High Class Hero Joins Willie Mullins’ Star-Studded Cheltenham Festival Lineup

Willie Mullins has bolstered his already formidable Cheltenham Festival squad as High Class Hero emerged as a contender for the Brown Advisory Novices’ Chase. The Irish trainer, who holds the record for most Cheltenham Festival winners with 103 victories, is set to field another strong team at the prestigious event scheduled for March 11-14, 2025.

High Class Hero, currently priced at 50/1 for the Brown Advisory Novices’ Chase, joins a list of promising entries from the Mullins stable for this Grade 1 contest. The race, which takes place on Wednesday, March 12, 2025, at 2:00 PM, is run over a distance of 3 miles and 110 yards with 19 fences to be jumped.

Other notable Mullins-trained horses entered for the Brown Advisory Novices’ Chase include:

• Ballyburn (2/1 favorite)

• Dancing City (10/3)

• Lecky Watson (14/1)

• Quai De Bourbon (20/1)

• Ile Atlantique (33/1)

The Brown Advisory Novices’ Chase, formerly known as the RSA Chase, has a rich history of producing future Gold Cup winners. Mullins has previously won this race five times, with his most recent victory coming in 2021 with Monkfish.

As the Cheltenham Festival approaches, Mullins expressed confidence in his team’s preparation, stating, “The string couldn’t be in better order. Maybe unlike other years, we have a lot of our plans fairly well made. I’m happy enough that we are probably way more forward this year than we have been in other years.”

With High Class Hero joining the ranks, Mullins continues to strengthen his hand across various races at the 2025 Cheltenham Festival, further cementing his status as the most successful trainer in the event’s history.