Cheltenham Races
Cheltenham
15:30
Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase (GBB Race)
Cheltenham
Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2024
Distance: 2m
Type: Chase
Going: Soft
Class: Class 1
Surface: Turf
Win: £9.50
Place: £1.80 £3.30
Exacta: £120.80
Tricast: £11931.82
Trifecta: £1177.80
Non-Runners: Boothill (unsuitable ground), Jonbon (self certificate)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 | Captain Guinness (IRE) | 9 G | AVG | Henry De Bromhead | 164 lbs | 17/2 | Won | In touch with leaders - went second 8th - pushed along to lead home turn - 3 lengths ahead last - edged right run-in - ridden out | ||
| 2nd | 7 | Gentleman De Mee (FR) | 8 G | AVG | W P Mullins | 164 lbs | 16/1 | 1.5 | Held up in last - headway 4 out - left in second 2 out - 3 lengths down last - stayed on(op 18/1) | ||
| 3rd | 6 | Funambule Sivola (FR) | 8 G | AVG | Venetia Williams | 164 lbs | 100/1 | 49 | In touch with leaders - went second 5th - lost position when hit 6th - not fluent 8th - dropped to last 4 out - soon lost touch - left in remote third 2 out(op 125/1) | ||
| 99th | 3 | Edwardstone (GB) | 11 G | AVG | Alan King | 164 lbs | 15/2 | - | Led - headed home turn - 2 lengths second when fell 2 out(op 17/2) | ||
| 99th | 5 | Elixir De Nutz (FR) | 9 G | AVG | Joe Tizzard | 164 lbs | 40/1 | - | Raced in second - lost position 5th - went second again 6th - lost second 8th - weakened after 3 out - pulled up before 2 out (jockey said gelding was never travelling and stopped quickly; vet had nothing to report)(op 50/1) | ||
| 99th | 4 | El Fabiolo (FR) | 8 G | Elite | W P Mullins | 164 lbs | 2/9F | - | Prominent - lost position when not fluent 1st - dropped to last when bad mistake and almost fell 5th - soon pulled up (jockey said gelding made a bad mistake at fifth fence - having lost all momentum and considering the manner in which gelding stumbled he felt it prudent to pull up)(op 1/5) |