Ruby Walsh: My ten horses to follow for the jumps season

You have until 11am on Saturday, November 13 to enter the Tote Ten To Follow Competition, so make sure you get your entries in for your chance to win a share of the minimum £100,000 up for grabs.

The Racing TV Tote Ten To Follow league is also open for entries, with a chance to win monthly prizes, a 50-inch TV, a 12-month Racing TV subscription plus much more! You will need to enter code 000022 to enter (more details can be found at the bottom of this page).

Below, Ruby Walsh explains the reasoning behind choosing the ten horses in his squad, with half of them trained by Willie Mullins.

Trainer: Henry de Bromhead.

"A Plus Tard was runner-up in last season’s Cheltenham Gold Cup. I’ve picked him because he’s going to the Betfair Chase at Haydock which is left-handed, and that will suit him, and he could also go back to the Savills Chase (which he won last year) at Leopardstown over Christmas. You need Grade One winners if you are going to win this competition!"

Trainer: Willie Mullins.

"I think he’s my novice chaser for the year ahead. He was a brilliant winner of the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle and with him being one of the best novice hurdlers, he has every chance of being one of the best novice chasers."

Trainer: Willie Mullins.

"I’ve partly picked him because I’m a Willie Mullins man, but I believe he is going to go for the Tingle Creek at Sandown on December 4 and take on Shishkin, so he’ll do for me. Those bonus points would be nice to win early on."

Trainer: Willie Mullins.

"I’m looking for a horse that will crop up in the Morgiana Hurdle at Punchestown on November 14. I thought she was a very good novice last year and if Honeysuckle goes for the Hatton’s Grace, Henry de Bromhead’s star mare might not run at Leopardstown over Christmas and instead go back to the Dublin Racing Festival."

Trainer: Willie Mullins.

"I think Willie Mullins will try and keep Energumene and Chacun Pour Soi apart for as long as he can during this season, and I think Energumene could be the best two-mile chaser in Ireland this season, with Chacun Pour Soi set to go for the Tingle Creek."

Trainer: Gordon Elliott.

"I thought Fil Dor was very impressive on his hurdling debut at Down Royal in October and he could rack up the points for me early in the season."

Trainer: Henry de Bromhead.

"Honeysuckle jumps out and I am sure she will be high on everyone’s list. I’ve picked her for the Hatton’s Grace Hurdle at Fairyhouse on November 28. She will probably end up winning the Irish Champion Hurdle again this season, and maybe the Champion Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival, and do what she did last year and win four Grade Ones from four runs. That would make her a pretty big points earner."

Trainer: Willie Mullins.

"He was unlucky in the Champion Bumper at the Cheltenham Festival but he made amends at Punchestown on his next start and I think he could be the outstanding novice hurdler this season."

Trainer: Henry de Bromhead.

"I believe he is going to go for the King George at Kempton on Boxing Day. I watched him at Down Royal (in the Ladbrokes Champion Chase) and I thought he looked well under-prepared. I think he will improve a hell of a lot for that and he could be one for the King George."

Trainer: Philip Hobbs.

"I know he disappointed in France on his first start this season, but I expect him to bounce back in the Long Walk Hurdle at Ascot. I think he will be the staying hurdler that will prove hardest to beat this year."

Key terms:

£5/€5.50 per stable in the paid game. Guaranteed min. total prize pool of £100,000 (or € equivalent) with prizes paid for first 500 places (see full terms for details). Maximum one entry per person in the free game for race course membership and ticket prizes. Entries close at 11am GMT 13th November 2021. UK and ROI only. Full Terms and Conditions apply. 18+ Begambleaware.org