Did not have the run of the race when third to Deeley's Choice over a mile and a half at Kempton last time and fancied to atone. The four-year-old is fancied to extend Amy Murphy's decent recent run.

Top of the world: Epatante will return to Cheltenham next month to defend her title in the Unibet Champion HurdleCredit: Edward Whitaker Nicky Henderson is confident both of his currently active ...

Mystical Power reversed the Sky Bet Supreme Novices' Hurdle form with Slade Steel in the Grade 1 KPMG Champion Novice Hurdle on day one of the Punchestown Festival. Willie Mullins' horse was sent off ...

Daryl Carter has three bets and updates his P/L Daryl Carter heads to Newbury for all his three bets on Friday and is hoping Marble Sands can reverse form with hot-pot Hermes Allen... A good race, and ...

Tony McFadden provides the Timeform ratings reaction following the top-class racing at Sandown on Saturday. Lulamba's comprehensive victory at the Punchestown Festival, where he reversed Triumph ...

I must touch on selling the Tuners Novice Hurdle favourite 5/23.50, The New Lion, to JP McManus. I am baffled, as I think he is the worst-priced ante-post favourite on the list. His Challow Hurdle ...

Havaila does have some great hurdle form but it is inconsistent. The five-year-old hasn't been seen over hurdles since March after two poor runs having ran well to beat Issam at Sandown in January. In ...

Five of last year's Fighting Fifth Hurdle runners are back to take each other on, with young pretender Monmiral the odd one out. Let's hope we don't see a repeat of the carnage Not So Sleepy caused ...

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Sportsmail provides all the tips ahead of the opening day of Cheltenham Festival with selections and dangers in the Supreme Novices Hurdle, Arkle Chase, Ultima Chase, Champion Hurdle, Mares' Hurdle, ...

Five of last year's Fighting Fifth Hurdle runners are back to take each other on, with young pretender Monmiral the odd one out. Let's hope we don't see a repeat of the carnage Not So Sleepy caused ...

Woodland Park's hurdle debut is quite promising as it has worked out quite well with the winner, I Wish You's form. I Wish You came second to Wreckless Eric back in February but that winner went on to ...