Queen Mother Champion Chase 1993

Queen Mother Champion Chase

	The Queen Mother Champion Chase, a Grade 1 race for 5-year-olds and over, run over 2 miles and 13 fences of the Old Course, was first run in 1959 as the National Hunt Two-Mile Champion Chase. In 1980 it was renamed in honour of the Queen Mother for her contribution and support of National Hunt racing. It was sponsored between 2008 and 2010 by Seasons Holidays before BetVictor followed on.
Early history:-The inaugural running of the National Hunt Two-Mile Champion Chase, forerunner of the Queen Mother Chase, took place on Wednesday 4th March 1959 when won by Quita Que (4/9 fav) owned by Mrs D R Brand and ridden by Mr J Cox, beating Top Twenty (100/9) and Double Star (13/2) by 6 lengths and 15 lengths.
Over the entire history of the race 33% of favourites have been successful, placing the race 7th of the 28 current races. Over the entire history of the race a level stake bet of £10 on every favourite would have resulted in a £170 loss, placing the race 22nd of the current 28 races. Over the entire history of the race the Irish have been successful 36% of occasions, placing the race 11th of the 28 current races.

Queen Mother Champion Chase 1993			Grade 1	2 miles
Pos.	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Owner
1	DEEP SENSATION	Declan Murphy	Josh Gifford	Mr R F Eliot 11/1
2	CYPHRATE	Peter Scudamore	Martin Pipe	Alias Smith & Jones Racing 14/1
3	KATABATIC	S McNeill	Andy Turnell	Pell-Mell Partners 6/5 fav
4	FRAGRANT DAWN	Paul Holley	Martin Pipe	Mr Stuart Mercer 25/1
5	BORO SMACKEROO	A Orkney	Howard Johnson	Mr Michael Thompson 50/1
6	WATERLOO BOY	Richard Dunwoody	David Nicholson	Mr M R Deeley 7/4
7	MOMENT OF TRUTH	Graham McCourt	Peter Montieth	Mr P Montieth 50/1
8	YOUNG SNUGFIT	Jamie Osborne	Oliver Sherwood	Mr M L Oberstein 16/1
9	WINGSPAN	Jimmy Frost	Martin Pipe	Mr P L Shilton 100/1
				Over round 112%
This race was held on Wednesday 17th March 1993 when Deep Sensation beat Cyphrate and Katabatic by 3/4 length and 2 lengths