When is the 2027 Champion Chase?
The 2027 Champion Chase is set to take place on March 17th at 4:00 PM on the second day of the Cheltenham Festival. This Queen Mother Champion Chase, recognized for its Grade One National Hunt category, is a prestigious two-mile steeplechase demanding speed and agility. Il Etait Temps, victor of the last race, may return to defend the title, alongside potential contenders like Majborough. Viewers can catch the event live through ITV, RacingTV, or stream it via bet365, provided they meet certain conditions such as having a funded account.
- We bring you the dates and vital information about the 2027 Champion Chase
- The Champion Chase takes place at Cheltenham on Wednesday 17th March in 2027
When is the 2027 Champion Chase?
The 2027 Champion Chase will take place on day two of the Cheltenham Festival on Wednesday 17th March. The Champion Chase will be run at 4:00pm.
Who won the last Champion Chase?
Majborough failed to fire at the Cheltenham Festival again, and it was stablemate Il Etait Temps who picked up the pieces, powering to victory under Paul Townend for trainer, Willie Mullins.
What is the Champion Chase?
The Champion Chase, officially known as the Queen Mother Champion Chase, is the feature race on day two of the Cheltenham Festival. It is a Grade One National Hunt steeplechase run over a distance of two miles.
Named in honour of the Queen Mother, the race is regarded as the championship event for speed chasers, demanding exceptional pace, accurate jumping over fences, and sharp tactical awareness. It regularly attracts the best two-mile chasers from Britain and Ireland and is one of the most prestigious titles in jump racing.
Where is the Champion Chase run?
The Champion Chase is always run at Cheltenham racecourse during their popular Cheltenham Festival, held during the middle week of March every year.
Which horses will run in the Champion Chase?
Il Etait Temps could return to defend his crown in 2027, along with this year's beaten favourite Majborough. Willie Mullins could also be represented by the top two from this year's Arkle, Kargese and Kopek Des Bordes.
Where can I watch the 2027 Champion Chase?
The 2026 Champion Chase will be shown live on ITV and RacingTV. If you plan on watching the racing via your mobile or tablet, then bookmakers such as bet365 will allow you to stream the race live.
Champion Chase Live Streaming
The bet365 live streaming service covers a wide range of horse racing on a daily basis. Here's how to stream the 2027 Champion Chase live online:
- Visit bet365 > live streaming > horse racing
- Log-in or register for an account (use the bet365 bonus code NEWBONUS if opening a new account)
- Registered depositing users can then watch and bet on live horse racing.
To watch a bet365 live stream users must be logged in and have a funded account or to have placed a bet in the last 24 hours. 18+, geo-restrictions & terms and conditions apply.
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Champion Chase History
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. Mullins long wait for a first Champion Chase win ended the following season, as Energumene stormed to an impressive victory.
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