JP McManus, who owns this year’s favourite Majborough, has never owned a horse that’s won the Champion Chase, despite having the odds-on favourite last year, Jonbon.
11 odds on favourites have been beaten in the past 22 years in this race, listed below.
Beaten Favourites and odds
25 – Jonbon – 5/6
24 – El Fabiolo – 2/9 (PU)
22 – Shishkin – 5/6 (PU)
21 – Chacun Pour Soi – 8/13
20 – Defi Du Seuil – 2/5
17 – Douvan – 2/9
16 – Un De Sceaux – 4/6
12 – Sizing Europe – 4/5
10 – Master Minded – 4/5
07 – Well Chief – 1/1 (F)
04 – Moscow Flier 5/6 (UR)
Majborough is the favourite this year going off at 5/6 with Mark Walsh on board. Il Etait Temps and L’eau Du Sud look like good bets if you want to go against Marjborough.
2026 BetMGM Queen Mother Champion Chase odds
Majborough – 5/6F
Il Etait Temps 3/1
L’ead Du Sud – 11/2
Quilixios – 14/1
Irish Panther – 16/1
Found A Fifty – 33/1
Saint Segal – 40/1
Captain Guinness – 50/1
Libberty Hunter – 66/1
Brookie – 150/1
Author’s Picks
L’ead du Sud looks like a great pick against the favourite. Following the statistics that the favourite often gets beaten in this race, Lead Du Sud is the best of the rest with Harry Skelton riding for brother Dan Skelton.
An each way pick for this would be Irish Panther at 18/1. He ran well in a grade 1 novice chase at Leopardstown last time, beaten by Romeo Coolio by half a length. He ran in the country hurdle last year at Cheltenham and was beaten convincingly, coming tenth.
Good luck with all of your bets.
