The Cheltenham festival begins this Tuesday afternoon at 13:30 GMT+1 with 7 races taking place on the opening day with the feature being the Stan James Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy which gets underway at 15:20 GMT+1
Our tips for Tuesday are below:
1:30 Sky Bet Supreme Novices’ Hurdle – Irving is unbeaten in 4 starts over jumps, open to further improvement.
2:05 Racing Post Arkle Challenge Trophy Chase – Dodging Bullets finished miles behind Champagne Fever last year in the Supreme Novices – has improved markedly since and could surprise.
2:40 Baylis & Harding Affordable Luxury Handicap Chase – Ackertac at an each-way price in a race where bookmakers go 8/1 the field.
3:20 Stan James Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy – Hurricane Fly deserves all the respect in the world in this race having won 20 of 22 starts over fences however The New One has looked very impressive as of late and could be the one to take the Champion Hurdle.
4:00 OLBG Mares’ Hurdle – Quevega is odds-on to take this race having won at Cheltenham 5 years in a row.
4:40 Terry Biddlecombe National Hunt Chase – Beeves each-way
5:15 Rewards4Racing Novices’ Handicap Chase – Ohio Gold each-way