2024 Cheltenham Champion Chase Odds & Betting Favourites

In this post, we take a look at the 2024 Champion Chase odds and give you a rundown of the chances of each of the betting favourites.

2024 Cheltenham Champion Chase Odds

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What is the Queen Mother Champion Chase?

The Queen Mother Champion Chase is a Grade 1 National Hunt steeplechase in Great Britain which is open to horses aged five years or older.

Queen Mother Champion Chase Distance & Obstacles

The race is run on the Old Course at Cheltenham over a distance of about 2 miles (1 mile 7 furlongs and 199 yards, or 3,199 metres) with thirteen fences to be jumped.

2024 Queen Mother Champion Chase Betting Favourites

El Fabiolo

Odds

The favourite to win the 2024 Queen Mother Champion Chase is El Fabiolo at odds of 4/5 according to the latest Cheltenham odds at BoyleSports. Those odds imply that El Faiolo has a 55.6% chance of winning the 2024 Queen Mother Champion Chase.

Pedigree

Sire: Spanish Moon (USA)

Dam:Sainte Mante (FR) 

Career Record

Form

The WP Mullins-trained seven-year-old gelding has an excellent career record of seven victories, one runner-up finish and one third-place finish from ten outings on the track, a level of consistency and class to justify favourite for any race.

The horse’s most recent outing on track was at Cork last December returning to the track for the first time since winning in Punchestown 227 days ago back in April. However, the break from the track didn’t stop El Fabiolo from winning its sixth race in a row beating five other horses including runner-up Fil Dor by four and three-quarter lengths.

Cheltenham Form

El Fabiolo has raced at Cheltenham on one occasion coming at the festival last March, winning the Arkle Novices Chase coming five and a half lengths ahead of runner-up Jonbon.

Verdict

El Fabiolo seems to be in a league of her own and so is a very worthy favourite to win the Queen Mother Champion Chase.

Jonbon

Odds

The second favourite to win the 2024 Queen Mother Champion Chase is Jonbon at odds of 5/2 per the latest Cheltenham odds at BoyleSports. Those odds suggest that Jonbon has a 28.6% chance of winning this race.

Pedigree

Sire: Walk In The Park (IRE)

Dam: Star Face (FR)

Career Record

Form

The eight-year-old Jonbon is another with an impressive career record never being outside of the top-two from fourteen races, crossing the winning line on twelve occasions and being runner-up twice.

Jonbon’s most recent outing on track was at Sandown last month where he won the four-horse-field coming two and three quarter lengths ahead of runner-up Edwardstone which was the horse’s second successive victory on track over the horse and fourth victory in a row.

Interestingly the horse’s last defeat was on the 14th of March when it was beaten by fellow favourite for this race El Fabiola back in Cheltenham by 5.5 lengths.

Cheltenham Form

The horse has run at Cheltenham on two occasions, the first coming in the Supreme Novices Hurdle at the festival in 2022 where the horse was second beaten a comprehensive twenty-two lengths by Constitution Hill.

The horse was again beaten at Cheltenham Festival 2023 this time in the Arkle Novices Chase coming five and a half lengths behind winner El Fabiolo.

Verdict

Jonbon has been the bridesmaid at the event on two occasions and will need to be at her very best here to challenge El Faiolo.

Dinoblue

Odds

The third favourite for the 2024 Queen Mother Champion Chase is Dinoblue at 12/1. Those odds imply that Dinoblue has a 10% chance of being crowned the next Queen Mother Champion Chase winner.

Pedigree

Sire: Doctor Dino (FR)

Dam: Blue Aster (FR)

Career Record

Form

The seven-year-old is trained by WP Mullins and has six victories and three runner-up finishes from twelve races and has never been outside the top two in Chase races, a good omen for this one.

The horse most recently ran in Leopardstown at the end of last month over the two-mile one-furlong distance, beating four other horses including closest challenger Gentleman De Mee by seven and a half lengths.

Cheltenham Form

The horse has run at Cheltenham once coming last March in a Handicap Chase being beaten six and a half lengths by Maskada.

Verdict

While the horse’s record isn’t too shabby, especially in Chase races, it’ll need to find new gears if it’s to trouble those at the top of this betting market.

Edwardstone

Odds

Next up in the betting is Edwardstone who is also a 20/1 chance to win the Queen Mother Champion Chase at the 2024 Cheltenham Festival. Those odds suggest that Edwardstone has a 4.8% chance of 2024 Queen Mother Champion Chase glory.

Pedigree

Sire: Kayf Tara (GB)

Dam: Nothingtoloose (IRE)

Career Record

Form

The ten-year-old veteran on the track is trained by Alan King and has a career record from twenty-seven races of nine victories. 8 runner-up finishes and two third places.

The horse most recently ran at Kempton earlier this month where the horse finished a disappointing fourth from the field of five horses and twenty-five lengths back of winner Banbridge.

Cheltenham Form

The horse has run at Cheltenham on several occasions, the first coming on the old course in the Novices Hurdle at the festival in 2020 finishing sixth and twenty-three lengths back of Shishkin. The second outing came on Cheltenham and was followed by a fifth finish the following November in a Handicap Hurdle. 

At the Festival in 2021, the horse came fifth from a field of twenty-five in a Handicap Hurdle, However, the horse finally earned its first Cheltenham victory at the festival in 2022 winning a Novices Chase coming four and a quarter lengths ahead of Runner-up Gabynako.

The horse ran at Cheltenham on three occasions in 2023, January coming runner-up on the new course beaten a head by Editeur Du Gite, at the festival the horse came fifth but a staggering sixty-four lengths behind Energumne on the old course, but improved in November coming second nine and a half lengths behind Jonbon.

Verdict

Edwardstone is an experienced Cheltenham Campaigner but recent form suggests that the horse could be past its best making any prospect of success difficult here.

Captain Guinness

Odds

At 25/1 to win the 2024 Queen Mother Champion Chase is L’Homme Presse. Those odds imply that L’Homme Presse has a 3.8% chance of winning the 2024 Queen Mother Champion Chase.

Pedigree

Sire: Arakan (USA)

Dam: Presenting D’Azy (IRE)

Career Record

Form

The nine-year-old trained by Henry De Bromhead was last seen at Leopardstown at the end of last month where the horse was pulled up before 2 out, with the vet reporting that the gelding was clinically abnormal post-race.

The horse will need a reverse in fortunes if it is to stand any chance in this race, but it’s not beyond the realms of possibility with the horse highly thought of by jockey Rachael Blackmore.

Cheltenham Form

The horse has run at Cheltenham on three occasions, first in the Supreme Novices Hurdle in March 2020 when the horse was unfortunately brought down while in contention.

The second time the horse ran was at the Cheltenham Festival in 2021 in the Arkle Chase where the horse finished third and thirteen lengths back of Shishkin. However, the horse did finish second in this race at the last festival coming ten lengths back of winner Energumene.

Verdict

It would take a mammoth training performance for a reversal in fortunes for this horse to win, but it certainly has the ability.

Profile Of Previous Queen Mother Champion Chase Winners (Since 2000)

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