Horse Alert

16 Mar 2022 15:30 Cheltenham

Winner: £400,000 (Penalty: £225,080); Distance: 1m 7f 199y; Class: 1; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Soft.

Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase (Grade 1) (GBB Race)

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	2	-	Energumene (FR) (gelding, brown, 11 10)	1111-12 / 11	Jump (53)	P Townend	W P Mullins Tony Bloom	5/2
		held up in rear, headway going well on outside 9th, challenged 3 out, led 2 out, asserting last, came well clear flat, easily
2^nd	4	8½ L	Funambule Sivola (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 10)	12-2911 / 9	Jump (32)	Charlie Deutsch	Miss V Williams My Racing Manager…	40/1
		towards rear on outside, closed 4th, left 2nd 9th, challenged 4 out until 3 out, went 2nd after 2 out, no impression on winner but kept on well
3^rd	3	4½ L	Envoi Allen (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 10)	1FP-161 / 10	Jump (79)	Rachael Blackmore	H De Bromhead Cheveley Park Stud	10/1
		led until 2nd, 2nd until 4th, stayed handy, led 3 out, headed and not fluent 2 out, soon 3rd and no impression
4^th	6	12 L	Politologue (FR) (gelding, grey, 11 10)	51/124-2 / 11	Jump (122)	H Cobden	P F Nicholls Mr J Hales	80/1
		chased leaders, outpaced from 4 out, well held 3 out, modest 4th before 2 out
5^th	8	2¼ L	Put The Kettle On (IRE) (filly, bay, 11 3)	1314-35 / 8	Jump (74)	Aidan Coleman	H De Bromhead One For Luck Racing…	20/1
		chased leaders, went 2nd 4th, left in lead 9th, headed 3 out, soon weakened
UR	1	-	Chacun Pour Soi (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 10)	1131-51 / 11	Jump (38)	Mr P W Mullins	W P Mullins Mrs S Ricci	8/1
		with leader, led 2nd, jumped right and not fluent 3rd, narrow lead when got in tight, stumbled and unseated rider 9th
	5	-	Nube Negra (SPA) (gelding, brown, 11 10)	2/123-14 / 10	Jump (102)	Harry Skelton	D Skelton Mr T Spraggett	0/0
		NonRunner
PU	7	-	Shishkin (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 10)	1111-11 / 10	Jump (53)	N de Boinville	N J Henderson Mrs J Donnelly	5/6
		never going well towards rear, not fluent 6th, soon last, pulled up before 9th