The Queen Mother Champion Chase is the feature race on Day 2 of the Cheltenham Festival. It is a 2 mile race with 12 fences and is renowned for being one of the most exciting races to watch during the festival – 2 miles is the minimum distance allowed for a steeplechase resulting in a very fast paced race. Horses have to be 5 years old and above.

2012 Queen Mother Champion Steeplechase Trends

-          Only one horse older than 10 has won the race in the last 12 years.

-           26 of the last 28 winners had odds of 10/1 or lower.

-          9 of the last 13 Arkle Trophy winners came 1st or 2nd in the QMC race the subsequent year.

-          Irish horses have won 21 out of the 52 races

2012 Queen Mother Champion Steeplechase Race Card

                  Name                             Form     Trainer            Jockey

Sizing Europe                   CD          1-2121   H de Bromhead

Big Zeb                                 CD          22-111   CA Murphy

Finian’s Rainbow             D BF       121-12   N Henderson

Somersby                            D             12241    H Knight

Peddlers Cross                 C D BF   27-112   D McCain

Hold Fast                            D             41U-41  P Nicholls

Kauto Stone                                      173-12   P Nicholls

 Realt Dubh                        D             113-12   N Meade

Wishfull Thinking           C             16526    P Hobbs

Gauvain                               CD          8-1F1F   N Williams

Ghizao                                 CD          52-468   P Nicholls

Forpadydeplasterer       CD          P-2334  T Cooper

Blazing Tempo                 D             143111  WP Mullins

Dan Breen                          D             1d713-1 D Pipe

I’m So Lucky                        D             467-95   D Pipe

I’msingingtheblues         C D         331442  D Pipe

Oiseau De Nuit                  C D         30437    C Tizzard

Nacarat De Nuit                C D         1-4435   T George

Al Ferof                                CD BF    11-113   Paul Nicholls

2012 Queen Mother Champion Steeplechase Tips

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Previous Winners

2007 – Voy Por Ustedes (A King) 5/1

2008 – Master Minded (PF Nichols) 3/1

2009 – Master Minded (PF Nichols) 4/11f

2010 Big Zeb (C Murphy) 10/1

2011 Sizing Europe (H de Bromhead) 10/1