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.
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