2025 Champion Chase Odds - El Fabiolo remains favourite for next year

Jon Vine

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Last updated: 20 Mar 2024

Jon Vine 20 Mar 2024

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Latest odds and betting for the 2025 Champion Chase
This Grade One takes place at Cheltenham on Wednesday 12th March 2025
El Fabiolo, Energumene, Gaelic Warrior and Jonbon feature in the betting

Paul Townend riding El Fabiolo comfortably win The Ladbrokes Dublin Chase at Leopardstown. (Getty)

Day two at the Cheltenham Festival is headlined by the Champion Chase. El Fabiolo was sent off as the 1/5 favourite for the 2024 renewal, but the favourite exited the race after a mistake at the fourth flight, allowing Captain Guinness to claim a deserved victory.

Here's an early look at the betting for the 2025 Champion Chase...

2025 Champion Chase Odds

Name	Odds
El Fabiolo	5/2
Gaelic Warrior	4/1
Energumene	8/1
Jonbon	10/1
Marine Nationale	14/1
Bar	20/1

*Odds taken on 20/3/24*

2025 Champion Chase Entries

Despite that failure, El Fabiolo remains the firm favourite to claim his first Champion Chase victory in 2025. Willie Mullins has also mentioned a possible tilt at the Queen Mother for Arkle winner Gaelic Warrior. Two-time Champion Chaser, Energumene could also return in 2025, having missed this season through injury.

Jonbon, who was withdrawn from this year's race, can be backed at 10/1 for next season's Champion Chase. Marine Nationale also missed the Cheltenham Festival this year through injury, and Barry Connell could take his star down the Queen Mother route in 2025.

Henry De Bromhead's Captain Guinness will be a ten-year-old when he returns to defend to the Cheltenham Festival to defend his Champion Chase crown. Mares' Chase runner-up, Dinoblue sits just behind this year's winner in the market. Blood Destiny, Il Etait Temps and Hunters Yarn are also possible runners for Willie Mullins.

Also featuring in the early betting at Gordon Elliott's Found A Fifty, French star Il Est Francais, Gary Moore's Haddex Des Obeaux, and another Henry De Bromhead chaser, Inthepocket.