BetMGM Queen Mother Champion Chase (Grade 1) (GBB Race)

Cheltenham

16:00

Date 2026-03-11

Distance 1m7f199y

Class Class 1

Going Good To Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £225,080

Weather Overcast

Temp 10.2°C

Wind 10mph SW

Rain 96%

Winning Time 3m 51.84s (fast by 0.16s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Il Etait Temps (FR) Paul Townend · W P Mullins	5/2	Won
2nd	Libberty Hunter (GB) Sean Bowen · Mrs C Williams	50/1	10
3rd	L'Eau du Sud (FR) Harry Skelton · Dan Skelton	13/2	1.75
4th	Captain Guinness (IRE) Jordan Gainford · Henry De Bromhead	50/1	5
5th	Quilixios (GB) Darragh O'Keeffe · Henry De Bromhead	14/1	.75
6th	Irish Panther (GB) Kieren Buckley · Eddie & Patrick Harty	16/1	6
7th	Majborough (FR) Mark Walsh · W P Mullins	5/6F	2
8th	Brookie (IRE) Sam Twiston-Davies · Anthony Honeyball	150/1	39

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Found A Fifty (IRE) Jack Kennedy · Gordon Elliott	20/1
P.U.	Saint Segal (FR) Ciaran Gethings · Jane Williams	50/1

Runners (10)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
8	Majborough Bay J:Mark Walsh T:W P Mullins	J:Mark Walsh T:W P Mullins	164	p	3-1231	174	183	170	38d	—	—	0	48.4	0.23/1	10/11 52%
Would have won last year's Arkle but for errors; impressive in the Dublin Chase; top rated
4	Il Etait Temps Grey J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	164	t	11-11F	172	180	127	53d	—	—	+14	36.7	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Faller last time and 0-3 at the Cheltenham Festival; otherwise a huge player on ratings
6	L'Eau du Sud Grey J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	164	t	143-13	163	174	149	95d	—	—	+21	31.1	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Progressive in the main; easy winner of this season's Shloer over C&D; favourably fresh
9	Quilixios Bay J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead	164	—	/124F-	163	170	127	364d	—	—	+28	33.9	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Running better than ever when final-fence faller in this race last year; absent since
5	Irish Panther Bay J:Kieren Buckley T:Eddie & Patrick Harty	J:Kieren Buckley T:Eddie & Patrick Harty	164	h	0-3112	153	160	151	75d	—	—	+22	27.4	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Ran very well in Grade 1 novice chase at Leopardstown last time; open to further progress
3	Found A Fifty Bay J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	164	—	411434	164	171	159	11d	—	—	+33	36.7	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Weakened into last of five finishers in this contest last season; others preferred
2	Captain Guinness Bay J:Jordan Gainford T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Jordan Gainford T:Henry De Bromhead	164	p	3-2P63	154	164	159	17d	—	—	+26	28.8	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Seems on the wane and looks far from sure to sustain his good record (213) in this race
10	Saint Segal Bay J:Ciaran Gethings T:Jane Williams	J:Ciaran Gethings T:Jane Williams	164	t	-12122	155	164	148	32d	—	—	+42	43.8	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Has become very consistent but faces a stiffer assignment upped further in class
7	Libberty Hunter Bay J:Sean Bowen T:Mrs C Williams	J:Sean Bowen T:Mrs C Williams	164	—	2F-U43	151	161	148	32d	—	—	+24	25.7	20.00/1	80/1 1%
In touch when falling in this race last year but needs to take his form to a new level
1	Brookie Bay J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Anthony Honeyball	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Anthony Honeyball	164	t	12-43P	148	152	142	109d	—	—	+24	24.8	37.50/1	150/1 1%
Placed in C&D handicap in the autumn; has the worst chance on ratings in this field

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Majborough	4/5	10/11	4/5	4/5	5/6
Il Etait Temps	11/4	11/4	11/4	3/1	3/1
L'Eau du Sud	7/1	13/2	7/1	13/2	7/1
Quilixios	14/1	14/1	14/1	12/1	12/1
Irish Panther	18/1	16/1	18/1	12/1	18/1
Found A Fifty	25/1	22/1	22/1	28/1	20/1
Captain Guinness	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	50/1
Saint Segal	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	40/1
Libberty Hunter	80/1	66/1	66/1	80/1	66/1
Brookie	150/1	150/1	150/1	150/1	150/1

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Majborough

48.4

OR: 30 Form: 2.1 Odds: 16.3

10/11

2nd

Saint Segal

43.8

OR: 26.3 Form: 17 Odds: 0.6

50/1

3rd

Il Etait Temps

36.7

OR: 30 Form: 0 Odds: 6.7

3/1

Found A Fifty

36.7

OR: 28.5 Form: 7.1 Odds: 1.1

28/1

Quilixios

33.9

OR: 28.3 Form: 4 Odds: 1.6

14/1

L'Eau du Sud

31.1

OR: 28.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

7/1

Captain Guinness

28.8

OR: 26 Form: 2.1 Odds: 0.7

50/1

Irish Panther

27.4

OR: 25.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

18/1

Libberty Hunter

25.7

OR: 25.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

80/1

Brookie

24.8

OR: 24.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

150/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Majborough	174	183	170
Il Etait Temps	172	180	127
Found A Fifty	164	171	159
L'Eau du Sud	163	174	149
Quilixios	163	170	127
Saint Segal	155	164	148
Captain Guinness	154	164	159
Irish Panther	153	160	151
Libberty Hunter	151	161	148
Brookie	148	152	142

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Found A Fifty	11d ago	Quick return
Captain Guinness	17d ago	Fit
Saint Segal	32d ago	Fit
Libberty Hunter	32d ago	Fit
Majborough	38d ago	Fit
Il Etait Temps	53d ago	Fresh
Irish Panther	75d ago	Fresh
L'Eau du Sud	95d ago	Long break
Brookie	109d ago	Long break
Quilixios	364d ago	Long break