Parlour Games (John Ferguson) is among 110 engaged for the £120,000 Neptune Investment Management Novices’ Hurdle over an extended two and a half miles. The seven-year-old won the Grade Two Neptune Investment Management Novices’ Hurdle during The Open at Cheltenham in November and followed up in the Grade One Challow Novices’ Hurdle at Newbury on December 29.
Nicky Henderson is responsible for nine entries including dual Grade Two scorer Vyta Du Roc and Kilcrea Vale, who powered to a 26-length victory on his hurdling debut at Market Rasen on January 15.
Willie Mullins has 24 of the 44 Irish-trained horses engaged, including Douvan, top-class bumper performer
Shaneshill, and the Gigginstown House Stud-owned pair of Outlander and McKinley.
Liz Doyle has entered Kauto Grand Mogol, who is a half-brother to the great Kauto Star and dual Grade One- winning chaser Kauto Stone. The seven-year-old has won two of his three starts over hurdles this term and was last seen out when powering to a 32-length victory in a novice hurdle at Thurles on December 21.
He finished fourth to Free Expression in a Grade Two over two and half miles at Navan on November 23, having scored by eight lengths on his hurdling debut at Limerick on November 9. Kauto Grand Mogol also holds an entry in the Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle over three miles.
Doyle said: “Kauto Grand Mogol is very well. He will go to Clonmel for a Grade Three on February 5 and then we will decide about Cheltenham.
“I am hoping we can draw a line through his run at Navan because he never travelled or jumped and was beaten a long way out.
“His performance in Thurles the next day suggested Navan wasn’t his true running and, if that’s proved the case, he is definitely on the upgrade.
“Clonmel is a stiff two mile six furlongs and it will be interesting to see what he can do back in Graded company.
“He did not look short of gears at Thurles but his pedigree suggests he will stay three miles and we hope he will.”
| Horser | Age | Owner | Trainer |
| AENGUS (IRE) | 5 | Patricia Hunt | Noel Meade IRE |
| ALL HELL LET LOOSE (IRE) | 6 | Gigginstown House Stud | Sandra Hughes IRE |
| ALPHA DES OBEAUX (FR) | 5 | Gigginstown House Stud | Mouse Morris IRE |
| ALTERNATIF (FR) | 5 | Prof Caroline Tisdall | David Pipe |
| ALVISIO VILLE (FR) | 5 | J P McManus | Willie Mullins IRE |
| AMINABAD (FR) | 5 | Gigginstown House Stud | Willie Mullins IRE |
| ANTEROS (IRE) | 7 | K W Bell | Sophie Leech |
| ARBRE DE VIE (FR) | 5 | Susannah Ricci | Willie Mullins IRE |
| ARZAL (FR) | 5 | The Hennessy Six | Harry Whittington |
| ASO (FR) | 5 | The Bellamy Partnership | Venetia Williams |
| AUVERGNAT (FR) | 5 | J P McManus | Jonjo O’Neill |
| AVANT TOUT (FR) | 5 | Supreme Horse Racing Club | Willie Mullins IRE |
| BAIE DES ILES (FR) | 4 | Mrs Z Wentworth | Ross O’Sullivan IRE |
| BAILY CLOUD (IRE) | 5 | R A Scott | Mouse Morris IRE |
| BALLAGH (IRE) | 6 | Mrs Carolyn Kendrick | Ben Case |
| BALLYBOLLEY (IRE) | 6 | Simon Munir & Isaac Souede | Nigel Twiston-Davies |
