Captain Guinness has won the Champion Chase for Henry de Bromhead and Rachael Blackmore at the Cheltenham Festival.
It was an incident-packed race that summed up the unpredictability of jumps racing, as the Willie Mullins-trained 1/5 favourite El Fabiolo pulled up early on and Alan King's Edwardstone crashed out, leaving it to Captain Guinness (17/2) to see off Gentleman De Mee in the home straight.
It's a fourth Champion Chase success for Henry de Bromhead, and a first ever for Blackmore. De Bromhead now has two winners this week following Slade Steel's success in the Supreme yesterday, and it's a 23rd Cheltenham Festival winner in total.
This was Captain Guinness' fourteenth attempt at a Grade One - and his first ever victory.
👀 A dramatic Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase goes the way of the @HenrydeBromhead-trained Captain Guinness under @rachaelblackmor
Edwardstone OK after his fall at the second-last pic.twitter.com/G8lVVb5oa9
— Racing TV (@RacingTV) March 13, 2024
"The race opened right up", said Henry de Bromhead. "It's just amazing. This horse has deserved a Grade 1 so much - to get this one is just incredible."
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