Barters Hill (Ben Pauling) is undefeated in all seven career starts and he is the firm favourite for the three-mile Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle. The six-year-old was a Grade 2 winner at Aintree last season and has stepped up this capaign with his three victories over hurdles headlined by the Grade 1 Challow Hurdle at Newbury. There are 73 entries for the Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle, of whom 32 are trained in Ireland.

ALBERT BARTLETT NOVICES' HURDLE

Grade 1, Total Prize Fund £120,000, Cheltenham, 2.50pm, Friday, March 18, New Course, three miles (2m 7f 213yds), for novice four-year-olds and upwards.

Horse Age Owner Trainer

A TOI PHIL (FR) 6 Gigginstown House Stud Willie Mullins IRE

ACAPELLA BOURGEOIS (FR) 6 Slaneyville Syndicate Sandra Hughes IRE

ALLYSSON MONTERG (FR) 6 D W Fox Richard Hobson

AMERICAN (FR) 6 The Jago Family Partnership Harry Fry

AMI DESBOIS (FR) 6 EPDS Racing Partnership 12 Graeme McPherson

ARKWRISHT (FR) 6 Gigginstown House Stud Willie Mullins IRE

ATLANTIC GOLD (IRE) 6 C W Booth & Mark E Smith Charlie Longsdon

AU QUART DE TOUR (FR) 6 Susannah Ricci Willie Mullins IRE

AURILLAC (FR) 6 D Mossop, P John & R White Rebecca Curtis

BACHASSON (FR) 5 E O'Connell Willie Mullins IRE

BALKO DES FLOS (FR) 5 Gigginstown House Stud Willie Mullins IRE

BALLYDINE (IRE) 6 Alan Halsall Charlie Longsdon

BARTERS HILL (IRE) 6 Circle Of Friends Ben Pauling

BELLO CONTI (FR) 5 Gigginstown House Stud Willie Mullins IRE

BELLSHILL (IRE) 6 Andrea & Graham Wylie Willie Mullins IRE

BLEU ET ROUGE (FR) 5 J P McManus Willie Mullins IRE

CHAIN GANG 5 Barry Connell Alan Fleming IRE

CHAMPERS ON ICE (IRE) 6 Professor Caroline Tisdall & Bryan Drew David Pipe

CHEF D'OEUVRE (FR) 5 McNeill Family Warren Greatrex

CHURCHTOWN CHAMP (IRE) 6 Priority Racing Partnership Dan Skelton

COTTERSROCK (IRE) 6 Stuart Baikie Martin Keighley

DARK FLAME (IRE) 7 The Encore Partnership III Richard Rowe

DEFINITE OUTCOME (IRE) 7 Carl Hinchy Rebecca Curtis

DONT TELL NO ONE (IRE) 8 B Gleeson Dermot Weld IRE

DUKE DES CHAMPS (IRE) 6 Diana Whateley & Tim Syder Philip Hobbs

EMERGING FORCE (IRE) 6 Webb Holt Carpenter Tucker Harry Whittington

FAGAN 6 Ronnie Bartlett Gordon Elliott IRE

FINAL NUDGE (IRE) 7 Corbett Stud David Dennis

GANGSTER (FR) 6 Gigginstown House Stud Willie Mullins IRE

GENERAL PRINCIPLE (IRE) 7 Gigginstown House Stud Gordon Elliott IRE

GHOST RIVER 6 John Andrews Peter Bowen

HIT THE HIGHWAY (IRE) 7 Anthony Ward-Thomas Giles Smyly

HURRICANE HIGGINS (IRE) 8 Alan Spence Nicky Henderson

JONNIESOFA (IRE) 6 R & Mrs A Houghton & A Houghton Rose Dobbin

JOT'EM DOWN (IRE) 5 Simon Hunt David Bridgwater

JUST ACTING (IRE) 6 J P McManus Paul Nicholls

LABEL DES OBEAUX (FR) 5 David Sewell & Terry Warner Alan King

LAST ENCOUNTER (IRE) 6 Mary Mullins Mags Mullins IRE

LONG DOG 6 Susannah Ricci Willie Mullins IRE

MAHLERS STAR (IRE) 6 Simon Hunt & Jack Hunt David Bridgwater

MINELLA AWARDS (IRE) 5 Potensis Bloodstock Ltd & Chris Giles Nicky Henderson

MINELLA DADDY (IRE) 6 Roddy Owen & Paul Fullagar Peter Bowen

MONT CHOISY (FR) 6 Mrs N Unsworth Nigel Twiston-Davies

MOYLISHA TIM (IRE) 6 T Farrell Richie Rath IRE

MYSKA (IRE) 6 Supreme Horse Racing Club Willie Mullins IRE

MYSTICAL KNIGHT 7 J P McManus Rebecca Curtis

NAMBOUR (GER) 6 Gigginstown House Stud Willie Mullins IRE

O O SEVEN (IRE) 6 Triermore Stud Nicky Henderson

OKOTOKS (IRE) 6 Malcolm Denmark Tony Martin IRE

OPEN EAGLE (IRE) 7 Supreme Horse Racing Club/Colin Gray Willie Mullins IRE

PETIT MOUCHOIR (FR) 5 Gigginstown House Stud Willie Mullins IRE

PRESELI ROCK (IRE) 6 Bruton Street UK - I Rebecca Curtis

ROADIE JOE (IRE) 7 Billy Bates Evan Williams

ROMAN GOLD (IRE) 6 Gigginstown House Stud Gordon Elliott IRE

ROYAL CAVIAR (IRE) 8 Susannah Ricci Willie Mullins IRE

ROYAL VACATION (IRE) 6 Jean Bishop Colin Tizzard

SHANTOU VILLAGE (IRE) 6 Jane Gerard-Pearse Neil Mulholland

SOLSTICE STAR 6 E&G Racing Ltd Martin Keighley

SOUTHSEA ISLAND (IRE) 8 Roy Wilson Stuart Crawford IRE

STONE HARD (IRE) 6 Gigginstown House Stud Willie Mullins IRE

THE BOSS'S DREAM (IRE) 8 SLIS Ltd, M Gibbons & D Nott Neil King

THOMAS HOBSON 6 Susannah Ricci Willie Mullins IRE

TOWNSHEND (GER) 5 Susannah Ricci Willie Mullins IRE

TRADEWINDS (FR) 8 Gerry McGladery Lucinda Russell

UNOWHATIMEANHARRY 8 Harry Fry Racing Club Harry Fry

UP FOR REVIEW (IRE) 7 Andrea & Graham Wylie Willie Mullins IRE

VICTORY MILL (IRE) 6 Gigginstown House Stud Gordon Elliott IRE

VINTAGE CLOUDS (IRE) 6 Trevor Hemmings Sue Smith

WADE HARPER (IRE) 6 Favourites Racing (Syndication) Ltd 4 David Dennis

WEST APPROACH 6 John and Heather Snook Colin Tizzard

WESTEND STAR (IRE) 7 Paul & Clare Rooney Gordon Elliott IRE

YALA ENKI (FR) 6 Hills of Ledbury (Aga) Venetia Williams

YORKHILL (IRE) 6 Andrea & Graham Wylie Willie Mullins IRE

73 entries

32 Irish-trained