A record 89-strong entry has been received for the longest race at the Cheltenham Festival, the four-mile National Hunt Chase for amateur riders, in which the ante-post market is led by Black Hercules (Willie Mullins).

The seven-year-old is unbeaten in two starts over fences, most recently powering to an impressive victory in a listed three-mile contest at Warwick on January 16th.

A formidable entry of 13 entry from Mullins also includes Roi Des Francs and Pont Alexandre who filled the first two places in a Grade 2 race at Naas, also on January 16th. There are a record 35 Irish-trained entries.

NATIONAL HUNT CHASE (Amateur Riders)

Listed,£100,000 Total Prize Fund, 4.50pm Tuesday, March 15th. 3m 7f 170yds.

Horse Age Owner Trainer

ALTIEPIX (FR) 6 Gigginstown House Stud Gordon Elliott IRE

AN POC AR BUILE (IRE) 7 Leech Racing Platinum Club Sophie Leech

ANOTHER HERO (IRE) 7 J P McManus Jonjo O'Neill

AVANT TOUT (FR) 6 Supreme Horse Racing Club/Brett Graham Willie Mullins IRE

BALLY BEAUFORT (IRE) 8 R J Rexton Nigel Twiston-Davies

BALLYADEEN (IRE) 8 F Michael Dai Williams

BALLYCHORUS (IRE) 7 Barry Connell Mags Mullins IRE

BALLYCULLA (IRE) 9 No Dramas & Robert Aplin Warren Greatrex

BALLYKAN 6 Simon Munir & Isaac Souede Nigel Twiston-Davies

BEAST OF BURDEN (IRE) 7 Carl Hinchy Rebecca Curtis

BEG TO DIFFER (IRE) 6 Sue Magnier, Derrick Smith & Michael Tabor Jonjo O'Neill

BENENDEN (IRE) 8 Mark Blandford Michael Scudamore

BLACK HERCULES (IRE) 7 Andrea & Graham Wylie Willie Mullins IRE

BLAKLION 7 S Such & CG Paletta Nigel Twiston-Davies

BONNY KATE (IRE) 6 Patricia Hunt Noel Meade IRE

CAPTAIN VON TRAPPE (IRE) 7 Gigginstown House Stud Gordon Elliott IRE

CELTIC INTRIGUE (IRE) 9 Jan Smith David Bridgwater

CHILL FACTOR (IRE) 7 Potwell Partners Anthony Honeyball

CYCLOP (IRE) 5 DD Racing & Professor L P Hardwick David Dennis

DALKADAM (FR) 5 Miss A Finn John Jenkins

DEFINITLY RED (IRE) 7 P J Martin Brian Ellison

DRUMACOO (IRE) 7 Mrs Robin Birley Ben Pauling

FLAXEN FLARE (IRE) 7 Mrs Pat Sloan Gordon Elliott IRE

FLETCHERS FLYER (IRE) 8 Masterson Holdings Limited Harry Fry

HORENDUS HULABALOO (IRE) 7 Gigginstown House Stud Mouse Morris IRE

HOW ABOUT IT (IRE) 7 Carl Hinchy Rebecca Curtis

IMAGINE THE CHAT 7 J P McManus Rebecca Curtis

IT CAME TO PASS (IRE) 6 Dr Ronan Lambe Jim Culloty IRE

JENNYS SURPRISE (IRE) 8 Yes No Wait Sorries and G & P Barker Ltd Fergal O'Brien

JOHNNY OG 7 T Hanlon M Boothright S Hanlon N Martin Martin Keighley

KATKEAU (FR) 9 Prof C Tisdall, J A Gent, R C Wilkin David Pipe

KILLER CROW (IRE) 7 Gigginstown House Stud Gordon Elliott IRE

KILLULTAGH VIC (IRE) 7 Rose Boyd/B Anderson/Mrs M Armstrong Willie Mullins IRE

KINGSWELL THEATRE 7 John J Murray Michael Scudamore

KRACKATOA KING 8 J C Harrison Lee & T Howard Partnership Noel Williams

KRIS SPIN (IRE) 8 Six To Five Against Kerry Lee

LESSONS IN MILAN (IRE) 8 Trevor Hemmings Nicky Henderson

LOCAL SHOW (IRE) 8 Nicholas Piper & Claire E Piper Ben Pauling

