The Champion Chase is the feature race on the second day of the 2027 Cheltenham Festival.
Open to horses aged five years or older, the Champion Chase is the leading minimum-distance chase in the British National Hunt calendar and is one of the highlights of the Cheltenham Festival.
The 2027 Champion Chase will see Il Etait Temps attempt to follow up his 2026 victory.
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Date and Time
The Champion Chase will take place at Cheltenham Racecourse on Wednesday 17th March 2027 and will get underway at 16:00 GMT.
Distance
The Champion Chase takes place on the Old Course and is a run over a distance of two miles.
Who won the 2026 Champion Chase?
The 2026 Champion Chase was won by the Willie Mullins-trained Il Etait Temps.
Previous Winners (Last 10 renewals)
- 2026 - Il Etait Temps
- 2025 - Marine Nationale
- 2024 - Captain Guinness
- 2023 - Energumene
- 2022 - Energumene
- 2021 - Put The Kettle On
- 2020 - Politologue
- 2019 - Altior
- 2018 - Altior
- 2017 - Special Tiara
Champion Chase Records
- Most successful horse (3 wins) - Badsworth Boy
- Leading jockey (5 wins) - Pat Taaffe, Barry Geraghty
- Leading trainer (6 wins) - Tom Dreaper, Nicky Henderson, Paul Nicholls
- Leading owner (3 wins) - George Ansley, Doug Armitage, John Hales
Read more about the horses who have had the most wins in the Champion Chase.
