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History was made today (17 March) when Put The Kettle On became the first ever mare to win the Queen Mother Champion Chase at Cheltenham Festival. Trained by Henry De Bromhead, who also trained yesterday’s Champion Hurdle winner Honeysuckle, the seven-year-old mare, owned by the One For Luck Racing Syndicate, charged up the hill to win by half a length over Nube Negra.
Jockey Aidan Coleman said: “This mare is something else. I don’t think anyone has ridden a tougher mare and it’s testament to her ability she could hear them coming behind her and she just gave it everything.
CHELTENHAM TIPS FOR DAY 2 OF THE 2021 FESTIVAL
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The Queen Mother Champion Chase: what you need to know
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CHELTENHAM TIPS FOR DAY 2 OF THE 2021 FESTIVAL
Cheltenham tips for Queen Mother Champion Chase Day, Wednesday, March 17
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1.20pm - Ballymore Novices Hurdle
It is unusual for me but I m going against the Irish in this race and backing
BRAVEMANSGAME (7/2) trained by Paul Nicholls in England. On the Irish front, and we have a good record saddling four of the last five winners, Jamie Codd reckons Bob Olinger (2/1) is a god given cert to win this for Henry De Bromhead. He is a class act but I m taking him on with Bravemansgame who should be a good Cheltenham horse. He is a strong galloper and will relish the step up in trip. He was beaten into second over two miles at Chepstow back in October when his jockey struggled to pull him up after the line. This trip is ideal and a strongly run race will be right up his street. You really couldn t find a more ideal race for him than the Ballymore. The further he goes, the better he gets, evidenced with his 10-length runaway