Cheltenham Festival 2025 – The Grade 1 Hurdle Entries

Tuesday 14th January saw the official release of the Cheltenham Festival hurdle entries, with the main eyebrow raiser being a Japanese entry into the Champion Hurdle.

We had entries for the Cheltenham Festival Grade 1 chase races last week but the focus this Tuesday was on the biggest hurdle races of the week, namely the Champion Hurdle, the Stayers Hurdle and the Mares Hurdle.

The eight-year-old All The Word finished third in the Tokyo High Jump, one of the Japan’s leading jump races, in October.

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£450,000 Champion Hurdle (Grade 1) 2m 3f 200y

4.00pm, Tuesday 11th March

• All The World (K. Nakatake Japan)
• Anzadam (W. P. Mullins Ireland)
• Brentford Hope (Harry Derham)
• Burdett Road (James Owen)
• Constitution Hill (Nicky Henderson)
• King of Kingsfield (Gordon Elliott Ireland)
• Kitzbuhel (W. P. Mullins Ireland)
• Nemean Lion (Kerry Lee)
• Senecia (Vincent Halley Ireland)
• Sir Gino (Nicky Henderson)
• State Man (W. P. Mullins Ireland)
• Winter Fog ( W. P. Mullins Ireland)
• Brighterdaysahead (Gordon Elliott Ireland)
• Golden Ace (Jeremy Scott)
• Kargese (W. P. Mullins Ireland)
• Lossiemouth (W. P. Mullins Ireland)

16 entries

9 Irish-trained

1 Japanese-trained

£325,000 Paddy Power Stayers’ Hurdle (Grade 1) 2m 7f 213y

4.00pm, Thursday 13th March

• Asterion Forlonge (W. P. Mullins Ireland)
• Ballyadam (Henry de Bromhead Ireland)
• Beacon Edge (Gordon Elliott Ireland)
• Bob Olinger (Henry de Bromhead Ireland)
• Botox Has (Gary & Josh Moore)
• Buddy One (Paul John Gilligan Ireland)
• Crambo (Fergal O’Brien)
• Franciscan Rock (M. F. Morris Ireland)
• Ga Law (Jamie Snowden)
• Gold Tweet (Gabriel Leenders France)
• Goshen (Gary & Josh Moore)
• Gowel Road (Nigel Twiston-Davies)
• Hewick (Tara Lee Cogan Ireland)
• Hiddenvalley Lake (Henry de Bromhead Ireland)
• Home By The Lee (Joseph Patrick O’Brien Ireland)
• Kerryhill (Ruth Jefferson)
• Langer Dan (Dan Skelton)
• Lucky Place (Nicky Henderson)
• Maximilian (Donald McCain)
• Maxxum (Gordon Elliott Ireland)
• Minella Missile (Evan Williams)
• Monmiral (Paul Nicholls)
• Mystical Power (W. P. Mullins Ireland)
• Nemean Lion (Kerry Lee)
• Rocky’s Diamond (Declan Queally Ireland)
• Sandor Clegane (Paul Nolan Ireland)
• Staffordshire Knot (Gordon Elliott Ireland)
• Stellar Story (Gordon Elliott Ireland)
• Strong Leader (Olly Murphy)
• Teahupoo (Gordon Elliott Ireland)
• The Wallpark (Gordon Elliott Ireland)
• Winter Fog (W. P. Mullins Ireland)
• Gala Marceau (W. P. Mullins Ireland)
• Jetara (Mrs J. Harrington Ireland)
• July Flower (Henry de Bromhead Ireland)
• Kateira (Dan Skelton)

 36 entries

21 Irish-trained

1 French-trained

£120,000 Close Brothers Mares’ Hurdle (Grade 1) 2m 87y

3.20pm, Tuesday 11th March

• All The Glory (Jonjo & A.J. O’Neill)
• Brighterdaysahead (Gordon Elliott Ireland)
• Casa No Mento (Nigel Twiston-Davies)
• Dysart Enos (Fergal O’Brien)
• Feet of A Dancer (Paul Nolan Ireland)
• Gala Marceau (W. P. Mullins Ireland)
• Golden Ace (Jeremy Scott)
• Got Glory (W. P. Mullins Ireland)
• Hollygrove Cha Cha (Jamie Snowden)
• Jade de Grugy (W. P. Mullins Ireland)
• Jetara (Mrs J. Harrington Ireland)
• July Flower (Henry de Bromhead Ireland)
• Kala Conti (Gordon Elliott Ireland)
• Kargese (W. P. Mullins Ireland)
• Kateira (Dan Skelton)
• Lantry Lady (Henry de Bromhead Ireland)
• Lossiemouth (W. P. Mullins Ireland)
• Lot of Joy (W. P. Mullins Ireland)
• Nurse Susan (Dan Skelton)
• Pinot Rouge (Susan Corbett)
• Queens Gamble (Harry Derham)
• Take No Chances (Dan Skelton)
• West Balboa (Dan Skelton)
• Wyenot (Henry Daly)

24 entries

12 Irish-trained

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