Drever tops 20 in World Hurdle

Inglis Drever features among 20 horses still engaged in the Ladbrokes World Hurdle after the confirmation stage.

Howard Johnson´s stable star will be bidding for a remarkable third success in Thursday´s Grade One feature at the Cheltenham Festival, having also won the race last year and in 2005.

Kasbah Bliss, Wichita Lineman and Alan King´s pair of Blazing Bailey and 2006 hero My Way De Solzen also stood their ground in a race in which there were no surprise defectors.

The most notable horses no longer involved include Black Jack Ketchum, an expensive failure 12 months ago, Al Eile, Millenium Royal and Oscar Park - although the latter is still involved in the Royal & SunAlliance Novice Chase.