Cheltenham Festival 2022 day one tips as Garry Owen picks his winner for the Supreme Novices Hurdle

The countdown to Cheltenham Festival is well and truly on.

Just one more sleep until the first of four extraordinary days of racing begins.

And after that attention will turn to the Grand National at Aintree.

Our man Garry Owen picks out his best bets and selections every day right here.

Here's a preview to Day 1 of the festival.

DYSART DYNAMO (1:30) can spark the celebrations in the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle on Day 1 of the Cheltenham Festival.

Willie Mullins’ horse was a red-hot favourite ahead of his debut in a Clonmel bumper last March.

And he totally justified that confidence with a power-packed defeat of More Than A Memory .

Ridden more prominently, the gelding improved again by routing Gordon Dai Dai at Punchestown.

Those triumphs meant that big things were expected of the six-year-old ahead of his timber career.

The six-year-old duly delivered when showing Lucky Tenner no mercy on debut at Cork in December.

He quickly shrugged off a step up to Grade 2 level when slamming Westerner back at Punchestown.

The star is ideal for this Grade 1 so he can lead his rivals a merry dance round the sharp Old Course.

The Closutton Maestro can immediately add the Arkle Trophy to his tally with BLUE LORD (2:10).

The son of Blue Bresil was good enough to finish third in a Grade 1 novice hurdle at Punchestown.

However, it was always obvious that this strapping type’s future lay over the larger obstacles.

The seven-year-old confirmed that impression with an effortless defeat of El Barra on debut at Cork.

He gained more valuable experience when galloping all over the talented Lifetime Ambition at Naas.

The gelding didn’t please everyone when chinning Riviere D'etel in the Irish Arkle at Leopardstown.

That was