While he has seven Irish trainers titles to his credit Cheltenham has not always been the happiest hunting ground for Noel Meade and he goes there in 2013 with a reduced team in comparison to other years.
At the time of writing Meade had the following horses entered:
| 13-Mar-13 | Ally Cascade, Neptune Investment Management Novices’ Hurdle Grade 1 |
| 12-Mar-13 | Ally Cascade, William Hill Supreme Novices’ Hurdle Grade 1 |
| 15-Mar-13 | Blissful Moment, Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle Grade 1 |
| 13-Mar-13 | Blissful Moment, Neptune Investment Management Novices’ Hurdle Grade 1 |
| 15-Mar-13 | Busty Brown, Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle Grade 1 |
| 13-Mar-13 | Ipsos Du Berlais, John Oaksey National Hunt Chase |
| 14-Mar-13 | Monksland, Ladbrokes World Hurdle Grade 1 |
| 15-Mar-13 | Mullaghanoe River, Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle Grade 1 |
| 13-Mar-13 | Owen Mc, Weatherbys Champion Bumper Grade 1 |
| 14-Mar-13 | Prima Vista, Jewson Novices’ Chase Grade 2 |
| 14-Mar-13 | Realt Dubh, Ryanair Chase Grade 1 |
| 13-Mar-13 | Realt Dubh, sportingbet.com Queen Mother Champion Chase Grade 1 |
| 15-Mar-13 | Road To Riches, Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle Grade 1 |
| 13-Mar-13 | Road To Riches, Neptune Investment Management Novices’ Hurdle Grade 1 |
| 14-Mar-13 | Texas Jack, Jewson Novices’ Chase Grade 2 |
| 13-Mar-13 | Texas Jack, RSA Chase (Grade 1) |
Noel has high hopes for Monksland in the 2013 World Hurdle and spoke to Racing Post TV about this and his other festival horses.
