Cheltenham Festival: Day 1 predictions from Ruby Walsh and Donn McClean
As the Cheltenham Festival gets under way on Tuesday, 11-time leading jockey Ruby Walsh and journalist Donn McClean preview the main races.
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One of the highlight's of the racing calendar returns this week as the 2023 Cheltenham Festival takes place over the water.
Cheltenham Tuesday preview: Constitution Hill ready to reign in Champion Hurdle
Constitution Hill is all set for his crowning moment when he lines up in the Unibet Champion Hurdle on day one of the Cheltenham Festival (3.30pm).
Cheltenham Festival: Energumene and Edwardstone clash in Champion Chase
Defending champion Energumene will face six rivals in the Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase at Cheltenham on Wednesday.
Honeysuckle primed for sweet swansong in Mares' Hurdle
There will surely be no more popular winner at this year's Cheltenham Festival than Honeysuckle if she can go out in a blaze of glory in Tuesday’s Close Brothers Mares’ Hurdle.
Cheltenham Festival: Barry Connell bullish on chances of Marine Nationale and Good Land
Barry Connell has yet to train a Cheltenham winner, however, the Dublin-born former amateur jockey believes that he knows the formula for Festival success.
Cheltenham Festival: Soft ground set to prevail on Day 1
Cheltenham clerk of the course Jon Pullin expects the Festival to begin on soft ground ahead of week which promises to bring a mix of weather to Prestbury Park.
Cheltenham Festival: Irish dominance set to continue
The irony that the trophy awarded at Cheltenham for winning the Prestbury Cup isn't as described won't be lost on the competition's detractors. Rather than being an actual cup, it resembles an oversized, gaudy pepper mill.