He won the Arkle Challenge Trophy at the 2003 Cheltenham Festival, going on to win the Queen Mother Champion Chase the following year,[1] and then coming home third in the same race in 2005.
The runner-up Hors La Loi III was in the middle of a poor run of form.
Azertyuiop went into the 2003 Arkle Challenge Trophy as a short-priced favourite having won his three novice chases by at least 16 lengths.
The scene was set for a meeting at Cheltenham with the reigning Champion Chase winner Moscow Flyer.
He then defeated his successor as Arkle Challenge Trophy winner, Well Chief, in retaining the Game Spirit Chase.
The scene was set for a battle between him, Moscow Flyer, and Well Chief in the Queen Mother Champion Chase.