Who is entered for the Supreme, Ballymore, Albert Bartlett and Triumph at the Cheltenham Festival?

Facile Vega will have the option of the Supreme Novices' Hurdle and the Ballymore Novices' Hurdle after Willie Mullins entered his star six-year-old for both novice highlights. 

Last season's Champion Bumper winner was workmanlike in Grade 1 company at Leopardstown over Christmas and is a general 4-5 to give Mullins his eighth win in the festival opener. 

His main ante-post rival, the Barry Connell-trained Marine Nationale, was a last-gasp winner of the Royal Bond in December and also holds an entry. 

Tolworth winner Tahmuras will bid to end Paul Nicholls' 12-year wait for a Supreme winner, while Britain's other big contender Rare Edition remains on course for the curtain raiser.  

Impaire Et Passe, like stablemates Facile Vega and Gaelic Warrior, will have the option of the Supreme and Ballymore. A debut winner over 2m3f, he showed his speed over the Supreme trip at Punchestown this month and his destination remains unknown. 

Ante-post favourite Hermes Allen, an impressive winner of the Challow Hurdle on New Year’s Eve for Paul Nicholls, will hope to buck the trend of beaten Challow winners in the Ballymore, while Champ Kiely and Good Land are other notable entries from Ireland.

In the Triumph Hurdle, Lossiemouth and Blood Destiny are on course for a Closutton showdown in the Friday opener. 

Both horses have been impressive in winning two starts since joining Mullins from France, although Lossiemouth has done her winning at Graded level. 

The British entries are headed by the Gary Moore-trained Jupiter Du Gite, a shock 66-1 winner at Newbury in December. Scriptwriter is unbeaten in three starts since joining Milton Harris from Aidan O’Brien and the 104-rated Flat performer gives Britain another leading challenger. 

Princess Zoe: entered in the Albert BartlettCredit: Patrick McCann

Ante-post fancies Hiddenvalley Lake, Embassy Gardens and Sandor Clegane hold entries in the Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle, where Group 1-winning Flat performer Princess Zoe was a surprise entry for Tony Mullins. 

The eight-year-old was last seen at Longchamp in October finishing fourth in the Prix Royal-Oak and is yet to make her hurdling debut.

There were 67 entries for the Supreme, up from 61 last season, and 97 for the Ballymore, up from 95. Those races feature a number of double-entries, however. 

In the Triumph, a total of 59 entries is the same number as last year, while the 77 entries for the Albert Barlett is 25 more than last season. 

How the markets look

Sky Bet Supreme Novices' Hurdle (1.30, March 14)

Sky Bet: 4-5 Facile Vega, 9-2 Marine Nationale, 12 Tahmuras, High Definition, 14 Impaire Et Passe, Rare Edition, 16 Gaelic Warrior, 20 bar

Ballymore Novices' Hurdle (1.30, March 15)

Sky Bet: 5-2 Hermes Allen, 10-3 Impaire Et Passe, 6 Gaelic Warrior, 7 Champ Kiely, 10 Facile Vega, 12 Inthepocket, Good Land, 16 Favori De Champdou, 20 bar

JCB Triumph Hurdle (1.30, March 17)

Sky Bet: 6-5 Lossiemouth, 7-2 Blood Destiny, 8 Gala Marceau, 11 Jupiter Du Gite, 12 Scriptwriter, 16 Comfort Zone, 20 bar

Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle (2.50, March 17)

Paddy Power: 11-2 Hiddenvalley Lake, 5 Embassy Gardens, 8 Corbetts Cross, 10 Sandor Clegane, 12 Grangeclare West, Favori De Champdou, Three Card Brag, American Mike, 16 Weveallbeencaughtt, Grey Dawning, 20 bar

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Supreme Novices' Hurdle (67)

Absolute Notions
Aime Desjy
American Mike
Amir Kabir
Arctic Bresil
Atlanta Brave
Authorised Speed
Bialystok
Champ Kiely
Chasing Fire
Colonel Harry
Dark Raven
Diverge
Doctor Bravo
Doyen Star
Facile Vega
Father of Jazz
Fennor Cross
Gaelic Warrior
Givega
Golden Rules
Hansard
Hey Johnny
High Definition
Horantzau d'Airy
Houlanbatordechais
Hullnback
Hunters Yarn
Il Etait Temps
Imagine
Impaire Et Passe
In Excess
Inneston
Inthepocket
Irish Point
Itswhatunitesus
Ittack Blue
Jet Powered
Joe Dadancer
L'Astroboy
Landrake
Luccia
Marine Nationale
Master Chewy
Nemean Lion
Out Of Office
Palace Boy
Parmenion
Parramount
Pembroke
Persian Time
Pikar
Pistoletto
Rare Edition
Rayapour
Rubaud
Sa Fureur
Scriptwriter
Spirit of Legend
Strong Leader
Tactical Move
Tahmuras
Teddy Blue
The Big Doyen
Thecompanysergeant
Toothless
Viva Devito

