Queen Mother Champion Chase
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The Queen Mother Champion Chase, a Grade 1 race for 5-year-olds and over, run over 2 miles and 13 fences of the Old Course, was first run in 1959 as the National Hunt Two-Mile Champion Chase. In 1980 it was renamed in honour of the Queen Mother for her contribution and support of National Hunt racing. It was sponsored between 2008 and 2010 by Seasons Holidays before BetVictor followed on. |
| Early history:-The inaugural running of the National Hunt Two-Mile Champion Chase, forerunner of the Queen Mother Chase, took place on Wednesday 4th March 1959 when won by Quita Que (4/9 fav) owned by Mrs D R Brand and ridden by Mr J Cox, beating Top Twenty (100/9) and Double Star (13/2) by 6 lengths and 15 lengths. | |
| Over the entire history of the race 33% of favourites have been successful, placing the race 7th of the 28 current races. Over the entire history of the race a level stake bet of £10 on every favourite would have resulted in a £170 loss, placing the race 22nd of the current 28 races. Over the entire history of the race the Irish have been successful 36% of occasions, placing the race 11th of the 28 current races. |
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| Queen Mother Champion Chase 2009 | Grade 1 | 2 miles | ||
| Pos. | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner |
| 1 | MASTER MINDED | Ruby Walsh | Paul Nicholls | Mr Clive D Smith 4/11 fav |
| 2 | WELL CHIEF | Timmy Murphy | David Pipe | The Johnson Family 12/1 |
| 3 | PETIT ROBIN | Barry Geraghty | Nicky Henderson | Mr & Mrs John Poynton 12/1 |
| 4 | NEWMILL | Robbie Power | John Joseph Murphy (Ire) | Mrs Mary T Hayes 100/1 |
| 5 | SCOTSIRISH | Paul Townend | Willie Mullins (Ire) | Double R Stables Syndicate 40/1 |
| 6 | MAHOGANY BLAZE | Paddy Brennan | Nigel Twiston-Davies | Mrs Lorna Berryman 40/1 |
| 7 | ASHLEY BROOK | Richard Johnson | Kevin Bishop | Mrs E K Ellis 66/1 |
| 8 | SANTA'S SON | Denis O'Regan | Howard Johnson | Andrea & Graham Wylie 33/1 |
| 9 | MARODIMA | Nick Schofield | Rebecca Curtis | Mark & Lavinia Sherwood 100/1 |
| 10 | BRIAREUS | Tony McCoy | Andrew Balding | Miss E J Lambourne 16/1 |
| 11 | TWIST MAGIC | Sam Thomas | Paul Nicholls | Fulton, Lynch, Hayward 16/1 |
| 12 | BIG ZEB | Robert Thornton | C A Murphy (Ire) | Patrick Joseph Redmond 12/1 |
| Over round 120% | ||||
| This race was held on Wednesday 11th March 2009 when Master Minded beat Well Chief and Petit Robin by 7 lengths and 2 lengths | ||||
