Title rivals Willie Mullins and Dan Skelton make combined 71 entries for spectacular Sandown jumps season finale

Willie Mullins could call upon stable stars Lossiemouth, Gaelic Warrior and El Fabiolo to win him the trainers' championship on Saturday as he has made 38 entries across Sandown's seven-race season finale card.

Mullins is just under £28,000 behind Dan Skelton heading into the final week of the season but made 15 confirmations for the bet365 Gold Cup (3.35), the weekend highlight worth £175,000.

Among them is Scottish National hero Captain Cody and Grand National third Grangeclare West, while the Closutton trainer also has a strong challenge in the Grade 1 Celebration Chase (3.00), with the same purse of £175,000, led by Aintree winners Gaelic Warrior and Impaire Et Passe.

Two-time Champion Chase winner Energumene and Il Etait Temps could also line up, although they will have to take on the Nicky Henderson-trained Jonbon, who is set to bid for a hat-trick in the last top-level contest of the British jumps season.

Willie Mullins has entered Lossiemouth in the Select Hurdle - and fellow trainer Polly Gundry has also entered her mare of the same name in the same raceCredit: John Grossick (racingpost.com/photos)

Mullins' star mare Lossiemouth could intriguingly take on another horse called Lossiemouth, trained by Polly Gundry in the Select Hurdle (4.10). Jade De Grugy, who chased the Mullins-trained Lossiemouth home in second in the Mares' Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival, was also among the entries.

Dan Skelton has 33 entries at Sandown including three in the bet365 Gold Cup, with recent course winner Hoe Joly Smoke looking like the standout chance. Take No Chances and Gwennie May Boy lead his Select Hurdle team.

Riskintheground, who held off the Mullins-trained O'Moore Park in Cheltenham's £80,000 Silver Trophy on Wednesday, could be set for his third run in the space of two weeks in the Oaksey Chase (2.25). Team Mullins take him on with Gaelic Warrior and El Fabiolo among seven entries.

If it all comes down to the last, Skelton looks likely to have the numerical advantage. He has entered eight and Mullins has four in the 2m4f handicap hurdle (5.20) worth £35,000.

Sandown squads for Willie Mullins and Dan Skelton

1.50 bet365 Novices’ Championship Final Handicap Hurdle (£100,000)
Entries: 20
Willie Mullins: None
Dan Skelton: None

2.25 bet365 Oaksey Chase (Grade 2, £80,000)
Entries: 19
Mullins: Appreciate It, Blue Lord, Classic Getaway, El Fabiolo, Gaelic Warrior, Gentleman De Mee, Il Etait Temps
Skelton: Boombawn, Heltenham, Le Milos, Riskintheground, Sail Away

3.00 bet365 Celebration Chase (Grade 1, £175,000)
Entries: 17
Mullins: Energumene, Gaelic Warrior, Il Etait Temps, Impaise Et Passe
Skelton: Asta La Pasta, Boombawn, Etalon, Harper’s Brook, Heltenham, Unexpected Party

3.35 bet365 Gold Cup (£175,000)
Confirmations: 34
Mullins: Grangeclare West, Minella Cocooner, Captain Cody, Dancing City, Quai de Bourbon, High Class Hero, Lombron, Olympic Man, O'Moore Park, Spanish Harlem, Paggane, Chosen Witness, A Penny A Hundred, Judicieuse Allen, Klarc Kent
Skelton: Sail Away, Hoe Joly Smoke, Theformismighty

4.10 bet365 Select Hurdle (Grade 2, £80,000)
Entries: 12
Mullins: El Fabiolo, Jade De Grugy, Kitzbuhel, Lossiemouth
Skelton: Gwennie May Boy, Knickerbockerglory, She’s A Saint, Take No Chances

4.45 bet365 Josh Gifford Novices’ Handicap Chase (£40,000)
Entries: 21
Mullins: Chosen Witness, Lombron, O’Moore Park, Paggane
Skelton: Asta La Pasta, Coco Mademoiselle, Hoe Joly Smoke, Next Left, Riskintheground, Shakeyatailfeather, Theformismighty

5.20 bet365 Handicap Hurdle (£35,000)
Entries: 28
Mullins: Bunting, Dr Eggman, Jump Allen, King Alexander
Skelton: Doyen Quest, Got Grey, Hidden History, Knickerbockerglory, Mostly Sunny, Mr Hope Street, She's A Saint, West To The Bridge

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Full list of entries for bet365 Gold Cup and Celebration Chase

bet365 Gold Cup (34 confirmations)

Grangeclare West Willie Mullins
Minella Cocooner Willie Mullins
Threeunderthrufive Paul Nicholls
Captain Cody Willie Mullins
Dancing City Willie Mullins
Quai De Bourbon Willie Mullins
High Class Hero Willie Mullins
Victtorino Venetia Williams
Monbeg Genius Jonjo and AJ O’Neill
Lombron Willie Mullins
Olympic Man Willie Mullins
Resplendent Grey Olly Murphy
O’Moore Park Willie Mullins
Tanganyika Venetia Williams
The Doyen Chief Alan King
Goshen Gary Moore
Spanish Harlem Willie Mullins
Collectors Item Jonjo and AJ O’Neill
Paggane Willie Mullins
Chosen Witness Willie Mullins
King’s Threshold Emma Lavelle
A Penny A Hundred Willie Mullins
Judicieuse Allen Willie Mullins
Transmission Neil Mulholland
Sail Away Dan Skelton
Guard Your Dreams Nigel Twiston-Davies
Canal End Peter Fahey
Slipway Ben Pauling
Klarc Kent Willie Mullins
Hoe Joly Smoke Dan Skelton
Knockanore Ryan Potter
Herakles Westwood Warren Greatrex
Theformismighty Dan Skelton
Invincible Nao Gary and Josh Moore

bet365 latest betting: 11-2 High Class Hero, 8 Captain Cody, Dancing City, Hoe Joly Smoke, 12 Canal End, Grangeclare West, 14 The Doyen Chief, 16 Tanganyika, Transmission, 20 bar

bet365 Celebration Chase (17 entered)

Asta La Pasta Dan Skelton
Boombawn Dan Skelton
Brookie Anthony Honeyball
Captain Guinness Henry de Bromhead
Edwardstone Alan King
Energumene Willie Mullins
Etalon Dan Skelton
Gaelic Warrior Willie Mullins
Harper’s Brook Dan Skelton
Heltenham Dan Skelton
Il Etait Temps Willie Mullins
Impaire Et Passe Willie Mullins
Jonbon Nicky Henderson
Master Chewy Nigel Twiston-Davies
Rubaud Paul Nicholls
Sans Bruit Paul Nicholls
Unexpected Party Dan Skelton

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