Willie Mullins enters ‘super’ unexposed dark horse as part of five-strong squad for Cheltenham Festival race

WILLIE MULLINS volition tract a five-star line-up successful his bid for a 3rd Mares' Chase astatine the Cheltenham Festival.

His onslaught volition beryllium fronted by 5-2 ante-post favourite Dinoblue, who was an agonising 2nd 12 months ago.

She warmed up for the contention with a crippled triumph implicit Allegorie De Vassy, who volition besides beryllium portion of Mullins squad.

She was lone 4th past year, but the 7-1 changeable was 2nd successful 2023 and is simply a information to each if connected her a-game.

Mullins said: "Dinoblue and Allegorie De Vassy went a large gallop the past time and determination was nary hiding place, contempt determination lone being the 2 of them involved.

"I ideate they volition reoppose astatine Cheltenham. I'm precise blessed with some of them and they volition conscionable disconnected levels astatine Cheltenham. It volition beryllium interesting."

The unexposed 1 is Spindleberry, whose jumping was deed and miss connected pursuit debut astatine Thurles.

This would beryllium a immense measurement up successful people for the lightly raced eight-year-old, but determination could beryllium immoderate magnitude of betterment from the 16-1 poke.

After her win, jockey Paul Townend said: "Spindleberry was truly brave for maine astatine the past - she jumped super.

"She took a stroke and volition travel connected for it, and she'll spell connected a interaction slower ground. I thought it was a bully performance."

His last 2 entries are Judicieuse Allen (33-1) and Hauturiere (100-1), who some request a large measurement up connected what they've achieved implicit fences.

The five-some won't person an casual clip of it, however, with the good fancied Bioluminescence looking to person standout claims.

She jumped beautifully to marque a winning chasing debut and built connected that erstwhile 2nd to Grade 1 victor Dancing City.

That signifier stands out, particularly arsenic it was against the boys, and she's presently astatine 3-1.

Gavin Cromwell has different brace of fantabulous chances successful the race, including past year's victor Limerick Lace.

She has been obscurity adjacent her champion this season, including a dense decision down Allegorie De Vassy, but this is apt to person been the program each along.

Only By Night is the last of the large contenders, a Grade 2 victor this play who won snugly astatine Exeter past time.

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