Queen Mother Champion Chase

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The Queen Mother Champion Chase is a prestigious Grade 1 National Hunt steeplechase run over two miles at the Cheltenham Festival in England, renowned as one of the leading races for top-class two-mile chasers.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Grade 1 race
National Hunt steeplechase
ageRestriction 5yo+
alsoKnownAs Queen Mother Champion Chase at Cheltenham NERFINISHED
approximateStartTime afternoon
associatedWith Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother NERFINISHED
classification Grade 1
country Great Britain NERFINISHED
courseType left-handed
distance about 2 miles
approximately 3,219 metres
festivalDay second or third day of Cheltenham Festival
formerSponsor Queen Mother’s 80th Birthday Appeal NERFINISHED
Seasons Holidays
Sportingbet NERFINISHED
governingBody British Horseracing Authority NERFINISHED
importance one of the most prestigious two-mile chases
inaugurated 1959
location Cheltenham Racecourse NERFINISHED
meeting Cheltenham Festival NERFINISHED
notableStatus leading two-mile chase in National Hunt racing
notableWinner Altior NERFINISHED
Badsworth Boy NERFINISHED
Master Minded NERFINISHED
Moscow Flyer NERFINISHED
Sprinter Sacre NERFINISHED
numberOfFences 12
organiser Jockey Club Racecourses NERFINISHED
originalName National Hunt Two-Mile Champion Chase NERFINISHED
qualification five-years-old and up
raceCategory championship race
raceCode National Hunt NERFINISHED
raceDistanceFurlongs about 16 furlongs
raceSurface jumps
raceType steeplechase
raceTypeDetail weight-for-age with allowances
region Gloucestershire NERFINISHED
renamedAfter Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother NERFINISHED
renamedYear 1980
sponsor Betway NERFINISHED
surface turf
timingWithinSeason late National Hunt season
track Old Course at Cheltenham NERFINISHED
typicalGoing varies from good to soft
typicalSchedule March
venueTown Cheltenham NERFINISHED

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Sprinter Sacre competedIn Queen Mother Champion Chase
Cheltenham Racecourse hasNotableRace Queen Mother Champion Chase
National Hunt racing hasPrestigiousRace Queen Mother Champion Chase
Rachael Blackmore hasWonRace Queen Mother Champion Chase
this entity surface form: Champion Chase
Cheltenham Racecourse hosts Queen Mother Champion Chase
Flagship Uberalles notableRace Queen Mother Champion Chase
Sir AP McCoy notableRaceWon Queen Mother Champion Chase
Viking Flagship raceWon Queen Mother Champion Chase
Viking Flagship raceWon Queen Mother Champion Chase
this entity surface form: Queen Mother Champion Chase 1994
Viking Flagship raceWon Queen Mother Champion Chase
this entity surface form: Queen Mother Champion Chase 1995
Altior wonRace Queen Mother Champion Chase
Sprinter Sacre wonRace Queen Mother Champion Chase
this entity surface form: 2013 Queen Mother Champion Chase
Sprinter Sacre wonRace Queen Mother Champion Chase
this entity surface form: 2016 Queen Mother Champion Chase