The feature race on Ladies' Day at the Cheltenham Festival is the Champion Chase. The Champion Chase may be the youngest of the four Championship race at Cheltenham, having been created in 1959, but the race boasts a rich history of winners. The Champion Chase is also named in honour of the Queen Mother, who gave so much to the sport of horse racing during her lifetime.
Our guide to the 2022 Champion Chase will be published in the weeks leading up to the Cheltenham Festival.
2023 Champion Chase Runners
Willie Mullins' wait for a first Queen Mother victory ended 12 months ago, as Energumene hacked up the Cheltenham hill to claim an impressive victory. Mullins' nine-year-old returned to action with an easy win in the Hilly Way Chase and Energemene is currently odds-on to defend his crown.
Ireland's Champion Trainer accounts for four of the initial 14 Champion Chase entries. Energumene could be joined in the field by recent Leopardstown winner Blue Lord, multiple Grade One hero Chacun Pour Soi, and last season's Aintree winner Gentleman De Mee.
Sitting between Energumene and Blue Lord in the market is last season's Arkle winner Edwardstone, who kicked off this season with victory in the Tingle Creek. Three-time Grade One winner, Greaneteen could represent Paul Nicholls. Editeur Du Gite and Nube Negra, first and second in the recent Desert Orchid Chase at Kempton, also feature in the market.
Other possible runners include Henry De Bromhead's duo of Captain Guinness and Coeur Sublime, Joe Tizzard's Amarillo Sky, and last year's surprise Champion Chase runner-up, Funambule Sivola. Peter Fahey's Dunvegan and Alan King's Sceau Royal have also been handed Cheltenham Festival entries.
The Champion Chase is the newest of the four Championship race at the Cheltenham Festival. This Grade One chase takes place on day two of the Cheltenham Festival, and is run over a two-mile trip.
The race was renamed in honour of the Queen Mother during the year of her 80th birthday in 1980. The Queen Mother gave a huge amount of time to the sport of horse racing during her lifetime, and came within a whisker of owning a Champion Chaser when her horse, Game Spirit finished second to Skymas in 1976.
Skymas is one eleven two-time winners of the Champion Chase. That illustrious list includes Fortria, Hilly Way, Viking Flagship, Moscow Flyer, Masterminded, Sprinter Sacre and Altior.
Only one horse has managed to win the Champion Chase three times, and that was Michael Dickinson's Badsworth Boy, who secured a hat-trick of wins between 1983 and '85.
Legendary horses like Flyingbolt, Crisp and One Man have all won the Champion Chase. Many horses use the Arkle Challenge Trophy as a stepping stone to the Champion Chase the following year.
Three trainers have won this Championship race six times. The first being Tom Dreaper, who saddled six of the first 11 winners of this great race.
Nicky Henderson and Paul Nicholls both have six wins apiece. The great friends and rivals have shared nine of the last 13 runnings between them.
There was barely a dry eye in the house on Ladies' Day in 2016, when ten-year-old Sprinter Sacre rolled back the years and won his second Champion Chase, three years after his first win in 2013.
Gary Moore celebrated a famous win when Sire De Grugy became Champion chaser in 2014. Henry De Bromhead has won the race twice, first with Sizing Europe in 2011, before Special Tiara scored a surprise win in 2016.
Altior won back-to-back Champion Chases in 2018 and '19. With Nicky Henderson's star out injured, Paul Nicholls got back in on the act, as Harry Skelton guided Politologue to victory.
Willie Mullins' Chacun Pour Soi went off in the 2021 Queen Mother as the odds-on favourite, but he was beaten into third by Put The Kettle On, who claimed a surprise win.
