Hight heads Triumph list
Mister Hight tops a 116-strong entry in the JCB Triumph Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival.
Willie Mullins’ four-year-old was an impressive 20-length winner at Punchestown on New Year’s Eve and William Hill make him their 5-1 favourite for the extended two-mile race.
Nicky Henderson’s Afsoun, a winner at Cheltenham last month, is also entered in a race which has attracted a record eight contenders from France.
Blue Shark and well-fancied French recruit Bayazid could join stablemate Afsoun in the Grade One event while Paul Nicholls has Turko among his contenders.
Princelet, an impressive winner on his debut at Taunton, is another Henderson-trained entry along with Ostrogoth.
Sheena West will be hoping for a high-profile success with two-time winner Kalmini while recent JP McManus purchase Marhaba Million is another of the 34-strong Irish contingent.
Arnaud Chaille-Chaille has Idaho Dream, chaser Oh Calin and Or Noir De Somoza while fellow Frenchmen Francois Doumen, Guillaume Macaire and Francois Cottin have made entries.