| BEAST OF BURDEN (IRE) | 6 | Carl Hinchy | Rebecca Curtis |
| BENTELIMAR (IRE) | 6 | J Ryan | Jack Barry IRE |
| BIRCH HILL (IRE) | 5 | Ronnie Bartlett | Nicky Henderson |
| BIVOUAC (FR) | 4 | Potensis Bloodstock Ltd & Chris Giles | Nicky Henderson |
| BLACK HERCULES (IRE) | 6 | Andrea & Graham Wylie | Willie Mullins IRE |
| BOITE (IRE) | 5 | Mrs T Brown | Warren Greatrex |
| BORU’S BROOK (IRE) | 7 | Cheltenham Dreamers | Jim Best |
| BROTHER TEDD | 6 | Scrase Farms | Philip Hobbs |
| CARACCI APACHE (IRE) | 5 | Henry Ponsonby | Nicky Henderson |
| CARDINAL WALTER (IRE) | 6 | Fitri Hay | Nicky Henderson |
| CARNINGLI (IRE) | 6 | The Newport Partnership | Rebecca Curtis |
| CHAMPAGNE PRESENT (IRE) | 5 | Gay Smith | Jonjo O’Neill |
| COMMISSIONED (IRE) | 5 | Bloomfields | John Ferguson |
| DEFINITLY RED (IRE) | 6 | P J Martin | Brian Ellison |
| DIFFERENT GRAVEY (IRE) | 5 | Richard & Lizzie Kelvin-Hughes | Nicky Henderson |
| DOUVAN (FR) | 5 | Susannah Ricci | Willie Mullins IRE |
| EL NAMOOSE | 6 | Bloomfields | John Ferguson |
| FINE THEATRE (IRE) | 5 | Kay Browne | Paul Nolan IRE |
| FORYOURINFORMATION | 6 | Carl Hinchy | Rebecca Curtis |
| GLOBALISATION (IRE) | 5 | J P McManus | Rebecca Curtis |
| GOLAN DANCER (IRE) | 7 | S Hunt, R Butler, D Ward, S Girardier | David Bridgwater |
| GOLANTILLA (IRE) | 7 | Barry Connell | Tony Martin IRE |
| GREAT TRY (IRE) | 6 | Trevor Hemmings | Paul Nicholls |
| GROVE SILVER (IRE) | 6 | Alan Baxter Anthony Bloor Dave Cheetham | Jennie Candlish |
| IDENTITY THIEF (IRE) | 5 | Gigginstown House Stud | Henry de Bromhead IRE |
| INNER DRIVE (IRE) | 7 | McNeill Family | Alan King |
| JOLLYALLAN | 6 | J P McManus | Harry Fry |
| JOLLY’S CRACKED IT (FR) | 6 | GDM Partnership | Harry Fry |
| KAUTO GRAND MOGOL (FR) | 7 | J C Delamere/D McCorkell/H Catherwood | Liz Doyle IRE |
| KILCREA VALE (IRE) | 5 | Alan Spence | Nicky Henderson |
| KILLER CROW (IRE) | 6 | Gigginstown House Stud | Willie Mullins IRE |
| KILLULTAGH VIC (IRE) | 6 | Rose Boyd/B Anderson/Mrs M Armstrong | Willie Mullins IRE |
| KINGFISHER CREEK | 5 | Brocade Racing | Colin Tizzard |
| KINGSCOURT NATIVE (IRE) | 7 | K S B, M Doughty & Sarah Tizzard | Colin Tizzard |
| KINGSWELL THEATRE | 6 | John J Murray | Lucinda Russell |
| KYLEMORE LOUGH | 6 | M J McMahon | Richard Lee |
| L’AMI SERGE (IRE) | 5 | Simon Munir & Isaac Souede | Nicky Henderson |
| LASER HAWK (IRE) | 8 | W J Evans | Evan Williams |
| LYRICAL THEATRE (IRE) | 6 | The Hibo Syndicate | Willie Mullins IRE |
| MAN OF PLENTY | 6 | G Thompson | Sophie Leech |
| MARINERO (IRE) | 6 | Gigginstown House Stud | Tony Martin IRE |
| MARTELLO TOWER (IRE) | 7 | Barry Connell | Margaret Mullins IRE |
| MAX DYNAMITE (FR) | 5 | Susannah Ricci | Willie Mullins IRE |
| MCKINLEY | 5 | Gigginstown House Stud | Willie Mullins IRE |
| MEASUREOFMYDREAMS (IRE) | 7 | Gigginstown House Stud | Willie Mullins IRE |
| MILSEAN (IRE) | 6 | Gigginstown House Stud | Willie Mullins IRE |
| MONBEG THEATRE (IRE) | 6 | Tim Dykes & Lynda Lovell | Jamie Snowden |
