Master Minded For Queen Mother Chase

One of the most popular champion chases of the Cheltenham Festival, the Queen Mother Chase always attracts the big guns, not surprising given the £320,000 payout for the winner and this year sees Master Minded heading the field of 24 contenders in a bid to pick up a hat-trick of wins for trainer Paul Nicholls.

Paddy Power Bookmakers have priced him, ante-post, at 6/4, which to be honest is pretty poor odds for a race that is still months away but such is his pedigree that it’s already anticipated that he’ll run away with the coveted title.

Nicholls also has four more entries up his sleeve including Free World, I’msingintheblues, Takeroc and Twist Magic who has the shortest odds of those four at 8/1. But the race isn’t just about Nicholls and his seemingly endless capacity to win major races.

Also in the running is Voy Por Ustedes from Alan King who has hedged his bets by entering him in the Ryanair Chase as well so it’s up in the air as to which he will eventually enter. Don’t rule out Forpadydeplasterer, Petit Robin, Big Zeb or Kalahari King either as all are fine horses with immense capability and any of whom, on the day, could potentially snatch the title from Master Minded.

Full ante-post odds from Paddy Power Bookmakers are below…

• Master Minded 6/4
• Forpadydeplasterer 8/1
• Big Zeb 8/1
• Twist Magic 8/1
• Kalahari King 10/1
• Petit Robin 12/1
• Barker 12/1
• Golden Silver 12/1
• Sizing Europe 12/1
• Well Chief 14/1
• Voy Por Ustedes 16/1
• Tranquil Sea 16/1
• Free World 20/1
• Cornas 33/1
• Fix The Rib 50/1
• I’msingingtheblues 50/1
• Mahogany Blaze 50/1
• Tartak 50/1
• Newmill 66/1
• Oh Crick 66/1
• Takeroc 66/1
• Fiepes Shuffle 100/1
• Lord Henry 100/1
• Santas Son 100/1