{"id":46041,"date":"2025-03-12T08:27:06","date_gmt":"2025-03-12T08:27:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cheltenhambettingsites.co.uk\/?p=46041"},"modified":"2025-03-12T09:13:40","modified_gmt":"2025-03-12T09:13:40","slug":"queen-mother-champion-chase-2025-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cheltenhambettingsites.co.uk\/blog\/queen-mother-champion-chase-2025-preview\/","title":{"rendered":"Queen Mother Champion Chase 2025 Preview – Can Anything Stop Jonbon Coronation?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Jonbon<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jonbon has for much of his career been on a hiding to nothing, but can transform his Cheltenham reputation with victory in the Queen Mother Champion Chase of 2025 on Style Wednesday, 12 March, at the Festival.<\/strong><\/p>\n

He’s the full-brother of Douvan that cost JP McManus a small fortune as the leading Irish owner seeks success in the one major race at Prestbury Park that has eluded him. No, it’s not a misprint. The green and gold silks really haven’t been carried into the winners enclosure by a two-mile Champion Chaser. Not yet.<\/p>\n

It’s a case of now or never for Jonbon. He has wins at Cheltenham races<\/a> under his belt before, just not at the Festival. Twice has Nicky Henderson’s stable star, unbeaten at other courses like Aintree, Ascot, Newbury and Sandown, had to settle for being the bridesmaid.<\/p>\n

Left for dead by Constitution Hill in the 2022 Supreme Novices’ Hurdle and then no match for old rival El Fabiolo in the Arkle the following year, it’s been tough luck for Jonbon. He didn’t even turn up at the Festival last year with a viral cloud hanging over Seven Barrows.<\/p>\n

Don’t jinx it, but everything has gone right since though. Jonbon has made serene progress with five subsequent victories to his total absence from Cheltenham results<\/a> in 2024. Four of those have come at Grade 1 level. Brother Douvan won eight times in elite company.<\/p>\n

Jonbon has surpassed his sibling, but still lacks that Festival triumph to complete his CV. At the age of nine, he will probably never get a better chance than the Queen Mother Champion Chase in 2025 of ending that hoodoo. The reason is the lack of serious opposition. Henderson has won this race a joint-record six times, so the trainer certainly knows how…<\/p>\n

Marine Nationale Win in Queen Mother Champion Chase of 2025 Would Be Poignant<\/h2>\n

The market can’t tell you everything, but Jonbon is odds-on with Cheltenham betting sites<\/a> to make it third time lucky at the Festival. That implies a deserved win looks on the cards for him.<\/p>\n