APPLE'S JADE (Gordon Elliott) and Vroum Vroum Mag (Willie Mullins) could renew rivalry in the G1 OLBG Mares' Hurdle over two and a half miles at Cheltenham on Champion Day, Tuesday, March 13th. Prize money has been boosted to £120,000 this year.

They were first and second last year as Apple's Jade came out on top by a length and a half in what was one of the races of The Festival.

Willie Mullins also has Augusta Kate, Let's Dance and highly-regarded chaser Benie Des Dieux among his nine-strong team as he chases an amazing ninth victory in the OLBG Mares' Hurdle, which was founded in 2008.

The 33 entries also feature multiple G2 winner Colin's Sister (Fergal O'Brien), Dusky Legend (Alan King), who has been placed in the last two renewals of the G2 Trull House Stud Mares' Novices' Hurdle at The Festival, and La Bague Au Roi (Warren Greatrex), successful on six of her eight hurdle starts.

Sun Bets Stayers' Hurdle

Grade 1, £325,000 Total Prize Fund. 3.30pm, Thursday, March 15, three miles (2m 7f 213yds).

Horse Age Owner Trainer

APPLE'S JADE (FR) 6 Gigginstown House Stud Gordon Elliott IRE

AUGUSTA KATE 7 The Masters Syndicate Willie Mullins IRE

BACARDYS (FR) 7 Shanakiel Racing Syndicate Willie Mullins IRE

BALLYOPTIC (IRE) 8 Mills & Mason Partnership Nigel Twiston-Davies

BAPAUME (FR) 5 Susannah Ricci Willie Mullins IRE

BARTERS HILL (IRE) 8 Circle Of Friends Ben Pauling

BEER GOGGLES (IRE) 7 Bradley Partnership Richard Woollacott

COLE HARDEN (IRE) 9 Jill Eynon & Robin Eynon Warren Greatrex

COLIN'S SISTER 7 Caroline Beresford-Wylie Fergal O'Brien

DIAKALI (FR) 9 Nick Peacock Gary Moore

EX PATRIOT (IRE) 5 Paul Holden Ellmarie Holden IRE

FAUGHEEN (IRE) 10 Susannah Ricci Willie Mullins IRE

FINIAN'S OSCAR (IRE) 6 Ann & Alan Potts Limited Colin Tizzard

HAMMERSLY LAKE (FR) 10 Robert Aplin Charlie Longsdon

JER'S GIRL (IRE) 6 J P McManus Gavin Cromwell IRE

KNIGHT OF NOIR (IRE) 9 W Clifford Neil Mulholland

LA BAGUE AU ROI (FR) 7 Mrs Julien Turner & Andrew Merriam Warren Greatrex

L'AMI SERGE (IRE) 8 Simon Munir & Isaac Souede Nicky Henderson

LET'S DANCE (FR) 6 Susannah Ricci Willie Mullins IRE

LIEUTENANT COLONEL 9 Gigginstown House Stud Gordon Elliott IRE

LIL ROCKERFELLER (USA) 7 Davies Smith Govier & Brown Neil King

MALA BEACH (IRE) 10 C Jones Gordon Elliott IRE

MONALEE (IRE) 7 Barry Maloney Henry de Bromhead IRE

OLD GUARD 7 The Brooks, Stewart Families & J Kyle Paul Nicholls

PENHILL 7 Tony Bloom Willie Mullins IRE

PRINCE OF SCARS (IRE) 8 Gigginstown House Stud Gordon Elliott IRE

RENNETI (FR) 9 Susannah Ricci Willie Mullins IRE

SAM SPINNER 6 Caron & Paul Chapman Jedd O'Keeffe

SHANESHILL (IRE) 9 Andrea & Graham Wylie Willie Mullins IRE

SUPASUNDAE 8 Ann & Alan Potts Limited Jessica Harrington IRE

THE LAST SAMURI (IRE) 10 Paul & Clare Rooney Kim Bailey

THE NEW ONE (IRE) 10 S Such & CG Paletta Nigel Twiston-Davies

THE WORLDS END (IRE) 7 McNeill Family Tom George

THOMAS CAMPBELL 6 Mrs Van Geest & Lizzie Kelvin Hughes Nicky Henderson

UNOWHATIMEANHARRY 10 J P McManus Harry Fry

WHOLESTONE (IRE) 7 Simon Munir & Isaac Souede Nigel Twiston-Davies

WILLOUGHBY COURT (IRE) 7 Paul & Clare Rooney Ben Pauling

YANWORTH 8 J P McManus Alan King

38 entries

16 Irish-trained