Dissecting The Favourites To Win The Queen Mother Champion Chas
The feature race on day two of the Cheltenham Festival, the Queen Mother Champion Chase, guarantees to be a memorable contest, with an extremely gifted field lining up for the two-mile masterpiece.
Majborough heads into the race as the favourite, with the Willie Mullins-trained runner boosted from 4/5 to 7/4 with Sky Bet.
It's easy to see why the six-year-old has actually drawn in such strong support in the betting, having cruised to a dominant 19-length victory in his latest getaway at Leopardstown last month.
Majborough likewise boasts strong course type, with the gelding landing the Grade 1 Triumph Hurdle at Cheltenham in 2024.
Should he prevail, 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: the favourites to win the Queen Mother Champion Chase today
In the betting, Il Etait Temps and L'Eau Du Sud complete the 3 market leaders, priced at 3/1 and 11/2 respectively.
With the exception of a disappointing showing at Ascot previously this year, where he fell 2 out, Il Etait Temps had actually remained in superb type, winning five straight races prior to that by a combined margin of more than 43 lengths, four of which came in Grade 1 business.
Meanwhile, L'Eau Du Sud has been strong without being spectacular in recent times, tape-recording two wins, two third-place finishes and a 4th across his last 5 starts.
Despite that somewhat irregular run of results, he looked especially outstanding at Cheltenham last time out, winning a Grade 2 contest there last November by an emphatic 15 lengths from a skilled field that consisted of Jonbon, Matata and Edwardstone.
While the 3 favourites make sure to dominate the betting discussion, there's plenty to view somewhere else in the field, with complete chances for the remainder of the runners noted below.
Sky Bet odds 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