Four horses share 8-1 co-favouritism for the £100,000 Unibet Greatwood Handicap Hurdle, the highlight of the third and final day of The November Meeting at Cheltenham (Sunday 19th November).
The quartet include Grade One-placed Luccia and Under Control, who was last seen when successful during bet365 Jump Finale at Sandown Park in April. Both mares are trained by Nicky Henderson.
Also heading the market are recent Welsh Champion Hurdle victor Nemean Lion (Kerry Lee) and Ocastle des Mottes, a Listed winner in France who has recently joined Willie Mullins.
Weights for the Premier Handicap, which is staged over an extended two miles, will be unveiled on Tuesday 31st October.
Unibet Greatwood Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) 2m 87y
3.30pm, Cheltenham, Sunday 19th November
Afadil (FR) 4 Mr P. J. Vogt Paul Nicholls
Anyharminasking (IRE) 6 Mrs Gay Smith Jonjo O'Neill
Benson 8 J Fyffe & S Townshend Sandy Thomson
Black Poppy 7 West Coast Haulage Limited Kerry Lee
Blueking d'Oroux (FR) 4 Mrs Johnny de la Hey Paul Nicholls
Brookie (IRE) 6 Miss A F Rugg Anthony Honeyball
Byker (IRE) 4 Relicpride Co Ltd Partnership Charles Byrnes Ireland
Coeur Sublime (IRE) 8 C. Jones Henry de Bromhead Ireland
Coolnaugh Haze (IRE) 5 Brownsbarn TBs & The Sheephaven Bay James Owen
Faivoir (FR) 8 Mrs Suzanne Lawrence Dan Skelton
First Street 6 Lady Bamford & Alice Bamford Nicky Henderson
Gin Coco (FR) 7 David's Partnership Harry Fry
Glorious Zoff (IRE) 6 Deva Racing GZ Fergal O'Brien
Go Dante 7 Mrs Barbara Hester Olly Murphy
Hansard (IRE) 5 Noel Fehily Racing Syndicates Hansard Gary Moore
Hey Johnny (IRE) 6 Mr Joseph M. Fitzpatrick Thomas Mullins Ireland
Iberico Lord (FR) 5 Mr John P. McManus Nicky Henderson
Knickerbockerglory (IRE) 7 Chelsea Thoroughbreds - Knickerbocker Dan Skelton
L'Eau du Sud (FR) 5 Sir A Ferguson G Mason J Hales & L Hales Dan Skelton
Lookaway (IRE) 6 Peter Beadles Neil King
Luccia 5 Pump & Plant Services Ltd Nicky Henderson
Madara (FR) 4 Bryan Drew and Friends Sophie Leech
Magical Zoe (IRE) 5 Patrick & Scott Bryceland Henry de Bromhead Ireland
Matterhorn (FR) 5 Mrs Johnny de la Hey Paul Nicholls
Metier (IRE) 7 Mr G. C. Stevens Harry Fry
Nemean Lion (GER) 6 Mr Will Roseff Kerry Lee
Ocastle des Mottes (FR) 4 Mr Simon Munir/Mr Isaac Souede W. P. Mullins Ireland
Onlyamatteroftime (IRE) 7 Mr P. Byrne W. P. Mullins Ireland
Pembroke 6 Jon and Julia Aisbitt Dan Skelton
Petit Tonnerre (FR) 5 Mr John P. McManus Jonjo O'Neill
Punctuation 6 Mr Grant Leon Fergal O'Brien
Rare Middleton 4 Bryan Drew and Diana L Whateley Paul Nicholls
Royal Eagle (IRE) 5 David Monaghan/Adam Lord/Paddy Monaghan Gordon Elliott Ireland
Sonigino (FR) 6 Sir A Ferguson G Mason J Hales & L Hales Paul Nicholls
Soul Icon 6 This time next year maybe Keiran Burke
Swaffham Bulbeck (IRE) 9 Stuart Edmunds Racing Club Stuart Edmunds
Teddy Blue (GER) 5 Hale Sargent Evans Clifton Gary Moore
Too Friendly 5 The Gredley Family James Owen
Under Control (FR) 4 Mr John P. McManus Nicky Henderson
39 entries
7 Irish-trained
Unibet Greatwood Hurdle, Unibet odds:
8-1 Luccia, Nemean Lion, Under Control, Ocastle des Mottes
10-1 Hansard, Iberico Lord, Coeur Sublime
12-1 Gin Coco, Anyharminasking, Sonigino, Metier, Petit Tonnerre, Royal Eagle
14-1 Black Poppy, Teddy Blue, Pembroke, Punctuation, Byker, Blueking dOroux
16-1 First Street, Too Friendly, Magical Zoe, Afadil, Brookie, Lookaway, Onlyamatteroftime, LEau Du Sud
20-1 Faivor
25-1 Knickerbockerglory, Swaffham Bulbeck, Go Dante, Madara, Benson, Hey Johnny, Rare Middleton
28-1 Glorious Zoff, Matterhorn
33-1 Soul Icon, Coolnaugh Haze
