Master minded heads 14-horse Champion Chase
Thursday 11 March 2010
Dual winner Master Minded heads 14 possibles for the Seasons Holidays Queen Mother Champion Chase at Cheltenham on Wednesday.
The seven-year-old, trained by Paul Nicholls, bids to emulate Badsworth Boy, who won the two-mile showpiece three times from 1983 to 1985.
Master Minded showed he had recovered from a rib injury with victory in the Game Spirit Chase at Newbury last month - though he did give his supporters a scare when making a bad mistake at the final fence.
One of his main rivals next week looks like being stablemate Twist Magic, who has been in fine form this season after landing the Tingle Creek and Victor Chandler Chase.
Free World, who carries the Clive Smith colours worn by Master Minded, is a third Nicholls' entry.
Forpadydeplasterer and Kalahari King were respective first and second in the Arkle last March and have graduated from the novice ranks in great style this winter.
Big Zeb and Well Chief are seasoned campaigners, as is Newmill, winner of this race in 2006.
Completing the acceptors are Barker, Cornas, Golden Silver, Mahogany Blaze, Oh Crick and Petit Robin.
