Cheltenham Races
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)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 | Energumene (FR) | 10 G | Elite | W P Mullins | 164 lbs | 5/2 | Won | 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) | ||
| 2nd | 4 | Funambule Sivola (FR) | 8 G | AVG | Venetia Williams | 164 lbs | 40/1 | 8.5 | 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 | ||
| 3rd | 3 | Envoi Allen (FR) | 10 G | Elite | Henry De Bromhead | 164 lbs | 10/1 | 4.5 | 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 | ||
| 4th | 6 | Politologue (FR) | N/A | Poor | Paul Nicholls | 164 lbs | 80/1 | 12 | 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) | ||
| 5th | 8 | Put The Kettle On (IRE) | N/A | Poor | Henry De Bromhead | 157 lbs | 20/1 | 2.25 | 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) | ||
| 99th | 7 | Shishkin (IRE) | 9 G | Elite | Nicky Henderson | 164 lbs | 5/6F | - | 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) | ||
| 99th | 1 | Chacun Pour Soi (FR) | N/A | AVG | W P Mullins | 164 lbs | 8/1 | - | 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) |