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CHELTENHAM, ENGLAND - MARCH 16: The doors open on a wet day on day two of The Festival at Cheltenham Racecourse on March 16, 2022 in Cheltenham, England. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)
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CHELTENHAM, ENGLAND - MARCH 16: The doors open on a wet day on day two of The Festival at Cheltenham Racecourse on March 16, 2022 in Cheltenham, England. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)
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CHELTENHAM, ENGLAND - MARCH 16: The doors open as racegoers make a dash through the entrance on day two of The Festival at Cheltenham Racecourse on March 16, 2022 in Cheltenham, England. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)
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CHELTENHAM, ENGLAND - MARCH 16: Heavy rain falls on day two of The Festival at Cheltenham Racecourse on March 16, 2022 in Cheltenham, England. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)
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CHELTENHAM, ENGLAND - MARCH 16: Heavy rain falls on day two of The Festival at Cheltenham Racecourse on March 16, 2022 in Cheltenham, England. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)
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CHELTENHAM, ENGLAND - MARCH 16: Heavy rain falls on day two of The Festival at Cheltenham Racecourse on March 16, 2022 in Cheltenham, England. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)
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CHELTENHAM, ENGLAND - MARCH 16: Heavy rain falls on day two of The Festival at Cheltenham Racecourse on March 16, 2022 in Cheltenham, England. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)
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CHELTENHAM, ENGLAND - MARCH 16: Heavy rain falls on day two of The Festival at Cheltenham Racecourse on March 16, 2022 in Cheltenham, England. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)
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CHELTENHAM, ENGLAND - MARCH 16: Heavy rain falls on day two of The Festival at Cheltenham Racecourse on March 16, 2022 in Cheltenham, England. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)
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CHELTENHAM, ENGLAND - MARCH 16: Spectators brave the heavy rain on day two of the Cheltenham Festival 2022 at Cheltenham Racecourse on March 16, 2022 in Cheltenham, England. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)
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CHELTENHAM, ENGLAND - MARCH 16: Spectators brave the heavy rain on day two of the Cheltenham Festival 2022 at Cheltenham Racecourse on March 16, 2022 in Cheltenham, England. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)
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CHELTENHAM, ENGLAND - MARCH 16: Spectators brave the heavy rain on day two of the Cheltenham Festival 2022 at Cheltenham Racecourse on March 16, 2022 in Cheltenham, England. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)
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CHELTENHAM, ENGLAND - MARCH 16: Paul Townend riding Sir Gerhard (red) clear the last to win The Ballymore Novices' Hurdle on day two of The Festival at Cheltenham Racecourse on March 16, 2022 in Cheltenham, England. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)
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CHELTENHAM, ENGLAND - MARCH 16: Paul Townend riding Sir Gerhard (red) clear the last to win The Ballymore Novices' Hurdle on day two of The Festival at Cheltenham Racecourse on March 16, 2022 in Cheltenham, England. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)
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CHELTENHAM, ENGLAND - MARCH 16: Paul Townend riding Sir Gerhard (red) clear the last to win The Ballymore Novices' Hurdle on day two of The Festival at Cheltenham Racecourse on March 16, 2022 in Cheltenham, England. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)
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CHELTENHAM, ENGLAND - MARCH 16: A muddy Davy Russell on day two of The Festival at Cheltenham Racecourse on March 16, 2022 in Cheltenham, England. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)
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CHELTENHAM, ENGLAND - MARCH 16: A muddy Daniel Mullins on day two of The Festival at Cheltenham Racecourse on March 16, 2022 in Cheltenham, England. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)
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CHELTENHAM, ENGLAND - MARCH 16: A very wet day as racegoers watch the first race on day two of The Festival at Cheltenham Racecourse on March 16, 2022 in Cheltenham, England. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)
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CHELTENHAM, ENGLAND - MARCH 16: A very wet day as racegoers watch the first race on day two of The Festival at Cheltenham Racecourse on March 16, 2022 in Cheltenham, England. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)
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CHELTENHAM, ENGLAND - MARCH 16: A very wet day as racegoers watch the first race on day two of The Festival at Cheltenham Racecourse on March 16, 2022 in Cheltenham, England. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)
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CHELTENHAM, ENGLAND - MARCH 16: A very wet day as racegoers watch the first race on day two of The Festival at Cheltenham Racecourse on March 16, 2022 in Cheltenham, England. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)
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CHELTENHAM, ENGLAND - MARCH 16: A muddy Brendan Powell after the Ballymore Novices' Hurdle on day two of the Cheltenham Festival 2022 at Cheltenham Racecourse on March 16, 2022 in Cheltenham, England. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)
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CHELTENHAM, ENGLAND - MARCH 16: Paul Townend on
