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Most Champion Chase wins at the Cheltenham Festival

We've put together a list of the most successful horses in the history of the Champion Chase at the Cheltenham Festival.

There have been 14 horses who have won the Champion Chase on multiple occasions over the years.

However, only one of those horses has managed to win the famous race three times.

The legendary Badsworth Boy won in three consecutive years from 1983 to 1985, with jockey Robert Earnshaw on board each time.

Horses with the most Champion Chase wins at Cheltenham

  • Badsworth Boy - 3 (1983, 1984, 1985)
  • Fortria - 2 (1960, 1961)
  • Drinny's Double - 2 (1967, 1968)
  • Royal Relief - 2 (1972, 1974)
  • Skymas - 2 (1976, 1977)
  • Hilly Way - 2 (1978, 1979)
  • Pearlyman - 2 (1987, 1988)
  • Barnbrook Again - 2 (1989, 1990)
  • Viking Flagship - 2 (1994, 1995)
  • Moscow Flyer - 2 (2003, 2005)
  • Master Minded - 2 (2008, 2009)
  • Sprinter Sacre - 2 (2013, 2016)
  • Altior - 2 (2018, 2019)
  • Energumene - 2 (2022, 2023)

Pat Taaffe and Barry Geraghty are the most successful jockeys in the history of the Champion Chase with five wins apiece.

There are three trainers tied at the top of the list on six wins, with Tom Dreaper, Nicky Henderson and Paul Nicholls all achieving the feat.

George Ansley, Doug Armitage and the late John Hales are the joint-most successful owners after three victories in the race.

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