Cheltenham novice hurdle entries revealed

STEPS TO FREEDOM, Cinders And Ashes and Darlan were among 91 entered for the William Hill Supreme Novices' Hurdle as the entries for the Cheltenham Festival novice hurdle races were revealed on Thursday.

Others in the possible line-up include the Willie Mullins-trained Midnight Game, Montbazon and the Nicky Henderson-trained Tetlami.

Tour D'Argent, another trained by Henderson, does not feature.

Among the 118 entries for the Neptune Novices' Hurdle are  Boston Bob, Make Your Mark, Monksland and the Philip Hobbs-trained Fingal Bay.

The Hobbs-trained Cheltenian is an absentee. Simonsig, another trained by Henderson, holds an entry for the Nepture in addition to the Supreme Novices'.

The JCB Triumph Hurdle attracted 77 entries including Sadler's Risk, Grumeti and the Paul Nicholls-trained duo Pearl Swan and Dildar.

The Alan King-trained Batonnier is missing from the entries for the Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle but Mount Benbulben, Rocky Creek, Sea Of Thunder and the Mullins-trained Boston Bob all feature.