Queen Mother Champion Chase Tips

Champion Chase Stats

• Altior has never been beaten over 2 miles in a hurdle or chase
• Only one Irish trained winner in the last eight
• This century 45 runners have been aged older than 9 yrs. Only 3 winners, two of whom were regaining crown
• Sizing Europe only winner this century not to have won that season.
• Finians Rainbow only winner this century to have been BF last time out.
• Sprinter Sacre only winner this century not to have previous run after Jan 1st.
• All winners going back to 2008 had already won a G1
• 15 of the last 19 placed horses were already G1 winners.
• The last 21 had no more than 4 outings that season.
• Only one winner returned bigger than 11s since 1993.
• Only Badsworth Boy 1985 has won this three times.

Champion Chase Form

• Unlikely to be older than 9 unless previous winner.
• If a ten year old or older is priced under 10/1, to be placed.
• Will have won that season and should have been first, second, F or U last time.
• Has won over at least 2 miles 1 furlong.
• Has won a Grade 1 chase, is recently rated 160+ and had no more than 4 runs this season.
• Won’t be wearing blinkers and won’t be a mare.
• Will have won or been placed at the Festival before, a course winner or will never have been here before.
• Should have won 40% of completed NH starts and ran at least 7 times over fences.
• Ran since Boxing Day.
• If good ground race to be run in about 3 mins 51 secs.
• Not a beaten favourite last time.
• Last years Arkle winner to be placed.

Champion Chase Tips

Stats suggest:
Nothing between Defi & Chacun, they are the only contenders

My selection

If forced to pick I would go with Chacun, given that I love my Irish racing, and he already has the beating of Defi + has Leopardstown form (similar course to Cheltenham). Does not look a betting race but certainly an exciting matchup.