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Cheltenham Festival 2018 – Ante-post favourite Getabird heads the entries for the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle as 28 horses remain in contention

WILLIE MULLINS' Getabird heads 28 horses left in contention for the Sky Bet Supreme Novices' Hurdle - the opening race of the Cheltenham Festival.

Mullins also has Sharjah and Whiskey Sour in the mix as he looks to win the race for the sixth time.

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Getabird is the favourite for the Supreme Novices' HurdleCredit: Sportsfile

Gordon Elliott won the race last year with Labaik and has Mengli Khan and Samcro in the entries.

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However, Samcro is set to run in the Ballymore Novices' Hurdle instead.

Amy Murphy's Kalashnikov, Tom George's Tolworth Hurdle hero Summerville Boy and Nicky Henderson's Claimantakinforgan head the home team.

Supreme Novices' Hurdle entries

  • Brahms De Clermont (FR) P Nicholls
  • Claimantakinforgan (FR) N Henderson
  • Debuchet (FR) Ms Margaret Mullins (IRE)
  • First Flow (IRE) K Bailey
  • Getabird (IRE) W P Mullins (IRE)
  • Golden Jeffrey (SWI) I Jardine
  • Kalashnikov (IRE) Miss Amy Murphy
  • Lostintranslation (IRE) C Tizzard
  • Mengli Khan (IRE) G Elliott (IRE)
  • Mind's Eye (IRE) H de Bromhead (IRE)
  • Paloma Blue (IRE) H de Bromhead (IRE)
  • Samcro (IRE) G Elliott (IRE)
  • Saxo Jack (FR) Mrs S Leech
  • Scarlet Dragon A King
  • Sharjah (FR) W P Mullins (IRE)
  • Shoal Bay (IRE) C Tizzard
  • Simply The Betts (IRE) H Whittington
  • Slate House (IRE) C Tizzard
  • Summerville Boy (IRE) T R George
  • Suncroft (IRE) A Fleming (IRE)
  • Theclockisticking (IRE) Stuart Edmunds
  • The Russian Doyen (IRE) C Tizzard
  • Trainwreck (IRE) H de Bromhead (IRE)
  • Us And Them (IRE) Joseph P O'Brien (IRE)
  • Western Ryder (IRE) W Greatrex
  • Whiskey Sour (IRE) W P Mullins (IRE)
  • Dame Rose (FR) Richard Hobson
  • Khudha (IRE) A Fleming (IRE)
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