Sir Gerhard approach the finish line to win the Ballymore Novices' Hurdle race during day two of Cheltenham Festival 2022 at Cheltenham Racecourse on March 16, 2022 in Cheltenham, England. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)
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Sir Gerhard approach the finish line to win the Ballymore Novices' Hurdle race during day two of Cheltenham Festival 2022 at Cheltenham Racecourse on March 16, 2022 in Cheltenham, England. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)
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Sir Gerhard approach the finish line to win the Ballymore Novices' Hurdle race during day two of Cheltenham Festival 2022 at Cheltenham Racecourse on March 16, 2022 in Cheltenham, England. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)
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Sir Gerhard celebrates after winning the Ballymore Novices' Hurdle race during day two of Cheltenham Festival 2022 at Cheltenham Racecourse on March 16, 2022 in Cheltenham, England. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)
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Sir Gerhard celebrates after winning the Ballymore Novices' Hurdle race during day two of Cheltenham Festival 2022 at Cheltenham Racecourse on March 16, 2022 in Cheltenham, England. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)
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CHELTENHAM, ENGLAND - MARCH 16: Paul Townend (R, blue cap) on Sir Gerhard approach the finish line to win the Ballymore Novices' Hurdle race before Davy Russell (L, yellow cap) on Three Stripe Life during day two of Cheltenham Festival 2022 at Cheltenham Racecourse on March 16, 2022 in Cheltenham, England. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)
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CHELTENHAM, ENGLAND - MARCH 16: Charlie Deutsch celebrates as he rides L'Homme Presse to victory in The Brown Advisory Novices' Chase on day two of The Festival at Cheltenham Racecourse on March 16, 2022 in Cheltenham, England. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)
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CHELTENHAM, ENGLAND - MARCH 16: Charlie Deutsch celebrates as he rides L'Homme Presse to victory in The Brown Advisory Novices' Chase on day two of The Festival at Cheltenham Racecourse on March 16, 2022 in Cheltenham, England. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)
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CHELTENHAM, ENGLAND - MARCH 16: Charlie Deutsch celebrates as he rides L'Homme Presse to victory in The Brown Advisory Novices' Chase on day two of The Festival at Cheltenham Racecourse on March 16, 2022 in Cheltenham, England. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)
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CHELTENHAM, ENGLAND - MARCH 16: Charlie Deutsch on L'Homme Presse clear the last to win the Brown Advisory Novices' Chase race during day two of Cheltenham Festival 2022 at Cheltenham Racecourse on March 16, 2022 in Cheltenham, England. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)
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CHELTENHAM, ENGLAND - MARCH 16: Wet and muddy on day two of The Festival at Cheltenham Racecourse on March 16, 2022 in Cheltenham, England. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)
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CHELTENHAM, ENGLAND - MARCH 16: Shane Fitzgerald riding Commander Of Fleet (maroon) clear the last to win The Coral Cup Handicap Hurdle on day two of The Festival at Cheltenham Racecourse on March 16, 2022 in Cheltenham, England. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)
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CHELTENHAM, ENGLAND - MARCH 16: Wet and muddy on day two of The Festival at Cheltenham Racecourse on March 16, 2022 in Cheltenham, England. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)
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CHELTENHAM, ENGLAND - MARCH 16: Shane Fitzgerald riding Commander Of Fleet (maroon) clear the last to win The Coral Cup Handicap Hurdle on day two of The Festival at Cheltenham Racecourse on March 16, 2022 in Cheltenham, England. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)
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CHELTENHAM, ENGLAND - MARCH 16: Shane Fitzgerald riding Commander Of Fleet (maroon) clear the last to win The Coral Cup Handicap Hurdle on day two of The Festival at Cheltenham Racecourse on March 16, 2022 in Cheltenham, England. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)
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CHELTENHAM, ENGLAND - MARCH 16: Shane Fitzgerald riding Commander Of Fleet (maroon) clear the last to win The Coral Cup Handicap Hurdle on day two of The Festival at Cheltenham Racecourse on March 16, 2022 in Cheltenham, England. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)
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CHELTENHAM, ENGLAND - MARCH 16: A delighted Gordon Elliott after training Commander Of Fleet to win The Coral Cup Handicap Hurdle on day two of The Festival at Cheltenham Racecourse on March 16, 2022 in Cheltenham, England. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)
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CHELTENHAM, ENGLAND - MARCH 16: A delighted Gordon Elliott after training Commander Of Fleet to win The Coral Cup Handicap Hurdle on day two of The Festival at Cheltenham Racecourse on March 16, 2022 in Cheltenham, England. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)
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CHELTENHAM, ENGLAND - MARCH 16: Shane Fitzgerald (white star kit) on Commander Of Fleet approach the finish line before Darragh O'Keeffe (red cap) on Fastorslow to win the Coral Cup Handicap Hurdle race during day two of Cheltenham Festival 2022 at Cheltenham Racecourse on March 16, 2022 in Cheltenham, England. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)
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CHELTENHAM, ENGLAND - MARCH 16: Shane Fitzgerald (white star kit) on Commander Of Fleet approach the finish line before Darragh O'Keeffe (red cap) on Fastorslow to win the Coral Cup Handicap Hurdle race during day two of Cheltenham Festival 2022 at Cheltenham Racecourse on March 16, 2022 in Cheltenham, England. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)
