Cheltenham Racecourse is to rename the 2012 running of the National Hunt Chase at The Festival in honour of Her Majesty The Queen's Diamond Jubilee.

This year's £100,000 Listed Betfred Becher Handicap Chase looks set to be another hugely informative renewal after a top-quality field of 15 was declared to run in the three and a quarter-mile contest over the Grand National fences at Aintree on Saturday, December 3.