Ballymore Novices' Hurdle (98)

Abbeydale
Absolute Notions
Affordale Fury
Aime Desjy
American Mike
Atlanta Brave
Attacca
Authorised Speed
Bob Cigar
Caldwell Diamond
Champ Kiely
Churchills Boy
Cool Survivor
Cruz Control
Dark Raven
Dawn Rising
Decorated
Deep Cave
Diverge
Doctor Bravo
Doctor Brown Bear
Doyen Star
Embassy Gardens
Facile Vega
Favori De Champdou
Feel Good Inc
Firestep
Firm Footings
Gaelic Warrior
Ginny's Destiny
Givega
Good Land
Grangeclare West
Grey Dawning
Henri The Second
Hermes Allen
Hermino Aa
High Definition
Ho My Lord
Houlanbatordechais
Hullnback
Hunters Yarn
Hurricane Highway
Il Etait Temps
Imagine
Impaire Et Passe
In Excess
Inthepocket
Irish Point
Iroko
Itswhatunitesus
Jet Powered
Joe Dadancer
Kateira
King Of Cashel
L'Astroboy
Landrake
Mahons Glory
Marble Sands
Master Chewy
Mofasa
Monty's Star
Nemean Lion
Parmenion
Parramount
Pembroke
Persian Time
Pikar
Present Soldier
Quais De Paris
Rare Edition
Rayapour
Regal Blue
Richhill
Rock My Way
Sa Fureur
Saint Davy
Santonito
Seabank Bistro
Serious Operator
Shanbally Kid
Shomen Uchi
Sir Argus
Snake Roll
Spanish Harlem
Spirit of Legend
Stay Away Fay
Storminhome
Tactical Move
Tahmuras
The Wounded Knee
Three Card Brag
Twinjets
War Soldier
Way Out
Weveallbeencaught
You Wear It Well
Zettabyte

Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle (77)

Absolute Notions
Affordale Fury
American Mike
Bob Cigar
Chianti Classico
Churchills Boy
Collectors Item
Cool Survivor
Corbetts Cross
Dawn Rising
De Legislator
Deep Cave
Eabha Grace
Embassy Gardens
Favori De Champdou
Feel Good Inc
Firestream
Firm Footings
Ginny's Destiny
Grand Soir
Grangeclare West
Grey Dawning
Grove Road
Harmonya Maker
Heezer Geezer
Hemlock
Henri The Second
Hermes Allen
Hiddenvalley Lake
Ho My Lord
Hurricane Highway
Idalko Bihoue
Imagine
Inis Oirr
Iroko
Jungle Prose
Kilbeg King
Letsbeclearaboutit
Mahons Glory
Maximilian
Monty's Star
Mr Vango
Park This One
Passing Well
Phantom Getaway
Present Soldier
Princess Zoe
Quais De Paris
Regal Blue
Rock My Way
Saint Davy
Saint Palais
Sandor Clegane
Santonito
Scarface
Seabank Bistro
Search For Glory
Serious Operator
Shanbally Kid
Shomen Uchi
Sir Argus
Spanish Harlem
Stay Away Fay
Step Above
Storminhome
Technology
The Wounded Knee
Thecompanysergeant
Thomas Mor
Three Card Brag
Twinjets
Walk In The Brise
Well Dick
Weveallbeencaught
Will Do
You Wear It Well
Zettabyte

Triumph Hurdle (59)

Active Duty
Afadil
Almuhit
Arclight
Ascending
Bad
Blood Destiny
Bo Zenith
Captain Kane
Cinsa
Comfort Zone
Darraby
Dixon Cove
Elogio
Fils De Roi
Gala Marceau
Gaucher
Goodie Two Shoes
Greyval
Gust of Wind
Highland Frolic
Hypotenus
I Have A Voice
Irandando Has
Jackpot De Choisel
Jacovec Cavern
Jagwar
Jazzy Matty
Je Garde
Jourdefete
Jupiter Du Gite
Lossiemouth
McTigue
Media Naranja
Nusret
Open Champion
Point Franklin
Polyphonic
Punta Del Este
Qoya
Rare Middleton
Rightsotom
Risk Belle
Samuel Spade
Scriptwriter
Selwan
Sinbad Le Marin
H. O. S. Syndicate
Sir Allen
Snapius
Spartan Army
St Donats
Start In Front
Tekao
The Churchill Lad
Tropical Talent
V Twelve
Weston
Zanndabad
Zenta

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