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THE Greatest Show, the Cheltenham Festival, is upon us once more. The horse racing will be ultra competitive, but it is still possible to pick winners and make a profit. Here is one very simple rule to help you find a few winners at decent odds. Finding Winners CONCENTRATE on horses which either won or finished second at last years festival. That simple rule highlighted six winners last year – Sire Du Berlais 10/1, Politologue 6/1, Concertista 9/2, Champ 4/1, Al Boum Photo 100/30 and En...

10mm of rain overnight changed the going at Cheltenham to soft, good to soft in places, so we have picked out four horses who could benefit from the change of c

CHELTENHAM TIPS FOR DAY 1 OF THE 2021 FESTIVAL Cheltenham tips for Champion Hurdle Day, Tuesday, March 16 Reporter: ); 1.20pm - Sky Bet Supreme Novices Hurdle  Willie Mullins trains the favourite for the very first race on the card this year in APPRECIATE IT (7/4) who should win to get punters off to a good start from their sofas. His only defeats for Willie Mullins came on debut back in 2019 at Fairyhouse and at Cheltenham last year when his colours were lowered by Ferny Hollow in the Cham...

As Richard Johnson prepared for his 26th Cheltenham Festival, he warned that Native River has "a huge chance" in the Gold Cup next Friday.

Plus: TV channel and race guide

Plus: A day-by-day schedule and a guide to the big races

Ante-post market The key storylines In one of the clashes of the week, expect a new chasing star to be crowned. This could prove the coronation of Shishkin, with the Nicky Henderson-trained seven-year-old out to follow in the footsteps of Seven Barrows superstars Altior and Sprinter Sacre in lifting this star-studded prize. As with his two former stablemates, it has been a quiet yet tried-and-tested route to Cheltenham this season with Shishkin. Last years Supreme Novices Hurdle winner destroye...

Plus: TV channel and race guide

The Leader Newspaper What Did We Learn From The Dublin Racing Festival? The countdown for the Cheltenham Festival is well underway, and gamblers were given a last-minute look at some of the Irish contenders that will be crossing over for the National Hunt centrepiece this past weekend. In truth, it was a thrilling two days of action from around the United Kingdom and Ireland, with no shortage of stories emerging. The level of action on display was something that wouldn’t have ...

UPDATED 1:11PM, FEB 6 2021 Yala Enki has come in for notable market support this morning ahead of the rescheduled Grade 2 Cotswold Chase at Sandown (2.20). The 11-year-old has proven his stamina over far further than this afternoons three mile trip and should relish the testing conditions. Available at 15-2 overnight, Yala Enki is now a general 11-2 shot to claim a first victory at Grade 2 level following an impressive performance in the Portman Cup at Taunton last time. Bristol De Mai ...