not fluent 6th - pushed along briefly and some headway after 4 out - mistake 3 out - soon pushed along and weakened (trainer could offer no explanation for the poor form shown; vet reported that a post-race examination failed to reveal any abnormalities) | ||
| 99th | 5 | Funambule Sivola (FR) | 8 G | AVG | Venetia Williams | 164 lbs | 50/1 | - | Raced wide - towards rear - fell 3rd | ||
| 99th | 7 | Nube Negra (SPA) | N/A | Poor | Dan Skelton | 164 lbs | 28/1 | - | Raced wide - in touch with leaders - dropped to rear before 4 out - tailed off when pulled up before 2 out (jockey said gelding was never travelling)(op 25/1) |