Ladbrokes World Hurdle

Class 1, Grade One, £260,000 Total Prize Fund, three miles. Cheltenham, 3.20pm, Thursday, March 12. For four-year-olds and upwards, three miles. Weights: 4yo: 11st; 5yo+: 11st 10lb; fillies & mares allowed 7lb.

Forfeit stage February 10
£15,500 supplementary entry stage March 6
Six-day confirmation stage March 6
Final declarations 10am, March 10.

Form Horse Age Owner Trainer

100-1FF23 AFSOUN (FR) 7 Trevor Hemmings Nicky Henderson
63-54261 AITMATOV (GER) 8 John O'Meara Noel Meade IRE
1301-U11 BIG BUCK'S (FR) 6 The Stewart Family Paul Nicholls
2411-446 BLAZING BAILEY 7 Three Line Whip Alan King
165-111 CATCH ME (GER) 7 J P O'Shea Edward O'Grady IRE
312-112 DUC DE REGNIERE (FR) 7 Sir Peter & Lady Gibbings Nicky Henderson
430-2113 FAIR ALONG (GER) 7 Alan Peterson Philip Hobbs
220-1305 HARDY EUSTACE (IRE) 12 Laurence Byrne Dessie Hughes IRE
113512- KASBAH BLISS (FR) 7 Henri de Pracomtal Francois Doumen FR
00-666114 LOUGH DERG (FR) 9 W Frewen David Pipe
1/2121P/- MIGHTY MAN (FR) 9 Joss Hanbury Henry Daly
041-223 MOBAASHER (USA) 6 Seasons Holidays Paul Nicholls
214-010 NENUPHAR COLLONGES (FR) 8 Top Brass Partnership Alan King
45/15-325 NO REFUGE (IRE) 9 Andrea & Graham Wylie Howard Johnson
1424-15 OTHERMIX (FR) 5 Power Panels Electrical Systems Ltd Tom George
4/05-111 P'TIT FUTE (FR) 8 JRM Racing Syndicate Francis Flood IRE
111-1350 PETTIFOUR (IRE) 7 J B Pettifer Nigel Twiston-Davies
03/2421- POUVOIR (FR) 6 Bob and Pauline Scott Alan King
4-414122 POWERSTATION (IRE) 9 Fat Frog Syndicate Eamon O'Connell IRE
1113-112 PUNCHESTOWNS (FR) 6 Judy Wilson Nicky Henderson
2113-113 SHAKERVILZ (FR) 6 Thomas Gilligan Willie Mullins IRE
1162-35 TAZBAR (IRE) 7 The Supreme Partnership Keith Reveley
22/221-0 THE JAZZ MUSICIAN (IRE) 7 The Jazz Club Colin Tizzard
5P-32522 WHATUTHINK (IRE) 7 Cavan Developments Bloodstock Oliver McKiernan IRE
24 entries remain after first scratchings deadline
7 Irish-trained
1 French-trained

THE FOLLOWING 12 HORSES HAVE BEEN SCRATCHED: AFRAD (FR), AIGLE D'OR, BLUE SHARK (FR), BRAVE INCA (IRE), GASPARA (FR), INGLIS DREVER, JOHNNIE DILLINGER (IRE), KAZAL (FR), NICANOR (FR), TEMOIN, TIDAL BAY (IRE), UNITED (GER)

LATEST TIMEFORM RATINGS

PUNCHESTOWNS (FR) 167

KASBAH BLISS (FR) 166

BIG BUCK'S (FR) 160+

FAIR ALONG (GER) 159

CATCH ME (GER) 159

LOUGH DERG (FR) 156

HARDY EUSTACE (IRE) 156

DUC DE REGNIERE (FR) 155

MOBAASHER (USA) 154

AITMATOV (GER) 154

PETTIFOUR (IRE) 153

WHATUTHINK (IRE) 152

POWERSTATION (IRE) 152

SHAKERVILZ (FR) 151

TAZBAR (IRE) 150+

BLAZING BAILEY 149+

AFSOUN (FR) 149§

OTHERMIX (FR) 147

NO REFUGE (IRE) 145x

NENUPHAR COLLONGES (FR) 144

POUVOIR (FR) 137+

P'TIT FUTE (FR) 137

THE JAZZ MUSICIAN (IRE) 130+

MIGHTY MAN (FR) ?