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

Cheltenham

15:30

Date 2023-03-15

Distance 1m7f199y

Class Class 1

Going Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £225,080

Winning Time 3m 57.25s (slow by 5.25s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Energumene (FR) Paul Townend · W P Mullins	6/5F	Won
2nd	Captain Guinness (IRE) Rachael Blackmore · Henry De Bromhead	12/1	10
3rd	Greaneteen (FR) Harry Cobden · Paul Nicholls	25/1	24
4th	Editeur Du Gite (FR) Niall Houlihan · Gary Moore	13/2	.75
5th	Edwardstone (GB) Tom Cannon · Alan King	15/8	29

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
Fell	Funambule Sivola (FR) Charlie Deutsch · Venetia Williams	50/1
P.U.	Nube Negra (SPA) Harry Skelton · Dan Skelton	28/1

Runners (7)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
1	Captain Guinness Bay J:Rachael Blackmore T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Rachael Blackmore T:Henry De Bromhead	164	—	16-412	159	168	143	78d	—	—	—	27.3	—	—
Good chaser but he's 0-9 at Grade 1 level; towards the bottom of this pack on ratings
2	Editeur Du Gite Bay J:Niall Houlihan T:Gary Moore	J:Niall Houlihan T:Gary Moore	164	—	4P-311	166	174	141	46d	—	—	—	29	—	—
Rallied gamely to beat Edwardstone in the rescheduled Clarence House; strong contender
3	Edwardstone Bay J:Tom Cannon T:Alan King	J:Tom Cannon T:Alan King	164	—	12-1U2	170	178	166	46d	—	—	—	30	—	—
Winner of the Arkle and Tingle Creek; shaped like best horse in the Clarence House here
4	Energumene Brown J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	164	—	21-113	175	181	153	46d	—	—	—	30	—	—
Only third in the Clarence House; impressive record otherwise; won this race last year
5	Funambule Sivola Bay J:Charlie Deutsch T:Venetia Williams	J:Charlie Deutsch T:Venetia Williams	164	—	P-6451	157	169	135	32d	—	—	—	26.8	—	—
Creditable second in this contest 12 months ago, though was no match for Energumene
6	Greaneteen Bay J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	164	—	51-123	169	177	154	32d	—	—	—	29.8	—	—
Finished 2l fourth in this race in 2021 but looks unlikely to get so close this time
7	Nube Negra Brown J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	164	t	143-12	163	172	122	78d	—	—	—	28.3	—	—
Unlucky in this event two years ago; needs a career best if he's to gain compensation

No odds data available.

Predictor

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

1st

Edwardstone

OR: 30 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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2nd

Energumene

OR: 30 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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3rd

Greaneteen

29.8

OR: 29.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Editeur Du Gite

OR: 29 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Nube Negra

28.3

OR: 28.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Captain Guinness

27.3

OR: 27.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Funambule Sivola

26.8

OR: 26.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Energumene	175	181	153
Edwardstone	170	178	166
Greaneteen	169	177	154
Editeur Du Gite	166	174	141
Nube Negra	163	172	122
Captain Guinness	159	168	143
Funambule Sivola	157	169	135

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Funambule Sivola	32d ago	Fit
Greaneteen	32d ago	Fit
Editeur Du Gite	46d ago	Fresh
Edwardstone	46d ago	Fresh
Energumene	46d ago	Fresh
Captain Guinness	78d ago	Fresh
Nube Negra	78d ago	Fresh