Dissecting The Favourites To Win The Queen Mother Champion Chas
The function race on day two of the Cheltenham Festival, the Queen Mother Champion Chase, assures to be a remarkable contest, with an exceptionally talented field lining up for the two-mile masterpiece.
Majborough heads into the race as the preferred, with the Willie Mullins-trained runner enhanced from 4/5 to 7/4 with Sky Bet.
It's simple to see why the six-year-old has attracted such strong support in the wagering, having travelled to a dominant 19-length victory in his most current trip at Leopardstown last month.
Majborough likewise boasts strong course form, with the gelding landing the Grade 1 Triumph Hurdle at Cheltenham in 2024.
Should he dominate, it would mark yet another winning favourite in the day's function race, following Lossiemouth's commanding success in the Champion Hurdle the other day.
Sky Bet guide: Dissecting the favourites to win the Queen Mother Champion Chase today
In the wagering, Il Etait Temps and L'Eau Du Sud round out the 3 market leaders, priced at 3/1 and 11/2 respectively.
With the exception of a disappointing revealing at Ascot earlier this year, where he fell 2 out, Il Etait Temps had actually remained in form, winning five straight races prior to that by a combined margin of more than 43 lengths, 4 of which was available in Grade 1 company.
Meanwhile, L'Eau Du Sud has actually been strong without being magnificent in recent times, taping 2 wins, two third-place finishes and a fourth across his last 5 starts.
Despite that a little inconsistent run of results, he looked particularly excellent at Cheltenham last time out, winning a Grade 2 contest there last November by an emphatic 15 lengths from a skilled field that included Jonbon, Matata and Edwardstone.
While the 3 favourites make certain to dominate the wagering discussion, there's plenty to see somewhere else in the field, with complete chances for the rest of the runners noted below.
Sky Bet chances for the Queen Mother Champion Chase:
Majborough - WAS 4/5 NOW 7/4
Il Etait Temps - 3/1
L'Eau Du Sud - 11/2
Irish Panther - 14/1
Quilixios - 14/1
Found A Fifty - 33/1
Captain Guinness - 33/1
Saint Segal - 40/1
Libberty Hunter - 66/1
Brookie - 150/1