| MONTDRAGON (FR) | 5 | J P McManus | Jonjo O’Neill |
| MORNING RUN (IRE) | 6 | Henry Murphy | Willie Mullins IRE |
| NATHANS PRIDE (IRE) | 7 | Paul Bowtell | Tim Vaughan |
| NET D’ECOSSE (FR) | 5 | Gigginstown House Stud | Willie Mullins IRE |
| NICHOLS CANYON | 5 | Andrea & Graham Wylie | Willie Mullins IRE |
| NO DICE (IRE) | 6 | Malcolm Denmark | Tony Martin IRE |
| NO MORE HEROES (IRE) | 6 | Gigginstown House Stud | Gordon Elliott IRE |
| OKOTOKS (IRE) | 5 | Malcolm Denmark | Tony Martin IRE |
| ON TOUR (IRE) | 7 | T Hywel Jones | Evan Williams |
| OPEN EAGLE (IRE) | 6 | Supreme Horse Racing Club | Willie Mullins IRE |
| ORDO AB CHAO (IRE) | 6 | A R W Marsh | Alan King |
| OUTLANDER (IRE) | 7 | Gigginstown House Stud | Willie Mullins IRE |
| PARLOUR GAMES | 7 | Bloomfields | John Ferguson |
| PHIL’S MAGIC (IRE) | 5 | Lyreen Syndicate | Sandra Hughes IRE |
| QEWY (IRE) | 5 | Bloomfields | John Ferguson |
| ROCK THE KASBAH (IRE) | 5 | Diana Whateley | Philip Hobbs |
| ROI DES FRANCS (FR) | 6 | Gigginstown House Stud | Willie Mullins IRE |
| ROYAL CAVIAR (IRE) | 7 | Susannah Ricci | Willie Mullins IRE |
| RUSSIAN BILL (IRE) | 5 | Joseph Kirwan | Noel Meade IRE |
| RUSSIAN BOLERO (GER) | 4 | BAA Management Ltd | David Bridgwater |
| SAMBREMONT (FR) | 5 | Shanakiel Racing Syndicate | Willie Mullins IRE |
| SCORPIANCER (IRE) | 6 | Bruton Street UK – II | Rebecca Curtis |
| SEEDLING | 6 | Equis & Christopher Spence | Warren Greatrex |
| SELDOM INN | 7 | Bill Walker | Sandy Thomson |
| SEMPRE MEDICI (FR) | 5 | Susannah Ricci | Willie Mullins IRE |
| SHANESHILL (IRE) | 6 | Andrea & Graham Wylie | Willie Mullins IRE |
| SHANROE SANTOS (IRE) | 6 | James Summers | Lucy Wadham |
| SHANTOU BOB (IRE) | 7 | Fallon, Shipp & Bolingbroke | Warren Greatrex |
| SHELFORD (IRE) | 6 | Carl Hodgson | Dan Skelton |
| SNOW FALCON (IRE) | 5 | Patricia Hunt | Noel Meade IRE |
| STYLISH CHAP (IRE) | 5 | Michael & Lady Jane Kaplan | Lucinda Russell |
| SUB LIEUTENANT (IRE) | 6 | Gigginstown House Stud | Sandra Hughes IRE |
| TARA POINT | 6 | R J H Geffen | Paul Nicholls |
| TEA FOR TWO | 6 | Jane Williams & Len Jakeman | Nick Williams |
| TELL US MORE (IRE) | 6 | Gigginstown House Stud | Willie Mullins IRE |
| THE LAST EURO (IRE) | 5 | Highclere T’Bred Racing – The Last Euro | Emma Lavelle |
| THE SAINT JAMES (FR) | 4 | J P McManus | Jonjo O’Neill |
| THOMAS BROWN | 6 | The Corse Lawners | Harry Fry |
| THREE FACES WEST (IRE) | 7 | Paul & Clare Rooney | Donald McCain |
| VAGO COLLONGES (FR) | 6 | Andrea & Graham Wylie | Paul Nicholls |
| VYTA DU ROC (FR) | 6 | Simon Munir & Isaac Souede | Nicky Henderson |
| WAR SOUND | 6 | The Englands and Heywoods | Philip Hobbs |
| WARRANTOR (IRE) | 6 | Sarah Drysdale | Warren Greatrex |
| WEST WIZARD (FR) | 6 | Walters Plant Hire Ltd | Nicky Henderson |
| WILD ROVER (IRE) | 6 | The Wild Rover Partnership | Rebecca Curtis |
| WINDSOR PARK (IRE) | 6 | Dr Ronan Lambe | Dermot Weld IRE |
| ZIP TOP (IRE) | 6 | Bloomfields | John Ferguson |