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CHELTENHAM, ENGLAND - MARCH 16: Shane Fitzgerald on Commander Of Fleet looks on after winning the Coral Cup Handicap Hurdle race during day two of Cheltenham Festival 2022 at Cheltenham Racecourse on March 16, 2022 in Cheltenham, England. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)
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CHELTENHAM, ENGLAND - MARCH 16: Paul Townend riding Energumene clear the last to win The Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase on day two of The Festival at Cheltenham Racecourse on March 16, 2022 in Cheltenham, England. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)
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CHELTENHAM, ENGLAND - MARCH 16: Paul Townend riding Energumene clear the last to win The Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase on day two of The Festival at Cheltenham Racecourse on March 16, 2022 in Cheltenham, England. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)
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CHELTENHAM, ENGLAND - MARCH 16: Paul Townend riding Energumene clear the last to win The Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase on day two of The Festival at Cheltenham Racecourse on March 16, 2022 in Cheltenham, England. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)
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CHELTENHAM, ENGLAND - MARCH 16: Paul Townend riding Energumene clear the last to win The Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase on day two of The Festival at Cheltenham Racecourse on March 16, 2022 in Cheltenham, England. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)
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CHELTENHAM, ENGLAND - MARCH 16: Nico de Boinville riding Shishkin return after being pulled up during The Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase on day two of The Festival at Cheltenham Racecourse on March 16, 2022 in Cheltenham, England. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)
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CHELTENHAM, ENGLAND - MARCH 16: Nico de Boinville riding Shishkin return after being pulled up during The Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase on day two of The Festival at Cheltenham Racecourse on March 16, 2022 in Cheltenham, England. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)
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CHELTENHAM, ENGLAND - MARCH 16: Nico de Boinville riding Shishkin return after being pulled up during The Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase on day two of The Festival at Cheltenham Racecourse on March 16, 2022 in Cheltenham, England. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)
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CHELTENHAM, ENGLAND - MARCH 16: Paul Townend on Energumene celebrates after winning the Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase race during day two of Cheltenham Festival 2022 at Cheltenham Racecourse on March 16, 2022 in Cheltenham, England. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)
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CHELTENHAM, ENGLAND - MARCH 16: Nico de Boinville riding Shishkin return after being pulled up during The Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase on day two of The Festival at Cheltenham Racecourse on March 16, 2022 in Cheltenham, England. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)
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CHELTENHAM, ENGLAND - MARCH 16: Paul Townend on Energumene celebrates after winning the Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase race during day two of Cheltenham Festival 2022 at Cheltenham Racecourse on March 16, 2022 in Cheltenham, England. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)
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CHELTENHAM, ENGLAND - MARCH 16: Paul Townend on Energumene celebrates after winning the Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase race during day two of Cheltenham Festival 2022 at Cheltenham Racecourse on March 16, 2022 in Cheltenham, England. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)
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CHELTENHAM, ENGLAND - MARCH 16: Paul Townend on Energumene celebrates after winning the Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase race during day two of Cheltenham Festival 2022 at Cheltenham Racecourse on March 16, 2022 in Cheltenham, England. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)
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CHELTENHAM, ENGLAND - MARCH 16: Paul Townend (R, blue and white kit) on Energumene approach the finish line before Charlie Deutsch (L, red and black kit) on Funambule Sivola to win the Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase race during day two of Cheltenham Festival 2022 at Cheltenham Racecourse on March 16, 2022 in Cheltenham, England. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)
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Delta Work celebrates after winning the Glenfarclas Chase race during day two of Cheltenham Festival 2022 at Cheltenham Racecourse on March 16, 2022 in Cheltenham, England. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)
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CHELTENHAM, ENGLAND - MARCH 16: Jack Kennedy riding Delta Work (L, blue cap) jump the 'Cheese Wedges' on their way to winning The Glenfarclas Chase on day two of The Festival at Cheltenham Racecourse on March 16, 2022 in Cheltenham, England. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)
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CHELTENHAM, ENGLAND - MARCH 16: Jack Kennedy riding Delta Work (L, blue cap) jump the 'Cheese Wedges' on their way to winning The Glenfarclas Chase on day two of The Festival at Cheltenham Racecourse on March 16, 2022 in Cheltenham, England. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)
