Queen Mother Champion Chase Betting 2012
The Queen Mother Champion Chase is the biggest race on the second day of the Cheltenham festival. It is a race which defines the history of the festival as the Queen Mother regularly attended to watch the race which was named in her honour. Queen Mother Champion Chase betting 2012 is likely to be one of the most active betting markets across the four days.
The Queen Mother Champion Chase is one of the most difficult races for jockeys and horses alike out of the whole Cheltenham festival. The race puts the horses and riders under immense pressure because of the difficulty and only Master Minded and Viking Flagship have enjoyed back-to-back wins in the race in the last 20 years.
The Queen Mother Champion Chase
The Queen Mother Champion Chase is a two mile trip with 12 fences to be jumped in the process. This means there is less distance between each of the fences than there is for many other races at the festival. The knock on effect of this is that the jockeys have less time to recover if they've gone over one of the previous fences badly and made a mistake.
The Chase is a race which is open to horses aged five or older. In the history of the race, there has only ever been one example of a five-year-old winner which was Master Minded in 2008. In the last five races there have been two six-year-old winners and two nine-year-old winners which shows that horses of any age are capable of winning this race.
Queen Mother Champion Chase Betting
Sizing Europe is the clear favourite in Queen Mother Champion Chase betting at this stage. Sizing Europe is a nine-year-old with a lot going in its favour, the biggest asset is that this horse won this very race in 2011 so has the experience of having to run at a very high pace and having to tackle a high ratio of fences in the process. Sizing Europe has raced 26 times in competition which has produced 12 wins, five second place finishes and three third place finishes.
Big Zeb is the current second favourite on the Queen Mother Champion Chase betting market for the simple reason that the horse won this race in 2010 and also has a very similar record to Sizing Europe. Big Zeb is a ten-year-old which has also raced 26 times in professional competition, winning just one less race that Sizing Europe in the process.
Queen Mother Champion Chase Betting Strategy
The best Queen Mother Champion Chase betting strategy is to wait right until the final moments before laying a bet or even to bet in-play when the race has started. The nature of the race suggests that many mistakes are possible with the high number of fences and the short distance. Any horse that goes into this race as an underdog in the betting stakes but shows a good history of running quickly over two miles could cause an upset.
The best example of where this sort of Queen Mother Champion Chase betting strategy has paid off is Master Minded in 2008. Master Minded went into the 2008 race as second favourite owing to good form in the build up which led to a lot of money going on the horse just before the race. Master Minded remains one of the leading contenders in Queen Mother Champion Chase betting 2012.