THE £100,000 G2 bet365 Charlie Hall Chase (3.15pm, 10 runners), which takes place at Wetherby tomorrow, Saturday, November 4th, day two of the bet365 Meeting, promises to be one of the best-ever renewals of the prestigious three-mile chase.

Between them, the 10 declared runners have earned over £3.3 million in prize money and won a total of 14 Group 1 races. The field of 10 is a joint-record number of runners since the contest became an open in affair in 1983 (from 1969 to 1982 it was restricted to novices).

Just edging favouritism at 9/4 with bet365 is Coneygree (Mark Bradstock/Nico de Boinville), who enjoyed his finest hour when making all to win the 2015 Cheltenham Gold Cup as a novice chaser.

The 10-year-old has been lightly-raced since that victory, with his latest effort coming when a close third in Ireland's G1 Punchestown Gold Cup in April.

Second favourite with bet365 is nine-time Group 1 winner Cue Card (Colin Tizzard/Paddy Brennan, 5/2). The popular 11-year-old is set to start in his third bet365 Charlie Hall Chase, having taken the honours in 2015 and finished a close third last year.

Two other contenders with winning form at Wetherby are Definitly Red (Brian Ellison/Danny Cook, 7/1), who took the G3 Rowland Meyrick Handicap Chase on Boxing Day in 2016, and Blaklion (Nigel Twiston-Davies/Gavin Sheehan, 8/1), successful in the G2 Towton Novices' Chase in 2016 before going on to victory in the G1 RSA Chase at the Cheltenham Festival.

Blaklion's trainer Nigel Twiston-Davies is the joint most successful trainer ever in the bet365 Charlie Hall Chase with four victories. He also saddles Bristol De Mai (Daryl Jacob, 8/1) in tomorrow's contest, with the six-year-old enjoying his biggest success last season in the G2 Peter Marsh Chase at Haydock in January.

Anthony Bromley, racing manager to Bristol De Mai's owners Simon Munir and Isaac Souede, said today: "It is a red-hot renewal of the bet365 Charlie Hall Chase, which is obviously fantastic for the race and the course.

''Bristol De Mai carries a 6lb penalty for his Peter Marsh win, which isn't ideal. We were hoping run him in two weeks ago at Stratford in a handicap and, had the ground been better for him that day, it would have been an ideal starting point.

"Tomorrow, we have got to give weight away to G1 horses. It is a tough ask, but the horse has been ready to run for a couple of weeks and Nigel's horses are in good form.

"We are hoping for a nice run that will put him spot on for the Betfair Chase at Haydock Park."

Tom George was successful with Nacarat in the 2010 bet365 Charlie Hall Chase and is represented tomorrow by Double Shuffle (Adrian Heskin, 18/1). The seven-year-old put up his best performance last season when the half-length second under 11st 7lb in a valuable G3 handicap chase at Kempton in February.

Double Shuffle made his seasonal reappearance at Chepstow on October 15th, taking the runner-up spot to the very useful Romain De Senam in a handicap chase over just short of two and a half miles.

George said today: "It was a nice run over an inadequate trip from Double Shuffle at Chepstow. That will have brought him on a lot and I am glad he has got a run under his belt as it looks a very strong renewal of the bet365 Charlie Hall Chase.

"He has a similar profile to Nacarat who we won the race with a few years' ago, as they both finished second in a Racing Post Chase with a big weight. We hope Double Shuffle is still improving - he needs to in a race as strong as this."

David Pipe saddled Our Vic to victory in the 2006 bet365 Charlie Hall Chase and is represented tomorrow by Vieux Lion Rouge (Tom Scudamore, 20/1). The eight-year-old enjoyed a good campaign last season, taking the G3 Becher Chase over the Grand National fences and the G3 Ultima Handicap Chase at the Cheltenham Festival. He was last seen in the Grand National at Aintree, where he finished sixth.

Another trainer to have enjoyed previous success in the bet365 Charlie Hall Chase is Philip Hobbs, who sent out Menorah to victory in 2014. The Somerset handler saddles Village Vic (Richard Johnson, 20/1), a dual G3 scorer at Cheltenham.

Completing the line-up are Virgilio (Dan Skelton/Harry Skelton, 20/1), an impressive winner of a handicap chase at Aintree in May, and Shantou Flyer (Richard Hobson/Adam Wedge, 25/1), runner-up to Cue Card in the G1 Ascot Chase last season and set to make his first start for his current trainer.

bet365 Charlie Hall Chase - bet365 prices: 9/4 Coneygree; 5/2 Cue Card; 7/1 Definitly Red; 8/1 Blaklion, Bristol De Mai; 18/1 Double Shuffle; 20/1 Vieux Lion Rouge, Village Vic, Virgilio; 25/1 Shantou Flyer

A fabulous seven-race card on day two of the bet365 Meeting also includes the £40,000 G2 bet365 Hurdle (2.40pm, seven runners) over three miles. The field includes last year's third Lil Rockerfeller (Neil King/Trevor Whelan, 5/4 Fav), who went to finish second in the G1 Stayers' Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival.

Paul Nicholls, seeking his fourth success in the race, relies on French G1 scorer Ptit Zig (Harry Cobden, 5/2), while another leading contender is Wholestone (Nigel Twiston-Davies/Daryl Jacob, 9/2), who won a pair of G2 novices' events at Cheltenham last season.

Wholestone, also owned by Simon Munir and Isaac Souede, was fourth on his seasonal return under in the 11st 7lb in the G3 Silver Trophy Handicap Hurdle over an extended two miles and three furlongs at Chepstow on October 14th.

Bromley continued: "Daryl was very happy with Wholestone's comeback at Chepstow. It was a little bit shorter than ideal, but he did travel strongly through the race.

"Again on the ratings tomorrow, he is not particularly well-in with Lil Rockerfeller and he will have to run above his mark to win it.

"But he has had an outing and it is a nice engagement to see where we go for the rest of the season, whether that be conditions hurdles or novice chasing."

bet365 Hurdle - bet365 prices: 5/4 Lil Rockerfeller; 5/2 Ptit Zig; 9/2 Wholestone; 14/1 Fountains Windfall; 16/1 Colin's Sister; 20/1 Gayebury; 25/1 Missed Approach

Mares get their chance to shine in the £22,000 Listed OLBG.com Mares' Hurdle (2.05pm, eight runners) over two miles. Hot favourite with bet365 for this contest is La Bague Au Roi (Warren Greatrex/Richard Johnson, 11/8), who landed four of her six outings last season, including a course and distance success in November.

OLBG.com Mares' Hurdle - bet365 prices: 11/8 La Bague Au Roi; 11/2 Giveaway Glance, Lady Buttons, Miss Night Owl; 12/1 Graceful Legend; 14/1 Hello Sweetie; 14/1 Late Night Lily; 20/1 Intense Tango

Wetherby's seven-race programme tomorrow has a first-race time of 12.20pm and runs through to 3.45pm.

The bet365 Meeting gets underway at Wetherby today, Friday, November 3, with a six-race card running from 12.50pm to 3.45pm.

The going at Wetherby is currently: Good to Soft, Soft in places.

Cue Card and Paddy Brennan winning The Betfair Ascot Chase Ascot last season