When is the Champion Chase? Cheltenham date, start time, runners and betting

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*All prices are bang up to date with our snazzy widgets, while odds in copy are accurate at time of publishing but subject to change

The Queen Mother Champion Chase is the feature race on the second day of the Cheltenham Festival.

It is the leading minimum-distance contest over larger obstacles in the British calendar and there are 13 fences to be jumped before connections can dream of banking the £225,080 winning prize.

Energumene landed last year’s renewal to finally end Willie Mullins’ duck in the race and the Irish-trained horse is bidding to join the likes of Altior, Master Minded and Moscow Flyer as a multiple winner of the prestigious Grade 1.

You can run the rule over our Champion Chase odds on the Paddy Power website and Paddy Power app, otherwise all the key details about this year’s renewal can be found below.

Champion Chase 2023 date and start time

The Champion Chase is set to take place at Cheltenham on Wednesday, March 15. The post time is set for 15:30 GMT. You can watch the race live on the Paddy Power website and Paddy Power app or on ITV.

Champion Chase 2023 runners and riders

Captain Guinness (Rachael Blackmore)
Editeur Du Gite (Niall Houlihan)
Edwardstone (Tom Cannon)
Energumene (Paul Townend)
Funambule Sivola (Charlie Deutsch)
Greaneteen (Harry Cobden)
Nube Negra (Harry Skelton)

Champion Chase 2023 betting

Champion Chase odds are on paddypower.com and prices for the leading contenders can be seen on our snazzy widgets below.

Edwardstone, the winner of last season’s Arkle over course and distance, is the favourite with Paddy Power for the Champion Chase, despite unseating his jockey in the Desert Orchid and finishing second in the Clarence House.

Energumene is next in our betting as he bids to make it back-to-back victories in the race. The nine-year-old looks set to follow the same path to Cheltenham having kicked off his season by strolling to success in the Hilly Way before suffering a shock defeat in the Clarence House.

Editeur Du Gite is also prominent in our market after an impressive success over his principals rivals in the rescheduled Clarence House.

*All prices are bang up to date with our snazzy widgets, while odds in copy are accurate at time of publishing but subject to change

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