Master minded odds-on for a third win & 5-1 for a second-day demolition

Just three runners have failed to declare at the six-day stage for next week`s Champion Chase on day two of the Festival - where Master Minded remains odds-on with William Hill to notch-up a third successive title.

The seven-year-old is a 5-6 chance with Hills to emulate the great Badsworth Boy and complete a hat-trick of wins in the two-mile Championship race, where his nearest rival is 9-2 chance Kalahari King.

The dual-winner is viewed by many as one of the bankers of the meeting, indicated by William Hill`s special market on how far the gelding will win by. A distance of four to ten lengths is the 7-2 favourite, with just 5-1 available that he returns to the form of his first win and demolishes the field by over ten lengths.

Kate Miller, spokeswoman for William Hill, said: ``This is a year fraught with danger for the bookies, with an unprecedented number of short-priced fancies bolstering the punters` position. It is interesting however that out of the `big four` Master Minded is the one that punter`s seem least interested in.``

Seasons Holidays Queen Mother Champion Chase:

• 5-6 Master Minded
• 9-2 Kalahari King
• 13-2 Twist Magic
• 8-1 Forpadydeplasterer
• 9-1 Big Zeb
• 20-1 Petit Robin
• 33-1 Barker, Well Chief
• 40-1 Free World, Golden Silver
• 50-1 Oh Crick
• 66-1 Comas
• 100-1 Mahogany Blaze
• 125-1 Newmill

All Quoted (EW ¼ 1,2,3)

How far will Master Minded win the Queen Mother by?

• 7-2 Four To 10 Lengths
• 5-1 Over 10 Lengths
• 8-1 Two to three & 3/4 Lengths
• 10-1 One to one & 3/4 Lengths
• 16-1 Under One Length