LORD SCOUNDREL (IRE) 7 Gigginstown House Stud Gordon Elliott IRE

LOVELY JOB (IRE) 6 Paul & Clare Rooney Fergal O'Brien

MARINERO (IRE) 7 Gigginstown House Stud Tony Martin IRE

MCKINLEY 6 Gigginstown House Stud Willie Mullins IRE

MEASUREOFMYDREAMS (IRE) 8 Gigginstown House Stud Willie Mullins IRE

MILANSBAR (IRE) 9 Robert Bothway Neil King

MINELLA ROCCO (IRE) 6 J P McManus Jonjo O'Neill

MONKSLAND (IRE) 9 Patricia Hunt Noel Meade IRE

NATIVE RIVER (IRE) 6 Brocade Racing Colin Tizzard

NET D'ECOSSE (FR) 6 Gigginstown House Stud Willie Mullins IRE

NICKNAME EXIT (FR) 6 Gigginstown House Stud Gordon Elliott IRE

NO MORE HEROES (IRE) 7 Gigginstown House Stud Gordon Elliott IRE

NOBLE ENDEAVOR (IRE) 7 C Jones Gordon Elliott IRE

ONE FOR ARTHUR (IRE) 7 Two Golf Widows Lucinda Russell

OUTLANDER (IRE) 8 Gigginstown House Stud Willie Mullins IRE

PLEASANT COMPANY (IRE) 8 Malcolm C Denmark Willie Mullins IRE

PONT ALEXANDRE (GER) 8 Susannah Ricci Willie Mullins IRE

POTTERS CROSS 9 Conyers, O'Reilly, Roddis, Zeffman Rebecca Curtis

RACING PULSE (IRE) 7 Carl Hinchy Rebecca Curtis

ROI DES FRANCS (FR) 7 Gigginstown House Stud Willie Mullins IRE

RULE THE WORLD 9 Gigginstown House Stud Mouse Morris IRE

SAMBREMONT (FR) 6 Shanakiel Racing Syndicate Willie Mullins IRE

SEEYOUATMIDNIGHT 8 Mrs A M Thomson Sandy Thomson

SHANESHILL (IRE) 7 Andrea & Graham Wylie Willie Mullins IRE

SHANTOU FLYER (IRE) 6 S O'Neill Colin Bowe IRE

SILSOL (GER) 7 Michelle And Dan Macdonald Paul Nicholls

SOURIYAN (FR) 5 The GD Partnership Jamie Snowden

SOUTHFIELD ROYALE 6 Angela Yeoman Neil Mulholland

SOUTHFIELD VIC (IRE) 7 Angela Yeoman Paul Nicholls

SPOOKYDOOKY (IRE) 8 The Piranha Partnership Jonjo O'Neill

SUB LIEUTENANT (IRE) 7 Gigginstown House Stud Sandra Hughes IRE

SUBTLE GREY (IRE) 7 Deva Racing Subtle Grey Partnership Donald McCain

TELL US MORE (IRE) 7 Gigginstown House Stud Willie Mullins IRE

TEOCHEW (IRE) 8 Mark Shears Mark Shears

THE TOURARD MAN (IRE) 10 Mr & Mrs F Bell, N Farrell, A Marsh Alan King

UNDRESSED (FR) 8 Golf at Ballyneety Syndicate Michael Hourigan IRE

UNIC DE BERSY (FR) 8 Gigginstown House Stud Gordon Elliott IRE

UPSWING (IRE) 8 J P McManus Jonjo O'Neill

VICENTE (FR) 7 Ian Fogg & John Hales Paul Nicholls

VIEUX LION ROUGE (FR) 7 Prof Caroline Tisdall & John Gent David Pipe

VINTAGE VINNIE (IRE) 7 Trembath, Hyde, Outhart & Hill Rebecca Curtis

VIVA STEVE (IRE) 8 Tim Radford Mick Channon

VYTA DU ROC (FR) 7 Simon Munir & Isaac Souede Nicky Henderson

WALDORF SALAD 8 Alan Parker Venetia Williams

WALK TO FREEDOM (IRE) 6 Whole Of The Moone Syndicate Jessica Harrington IRE

WARRANTOR (IRE) 7 Sarah Drysdale Warren Greatrex

WHITE ARM (FR) 7 J P McManus Tony Martin IRE

WILD ROVER (IRE) 7 The Wild Rover Partnership Rebecca Curtis

WILLOUGHBY HEDGE 9 Trevor Hemmings Alan King

WIZARDS BRIDGE 7 The Butterwick Syndicate Colin Tizzard

WRATH OF TITANS (IRE) 7 Gigginstown House Stud Sandra Hughes IRE

89 entries

35 Irish-trained