There are 54 entries for the £150,000 RSA Chase, which is staged over an extended three miles at the Cheltenham Festival.

At the head of the market with most bookmakers for this prestigious event are Kings Palace (David Pipe) and Don Poli (Willie Mullins).

Kings Palace, a Grade 2 winner over hurdles at Cheltenham, has been successful on his two starts over fences, both of which have come at Cheltenham. His latest victory was on December 12th when he proved seven lengths too strong for Sausalito Sunrise (Philip Hobbs) in the Ryman Stationery Cheltenham Business Club Novices' Chase.

Don Poli, one of 12 entries for Ireland's champion Jump trainer Willie Mullins, also boasts a 100% record in two chases, with his most recent success being in the Grade 1 Topaz Novice Chase at Leopardstown on December 29th. The six-year-old is already a winner at the Festival, having taken the Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle in 2014.

Mullins' entries also include Valseur Lido, triumphant in the Grade 1 Bar One Racing Drinmore Novice Chase at Fairyhouse in November, and the hugely exciting mare Vroum Vroum Mag, who could not have been more impressive in winning on all of her three starts over fences including a Grade 2 contest at Thurles on January 15th.

Other leading contenders for the RSA Chase include Coneygree (Mark Bradstock), a half-brother to Hennessy Gold Cup winner Carruthers, who took the Grade 1 Feltham Novices' Chase easily at Kempton Park at Christmas.

The Young Master (Neil Mulholland) is one of the most improved horses in training this season, having been first past the post on all four of his starts over fences, and he had little difficulty seeing off seasoned opposition when successful in a Listed handicap chase at Ascot just before Christmas.

RSA CHASE

Grade 1, £150,000, Cheltenham, 2.05pm, Wednesday, March 11th. 3m 110yds.

Horse Age Owner Trainer

ADRIANA DES MOTTES (FR) 5 Susannah Ricci Willie Mullins IRE

APACHE JACK (IRE) 7 Mrs Pat Sloan Sandra Hughes IRE

APACHE STRONGHOLD (IRE) 7 Patricia Hunt Noel Meade IRE

AS DE FERBET (FR) 5 Gigginstown House Stud Willie Mullins IRE

BALBIR DU MATHAN (FR) 6 Barry Connell Gordon Elliott IRE

BAND OF BLOOD (IRE) 7 Gigginstown House Stud Mouse Morris IRE

BENEVOLENT (IRE) 8 Paul Read & Dave Cook Chris Bealby

BLOOD COTIL (FR) 6 Susannah Ricci Willie Mullins IRE

CAROLE'S DESTRIER 7 Mrs C Skipworth Neil Mulholland

CARRAIG MOR (IRE) 7 Masterson Holdings Limited Alan King

CAUSE OF CAUSES (USA) 7 J P McManus Gordon Elliott IRE

CHAMPAGNE WEST (IRE) 7 Roger Brookhouse Philip Hobbs

COGRY 6 Graham and Alison Jelley Nigel Twiston-Davies

CONEYGREE 8 The Max Partnership Mark Bradstock

DEPUTY DAN (IRE) 7 Tim Syder Oliver Sherwood

DON POLI (IRE) 6 Gigginstown House Stud Willie Mullins IRE

FINE RIGHTLY (IRE) 7 Patricia Duffin Stuart Crawford IRE

GENEROUS RANSOM (IRE) 7 Sir Christopher & Lady Wates Nick Gifford

GITANE DU BERLAIS (FR) 5 Simon Munir/Isaac Souede Willie Mullins IRE

GRAND VISION (IRE) 9 Mr Terry Warner Colin Tizzard

IF IN DOUBT (IRE) 7 J P McManus Philip Hobbs

IRISH SAINT (FR) 6 Mrs Johnny de la Hey Paul Nicholls

JARRY D'HONNEUR (FR) 6 J P McManus Willie Mullins IRE

KINGS PALACE (IRE) 7 Drew, George & Johnson Family David Pipe

LE VENT D'ANTAN (FR) 6 Goliath Syndicate Liz Doyle IRE

MALA BEACH (IRE) 7 C Jones Gordon Elliott IRE

NED STARK (IRE) 7 The Dunkley & Reilly Partnership Alan King

NOBLE EMPEROR (IRE) 7 J P McManus Tony Martin IRE

PERFECT GENTLEMAN (IRE) 10 Mrs J M Mullins Willie Mullins IRE

PTIT ZIG (FR) 6 Chris Giles, Barry Fulton & Richard Webb Paul Nicholls

RETURN SPRING (IRE) 8 D J Jones Philip Hobbs

ROYAL PLAYER 6 Diana Whateley Philip Hobbs

RULE THE WORLD 8 Gigginstown House Stud Mouse Morris IRE

SAPHIR DU RHEU (FR) 6 The Stewart Family Paul Nicholls

SAUSALITO SUNRISE (IRE) 7 Diana Whateley Philip Hobbs

SEGO SUCCESS (IRE) 7 Tim Leadbeater Alan King

SHANAHAN'S TURN (IRE) 7 Ann & Alan Potts Partnership Henry de Bromhead IRE

SOUTHFIELD THEATRE (IRE) 7 Angela Yeoman Paul Nicholls

SPLASH OF GINGE 7 J D Neild Nigel Twiston-Davies

TANGO DE JUILLEY (FR) 7 Muhammad Nadeem Khan Venetia Williams

THEATRE QUEEN (IRE) 8 Datrack Mark Wall

THE OULD LAD (IRE) 7 Roger Brookhouse Tom George

THE TULLOW TANK (IRE) 7 Barry Connell Sandra Hughes IRE

THE YOUNG MASTER 6 Dajam Ltd Neil Mulholland

THUNDER AND ROSES (IRE) 7 Gigginstown House Stud Sandra Hughes IRE

TONVADOSA 7 T Meehan & D J Burke Donald McCain

UNCLE JIMMY (IRE) 8 Andy Ash Philip Hobbs

URANO (FR) 7 Mrs M McMahon Willie Mullins IRE

VAL DE FERBET (FR) 6 A Heffernan Willie Mullins IRE

VALSEUR LIDO (FR) 6 Gigginstown House Stud Willie Mullins IRE

VAUTOUR (FR) 6 Susannah Ricci Willie Mullins IRE

VERY WOOD (FR) 6 Gigginstown House Stud Noel Meade IRE

VROUM VROUM MAG (FR) 6 Susannah Ricci Willie Mullins IRE

WOUNDED WARRIOR (IRE) 6 Gigginstown House Stud Noel Meade IRE

54 entries

27 Irish-trained

Current betting: 5/1 Kings Palace, Don Poli, 8 Coneygree, 10 The Young Master, Valseur Lido, 14 Champagne West, 16 Apache Stronghold, 20/1 bar.