About Queen Mother Champion Chase
- Race Name: Queen Mother Champion Chase
- Race Grade: Grade 1 National Hunt horse race
- Race Location: United Kingdom
- Age Group for Horses to Participate: Five-year-old and above horses
- Race Distance: 2 miles (3,219 metres)
- Race Venue: Cheltenham Racecourse
- No of Fences in Race:Twelve fences
- Race Happens at:Cheltenham Festival in March
Queen Mother Champion Chase Records
- Most successful horse - Badsworth Boy, 3 wins (1983, 1984, 1985)
- Most successful jockey - Pat Taaffe, 5 wins (1960, 1961, 1964, 1966, 1970)
- Most successful trainer - Tom Dreaper, 6 wins (1960, 1961, 1964, 1966, 1969, 1970)
- Most successful owner - George Ansley (1960, 1961, 1970), Doug Armitage (1983, 1984, 1985)
- Oldest winning horse - Skymas, aged 12 (1977)
- Youngest winning horse - Master Minded, aged 5 (2008)
- Longest odds winner - Another Dolly, 33/1 (1980)
- Shortest odds winner - Flyingbolt, 1/5 (1966)
- Largest field - 13 runners (1999)
- Smallest field - 5 runners (1961, 1963, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1985)
Cheltenham Festival Races - Queen Mother Champion Chase Past Winners
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
| 1959 |
Quita Que |
10 |
Bunny Cox |
Dan Moore |
| 1960 |
Fortria |
8 |
Pat Taaffe |
Tom Dreaper |
| 1961 |
Fortria |
9 |
Pat Taaffe |
Tom Dreaper |
| 1962 |
Piperton |
8 |
Dave Dick |
Archie Thomlinson |
| 1963 |
Sandy Abbot |
8 |
Stan Mellor |
George Owen |
| 1964 |
Ben Stack |
7 |
Pat Taaffe |
Tom Dreaper |
| 1965 |
Dunkirk |
8 |
Peter Cazalet |
Dave Dick |
| 1966 |
Flyingbolt |
7 |
Pat Taaffe |
Tom Dreaper |
| 1967 |
Drinny's Double |
9 |
Frank Nash |
Bob Turnell |
| 1968 |
Drinny's Double |
10 |
Frank Nash |
Bob Turnell |
| 1969 |
Muir |
10 |
Ben Hannon |
Tom Dreaper |
| 1970 |
Straight Fort |
7 |
Pat Taaffe |
Tom Dreaper |
| 1971 |
Crisp |
8 |
Paul Kelleway |
Fred Winter |
| 1972 |
Royal Relief |
8 |
Bill Smith |
Edward Courage |
| 1973 |
Inkslinger |
6 |
Tommy Carberry |
Dan Moore |
| 1974 |
Royal Relief |
10 |
Bill Smith |
Edward Courage |
| 1975 |
Lough Inagh |
8 |
Sean Barker |
Jim Dreaper |
| 1976 |
Skymas |
11 |
Mouse Morris |
Brian Lusk |
| 1977 |
Skymas |
12 |
Mouse Morris |
Brian Lusk |
| 1978 |
Hilly Way |
8 |
Tommy Carmody |
Peter McCreery |
| 1979 |
Hilly Way |
9 |
Mr Ted Walsh |
Peter McCreery |
| 1980 |
Another Dolly |
10 |
Sam Morshead |
Fred Rimell |
| 1981 |
Drumgora |
9 |
Frank Berry |
Arthur Moore |
| 1982 |
Rathgorman |
10 |
Kevin Whyte |
Michael Dickinson |
| 1983 |
Badsworth Boy |
8 |
Robert Earnshaw |
Michael Dickinson |
| 1984 |
Badsworth Boy |
9 |
Robert Earnshaw |
Michael Dickinson |
| 1985 |
Badsworth Boy |
10 |
Robert Earnshaw |
Monica Dickinson |
| 1986 |
Buck House |
8 |
Tommy Carmody |
Mouse Morris |
| 1987 |
Pearlyman |
8 |
Peter Scudamore |
John Edwards |
| 1988 |
Pearlyman |
9 |
Tom Morgan |
John Edwards |
| 1989 |
Barnbrook Again |
8 |
Simon Sherwood |
David Elsworth |
| 1990 |
Barnbrook Again |
9 |
Hywel Davies |
David Elsworth |
| 1991 |
Katabatic |
8 |
Simon McNeill |
Andrew Turnell |
| 1992 |
Remittance Man |
8 |
Jamie Osborne |
Nicky Henderson |
| 1993 |
Deep Sensation |
8 |
Declan Murphy |
Josh Gifford |
| 1994 |
Viking Flagship |
7 |
Adrian Maguire |
David Nicholson |
| 1995 |
Viking Flagship |
8 |
Charlie Swan |
David Nicholson |
| 1996 |
Klairon Davis |
7 |
Francis Woods |
Arthur Moore |
| 1997 |
Martha's Son |
10 |
Rodney Farrant |
Tim Forster |
| 1998 |
One Man |
10 |
Brian Harding |
Gordon W. Richards |
| 1999 |
Call Equiname |
9 |
Mick Fitzgerald |
Paul Nicholls |
| 2000 |
Edredon Bleu |
8 |
Tony McCoy |
Henrietta Knight |
| 2001 |
no race 2001 |
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| 2002 |
Flagship Uberalles |
8 |
Richard Johnson |
Philip Hobbs |
| 2003 |
Moscow Flyer |
9 |
Barry Geraghty |
Jessica Harrington |
| 2004 |
Azertyuiop |
7 |
Ruby Walsh |
Paul Nicholls |
| 2005 |
Moscow Flyer |
11 |
Barry Geraghty |
Jessica Harrington |
| 2006 |
Newmill |
8 |
Andrew J. McNamara |
John Joseph Murphy |
| 2007 |
Voy Por Ustedes |
6 |
Robert Thornton |
Alan King |
| 2008 |
Master Minded |
5 |
Ruby Walsh |
Paul Nicholls |
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