Sportsmail's racing expert Robin Goodfellow dishes out his tips for day one of the Cheltenham Festival featuring the Champion Hurdle. BEST BET: HARDLINE 6-1 NEXT BEST: ORNUA 12-1 The classy Apple's Jade is sure to make a bold bid from the front in the Champion Hurdle ULTIMA HANDICAP CHASE Lightly-raced chasers have enjoyed a fine record in this race in …
Trainer David Evans has used a series of inexperienced jockeys for CABUCHON in recent runs so the booking of top jockey Silvestre de Sousa is a move that warrants further inspection. The move is even more significant when you factor in that the seven-year-old won one of the divisions of the same race last year and has slipped down to …
NABATEAN faces a couple of last-time-out winners in the mile-and-a-half handicap today with trainer Andrew Balding look to enhance a healthy strike rate at the welsh venue. His representative ran creditably in one of the hottest Ascot handicaps of the season last time and the fact he was only beaten four lengths suggests he may prove too strong for progressive …
