Which big names are among the entries for the Paddy Power Gold Cup, Greatwood Hurdle and Coral Gold Cup?

Excitement for the 2023-24 jumps season could crank up a notch after entries for the sport's two best pre-Christmas handicaps chases were revealed on Tuesday.

Behind the Randox Grand National, Newbury's Coral Gold Cup, which used to be known as the Hennessy, is viewed as Britain's second-most prestigious handicap chase and takes place on Saturday, December 2.

Cheltenham Gold Cup runner-up Bravemansgame featured among 49 entries for the contest and his potential rivals include Ahoy Senor, Grand National hero Corach Rambler, Gaillard Du Mesnil, Protektorat, L'Homme Presse and The Real Whacker.

"There is a suitably high-class initial entry for this year's Coral Gold Cup, with the market headed by Monbeg Genius, whose third-placed finish at the Cheltenham Festival looks even better following a Grand National triumph for the winner Corach Rambler and a Punchestown Gold Cup success for the runner-up Fastorslow," said Coral's David Stevens.

Two weeks before the Coral Gold Cup, Cheltenham stages the Paddy Power Gold Cup on Saturday, November 18 and Hitman, Stage Star and My Drogo were among 34 entries.

The race was won last year by Ga Law, whose trainer Jamie Snowden has Datsalrightgino as a possible for the race, although he is in the Coral Gold Cup too.

Ga Law winning last year's Paddy Power Gold CupCredit: Edward Whitaker

"He ran eight times last season," Snowden said. "He was a good novice hurdler and won around Cheltenham as a novice hurdler. He has appeared to want the nicer ground as opposed to the deep winter ground.

"The couple of disappointments in his career have been the Tolworth on deep ground and when he started favourite last season at the Cheltenham Festival, when the rain came and it didn't suit him. He bounced back from that and won the Grade 2 at Ayr, but he has got improve again now that he is up in open company.

"We started last year over two miles and then went two and a half miles and Gavin [Sheehan] was very keen for us to go two and a half earlier than we did and as soon as we did that he wanted us to go up to three miles.

"We've always got that option to go up to three miles with him this season as well. He was going to start at Market Rasen in the Prelude Handicap Chase but, as that meeting was called off, we will now look towards the Old Roan Chase at Aintree on Sunday."

Snowden might field Ga Law in the Coral Gold Cup and added of Datsalrightgino: "He is one that we could look at the Paddy Power Gold Cup with.

"He was second behind Stage Star at Cheltenham on Trials Day last season and he has won over hurdles around Cheltenham so he does handle it.

"The times he has disappointed have not been because of the nature of the track but because of the deep winter ground."

A day after the Paddy Power, Cheltenham has the Unibet Greatwood Hurdle as its highlight. That has attracted 39 entries, including Luccia, Metier and Teddy Blue.

All-conquering Irish trainer Willie Mullins is responsible for two of the entries in Ocastle Des Mottes and Onlyamatteroftime.

Paddy Power Gold Cup (November 18, Cheltenham)

Paddy Power: 6 Stage Star, 8 My Drogo, 10 Datsalrightgino, Fugitif, Unexpected Party, 12 The Real Whacker, 14 Final Orders, Galia Des Liteaux, Hitman, Il Ridoto, Notlongtillmay, 16 Authorized Art, Richmond Lake, Shakem UpArry, 20 Al Dancer, Black Gerry, Chemical Energy, Complete Unknown, Do Your Job, Easy As That, Stolen Silver, Whistleinthedark, 25 bar

Greatwood Hurdle (November 19, Cheltenham)

Coral: 8 Nemean Lion, 10 Black Poppy, Under Control, 12 Iberico Lord, Punctuation, 14 Byker, First Street, Gin Coco, Go Dante, Hansard, Luccia, Sonigino, Teddy Blue, 16 bar

Coral Gold Cup (December 2, Newbury)

Coral: 6 Monbeg Genius, 8 Midnight River, 10 Bowtogreatness, Bronn, 12 Ahoy Senor, Complete Unknown, The Real Whacker, 14 Ga Law, L'Homme Presse, Mahler Mission, Our Power, 16 Beauport, Bill Baxter, City Chief, Datsalrightgino, Latitude, Remastered, Shakem Up'arry, Stolen Silver, Stumptown, 20 bar

Paddy Power Gold Cup entries

Hitman
Stolen Silver
Stage Star
Minella Drama
Al Dancer
My Drogo
Fugitif
Notlongtillmay
Complete Unknown
Final Orders
Datsalrightgino
Unexpected Party
Galia Des Liteaux
Whistleinthedark
Il Ridoto
Richmond Lake
Angels Breath
Do Your Job
Black Gerry
Barnacullia
Shakem Up'arry
Harper's Brook
Heltenham
Frero Banbou
Lord Baddesley
Zhiguli
Sebastopol
Chemical Energy
The Real Whacker
Easy As That
Torn And Frayed
Mr Saxobeat
Authorized Art
Hometown Boy

Greatwood Hurdle entries

First Street
Hansard
Nemean Lion
Faivoir
Too Friendly
Blueking D'Oroux
Anyharminasking
Sonigino
Punctuation
Under Control
Teddy Blue
Luccia
Pembroke
Gin Coco
Knickerbockerglory
Swaffham Bulbeck
Soul Icon
Black Poppy
Afadil
Go Dante
Iberico Lord
Madara
Glorious Zoff
Brookie
Matterhorn
Lookaway
Coolnaugh Haze
Benson
Metier
Byker
Petit Tonnerre
Royal Eagle
Hey Johnny
Rare Middleton
Ocastle Des Mottes
Coeur Sublime
L'Eau Du Sud
Magical Zoe
Onlyamatteroftime

Coral Gold Cup entries

Bravemansgame
Ahoy Senor
Royale Pagaille
Corach Rambler
Stolen Silver
Midnight River
Eldorado Allen
Dusart
Zanza
Ga Law
Complete Unknown
Datsalrightgino
The Big Breakaway
Monbeg Genius
Shan Blue
Kitty's Light
Threeunderthrufive
Our Power
Galia Des Liteaux
Sail Away
Cloudy Glen
Nassalam
Beauport
City Chief
Bill Baxter
Tullybeg
Twig
Shakem Up'arry
Moroder
Latitude
Cooper's Cross
Tea Clipper
Bowtogreatness
Undersupervision
Lord Accord
Any News
Chantry House
Remastered
Velvet Elvis
Major Dundee
Grumpy Charley
Mahler Mission
Stumptown
L'Homme Presse
The Real Whacker
Gaillard Du Mesnil
Max Flamingo
Protektorat
Bronn

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