Galopin Des Champs heads a list of 19 horses entered for the 2025 Cheltenham Gold Cup, with entries closing yesterday.
Willie Mullins' star, chasing a third successive crown, is the market leader at even-money with most betting sites following his Savills Chase win at Leopardstown this Christmas.
His chief market rival is stablemate Fact To File, although he is also among the leading contenders for the shorter Ryanair Chase.
IRISH DOMINANCE
A total of 13 entries are trained in Ireland, with Willie Mullins responsible for five of them - equal to the number of British-trained horses set to challenge this year.
This illustrates the decline in British-trained chasers, particularly when compared to 2011, when they made up 29 of 34 Gold Cup entries.
The five home entries are Dan Skelton's Grey Dawning, Venetia Williams' Royale Pagaille and L'Homme Presse, Patrick Neville's The Real Whacker and Lucinda Russell's Ahoy Senor.
Gerri Colombe and Monty's Star are other notable entries, while the King George 1-2, Banbridge and Il Est Francais, have Gold Cup, Ryanair and Champion Chase entries.
A surprise omission is Jimmy Mangan's beaten King George VI favourite and John Durkan runnner-up Spillane's Tower, who has a sole entry in the Ryanair Chase.
GOLD CUP ENTRIES 2025
Cheltenham Gold Cup – Fri 14th March 2025
Ahoy Senor (IRE) 10 Lucinda Russell
Banbridge (IRE) 9 Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Conflated (IRE) 11 Gordon Elliott
Corbetts Cross (IRE) 8 Emmet Mullins
Embassy Gardens 9 W. P. Mullins
Fact To File (FR) 8 W. P. Mullins
Galopin des Champs (FR) 9 W. P. Mullins
Gentlemansgame 9 M. F. Morris
Gerri Colombe (FR) 9 Gordon Elliott
Grangeclare West (IRE) 9 W. P. Mullins
Grey Dawning (IRE) 8 Dan Skelton
Hewick (IRE) 10 Tara Lee Cogan
Il Est Francais (FR) 7 N. George & A. Zetterholm
Jungle Boogie (IRE) 11 Henry de Bromhead
L'homme Presse (FR) 10 Venetia Williams
Minella Cocooner (IRE) 9 W. P. Mullins
Monty's Star (IRE) 8 Henry de Bromhead
Royale Pagaille (FR) 11 Venetia Williams
The Real Whacker (IRE) 9 Patrick Neville
CHAMPION CHASE ENTRIES 2025
Meanwhile, Jonbon heads the betting for the Champion Chase after 26 were entered.
Amongst his potential rivals is two-time winner Energumene, last year's Arkle Chase winner Gaelic Warrior and the beaten favourite in the race 12 months ago, El Fabiolo.
Queen Mother Champion Chase – Wed 12th March 2025
American Mike (IRE) 8 Gordon Elliott
Banbridge (IRE) 9 Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Blood Destiny (FR) 6 W. P. Mullins
Blue Lord (FR) 10 W. P. Mullins
Boothill (IRE) 10 Harry Fry
Captain Guinness (IRE) 10 Henry de Bromhead
Djelo (FR) 7 Venetia Williams
Edwardstone 11 Alan King
El Fabiolo (FR) 8 W. P. Mullins
Energumene (FR) 11 W. P. Mullins
Found A Fifty (IRE) 8 Gordon Elliott
Gaelic Warrior (GER) 7 W. P. Mullins
Gentleman de Mee (FR) 9 W. P. Mullins
Il Est Francais (FR) 7 N. George & A. Zetterholm
Jonbon (FR) 9 Nicky Henderson
JPR One (IRE) 8 Joe Tizzard
Jungle Boogie (IRE) 11 Henry de Bromhead
Kalif du Berlais (FR) 5 Paul Nicholls
Libberty Hunter 9 Evan Williams
Marine Nationale (IRE) 8 Barry Connell
Martator (FR) 8 Venetia Williams
Master Chewy (IRE) 8 Nigel Twiston-Davies
Matata (IRE) 7 Nigel Twiston-Davies
Quilixios 8 Henry de Bromhead
Senecia (IRE) 8 Vincent Halley
Solness (FR) 7 Joseph Patrick O'Brien
RYANAIR CHASE ENTRIES 2025
There are a total of 34 entries for Thursday's Ryanair Chase, with Fact To File and Banbridge heading the market at this stage.
Ryanair Chase – Thu 13th March 2025
Ahoy Senor (IRE) 10 Lucinda Russell
Banbridge (IRE) 9 Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Blood Destiny (FR) 6 W. P. Mullins
Blue Lord (FR) 10 W. P. Mullins
Conflated (IRE) 11 Gordon Elliott
Djelo (FR) 7 Venetia Williams
El Fabiolo (FR) 8 W. P. Mullins
Embassy Gardens 9 W. P. Mullins
Energumene (FR) 11 W. P. Mullins
Envoi Allen (FR) 11 Henry de Bromhead
Fact To File (FR) 8 W. P. Mullins
Fil Dor (FR) 7 Gordon Elliott
Found A Fifty (IRE) 8 Gordon Elliott
Gaelic Warrior (GER) 7 W. P. Mullins
Ga Law (FR) 9 Jamie Snowden
Gentleman de Mee (FR) 9 W. P. Mullins
Ginny's Destiny (IRE) 9 Paul Nicholls
Grangeclare West (IRE) 9 W. P. Mullins
Grey Dawning (IRE) 8 Dan Skelton
Hang In There (IRE) 11 Emma Lavelle
Heart Wood (FR) 7 Henry de Bromhead
Hitman (FR) 9 Paul Nicholls
Il Est Francais (FR) 7 N. George & A. Zetterholm
Il Ridoto (FR) 8 Paul Nicholls
Journey With Me (IRE) 9 Henry de Bromhead
JPR One (IRE) 8 Joe Tizzard
Jungle Boogie (IRE) 11 Henry de Bromhead
Le Patron (FR) 7 Gary & Josh Moore
Martator (FR) 8 Venetia Williams
Master Chewy (IRE) 8 Nigel Twiston-Davies
Protektorat (FR) 10 Dan Skelton
Spillane's Tower (IRE) 7 James Joseph Mangan
Springwell Bay 8 Jonjo & A.J. O'Neill
Stage Star (IRE) 9 Paul Nicholls
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