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CHELTENHAM, ENGLAND - MARCH 16: The Gordon Elliott grooms cheer on Delta work and Tiger Roll in The Glenfarclas Chase on day two of The Festival at Cheltenham Racecourse on March 16, 2022 in Cheltenham, England. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)
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CHELTENHAM, ENGLAND - MARCH 16: Davy Russell riding Tiger Roll (C, purple cap) during The Glenfarclas Chase on day two of The Festival at Cheltenham Racecourse on March 16, 2022 in Cheltenham, England. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)
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CHELTENHAM, ENGLAND - MARCH 16: Davy Russell riding Tiger Roll (C, purple cap) during The Glenfarclas Chase on day two of The Festival at Cheltenham Racecourse on March 16, 2022 in Cheltenham, England. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)
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CHELTENHAM, ENGLAND - MARCH 16: Davy Russell riding Tiger Roll (C, purple cap) during The Glenfarclas Chase on day two of The Festival at Cheltenham Racecourse on March 16, 2022 in Cheltenham, England. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)
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CHELTENHAM, ENGLAND - MARCH 16: Davy Russell riding Tiger Roll (3L, purple cap) during The Glenfarclas Chase on day two of The Festival at Cheltenham Racecourse on March 16, 2022 in Cheltenham, England. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)
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CHELTENHAM, ENGLAND - MARCH 16: Kielan Woods riding Global Citizen clear the last to win The Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Challenge Cup Handicap Chase on day two of The Festival at Cheltenham Racecourse on March 16, 2022 in Cheltenham, England. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)
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CHELTENHAM, ENGLAND - MARCH 16: Kielan Woods riding Global Citizen clear the last to win The Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Challenge Cup Handicap Chase on day two of The Festival at Cheltenham Racecourse on March 16, 2022 in Cheltenham, England. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)
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CHELTENHAM, ENGLAND - MARCH 16: Patrick Mullins riding Facile Vega win The Weatherbys Champion Bumper on day two of The Festival at Cheltenham Racecourse on March 16, 2022 in Cheltenham, England. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)
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CHELTENHAM, ENGLAND - MARCH 16: Patrick Mullins riding Facile Vega win The Weatherbys Champion Bumper on day two of The Festival at Cheltenham Racecourse on March 16, 2022 in Cheltenham, England. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)
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CHELTENHAM, ENGLAND - MARCH 16: Mark Walsh on day two of The Festival at Cheltenham Racecourse on March 16, 2022 in Cheltenham, England. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)
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CHELTENHAM, ENGLAND - MARCH 16: Jack Kennedy on day two of The Festival at Cheltenham Racecourse on March 16, 2022 in Cheltenham, England. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)
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CHELTENHAM, ENGLAND - MARCH 16: Robbie Power on day two of The Festival at Cheltenham Racecourse on March 16, 2022 in Cheltenham, England. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)
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CHELTENHAM, ENGLAND - MARCH 16: Simon Torrens on day two of The Festival at Cheltenham Racecourse on March 16, 2022 in Cheltenham, England. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)
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CHELTENHAM, ENGLAND - MARCH 16: A muddy Davy Russell on day two of The Festival at Cheltenham Racecourse on March 16, 2022 in Cheltenham, England. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)
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CHELTENHAM, ENGLAND - MARCH 16: A muddy Robert James on day two of The Festival at Cheltenham Racecourse on March 16, 2022 in Cheltenham, England. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)
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CHELTENHAM, ENGLAND - MARCH 16: A muddy Robbie Power on day two of The Festival at Cheltenham Racecourse on March 16, 2022 in Cheltenham, England. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)
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CHELTENHAM, ENGLAND - MARCH 16: A muddy day on day two of The Festival at Cheltenham Racecourse on March 16, 2022 in Cheltenham, England. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)
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CHELTENHAM, ENGLAND - MARCH 16: (EDITORS NOTE: This a composite image, converted to black and white) A muddy day for jockeys (Mark Walsh (top left), Jack Kennedy (top right), Robbie Power (bottom left) and Simon Torrrens (bottom right) on day two of The Festival at Cheltenham Racecourse on March 16, 2022 in Cheltenham, England. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)
The 2023 Champion Chase will take place at 3:30pm on day two of the Cheltenham Festival on Wednesday 15th March.
What is the Champion Chase?
The Champion Chase is the feature Championship race on day two of the Cheltenham Festival. This prestigious Grade One is for chasers and is run over a two-mile trip. The Champion Chase has been won by many of the sports greatest, and is named in honour of the Queen Mother.
Who won the Champion Chase?
Willie Mullins won his first Champion Chase in 2022 at Energumene ran out a comfortable winner.
Who's the favourite for the Champion Chase?
Defending champion, Energumene tops the betting for the 2023 Champion Chase.
Where can I watch the Champion Chase?
The 2023 Champion Chase will be shown live on ITV Racing. If you want to stream the race live on your mobile or tablet then visit our Live Streaming page for more details.
