Cheltenham Festival: Latest Sun Bets Stayers’ Hurdle entries revealed with 19 horses declared
HARRY FRY is hoping Unowhatimeanharry can run a big race in the Sun Bets Stayers' Hurdle next Thursday.
Fry's hurdler is one of 19 horses left in the race after the latest declarations.
Unowhatimeanharry finished third in the race last year when sent off the 5-6 favourite and hasn't reached his peak performances yet this season.
"He is very much on target and it's all systems go," said the Seaborough trainer.
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"He galloped on Monday and we were very happy with him and Noel Fehily is going to ride him again, which is great.
"He's a 10-year-old now, so he's up against it, but hopefully he'll run well in what looks an open enough race."
Unowhatimeanharry's owner JP McManus is also represented by Yanworth, who reverts to hurdling following a spell over fences.
Donna's Diamond has been supplemented by trainer Chris Grant at a cost of £15,000 following his victory in the Grade 2 Rendlesham Hurdle at Haydock last month.
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The market is headed by Jessica Harrington's Irish Champion Hurdle hero, Supasundae, who took the Coral Cup at last year's Festival.
Willie Mullins has five entries in Bacardys, Faugheen, Penhill, Augusta Kate and Let's Dance.
Gordon Elliott's Apple's Jade completes the Irish party, although she is more likely to go for the OLBG Mares' Hurdle on Tuesday.
Jedd O'Keeffe's Sam Spinner is a leading fancy thanks to his victory in the Long Walk while last year's runner-up Lil Rockerfeller will try again for Neil King.
Nigel Twiston-Davies's stable stalwart The New One is set to tackle three miles for the first time as he makes his seventh consecutive appearance at the Cheltenham Festival.
Others in the mix are L'Ami Serge, Old Guard, The Worlds End, Wholestone, Colin's Sister and La Bague Au Roi.