With the top jumpers getting ready for a return to action, we’ve picked out 10 horses to follow for the 2025/26 National Hunt season.
Our list features a mix of proven star performers and younger prospects with the potential to rise through the ranks this term.
10 Horses To Follow: National Hunt 2025/26 Season
Bambino Fever (Willie Mullins)
BAMBINO FEVER (Willie Mullins)
Stormed up the hill to win the Champion Bumper at Cheltenham and comfortably followed up with another Grade One success at Punchestown. Novice hurdling is next, and Mullins recently declared, “She’s got a huge engine and is a lovely big mare. I’d be hard-pressed to think of a mare better than her.”
Heldam (Willie Mullins)
HELDAM (Willie Mullins)
Will run in the same colours as last season’s dual Grade One winner Final Demand, and there was a lot to like about the way he justified favouritism in a Punchestown point-to-point in testing conditions.
La Conquiere (Jamie Snowden)
LA CONQUIERE (Jamie Snowden)
Hails from a good French family and went into many notebooks after finishing second at 80/1 for her Thurles bumper debut. Subsequently switched to Snowden, she kept on strongly to again be runner-up in a Grade Two contest at Aintree, and connections are hoping for big things over hurdles.
Mange Tout (Gordon Elliot)
MANGE TOUT (Gordon Elliott)
A half-sister to Impaire Et Passe, this three-year-old filly made short work of her rivals in a Compiegne novice hurdle, striking by 15 lengths on very soft ground, and is now in perfect hands to fulfil her huge potential after joining the powerful Cullentra House camp.
MyDaddyPaddy (Dan Skelton)
MYDADDYPADDY (Dan Skelton)
A four-year-old Walk In The Park gelding, he oozed class when landing a Huntingdon bumper on his sole start last season, travelling strongly throughout and ultimately powering clear to score by 11 lengths after hitting the front two furlongs out.
Parchment (David Pipe)
PARCHMENT (David Pipe)
The dogs at Pond House Stables have been barking loud and clear about this exciting recruit from France, who showed good speed to score at Clairefontaine.
Salvator Mundi (Willie Mullins)
SALVATOR MUNDI (Willie Mullins)
Only fifth behind stablemate Kopek Des Bordes in the Supreme, but was then ultra-impressive when slamming the useful Romeo Coolio by seven lengths at Aintree, and Mullins is hoping he will settle better as a novice chaser, stating: “He shows more at home than he has on the track. Maybe fences will bring that out; he could be a huge player.”
Sheezer Dancer (Dan Skelton)
SHEEZER DANCER (Dan Skelton)
Another French import, this four-year-old filly was a very encouraging third of 18 on her racecourse bow in a Cheltenham bumper, making late headway following some trouble in running.
Soomaroy (Nicky Henderson)
SOOMAROY (Nicky Henderson)
This Irish point-to-point winner recently featured in a gallop alongside Constitution Hill, Jonbon and Lulamba, which suggests the Seven Barrows team hold him in high regard.
The New Lion (Dan Skelton)
THE NEW LION (Dan Skelton)
JP McManus paid big bucks to acquire the six-year-old following his Challow win at Newbury, and there are few shrewder judges. Stepping up from novice company to a Champion Hurdle campaign is never easy, but such was the manner of his smooth success in the Turners at Cheltenham, he has the scope to cope.
Bet on Horse Racing Odds at BOYLE Sports
*Prices are subject to fluctuation
Remember, Always Gamble Responsibly
