Racing Lee's Day 1 Cheltenham Tips have landed! Check out who he is backing on the opening day here.
Plate Handicap Chase
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Plate Handicap Chase Tips
MADARA (1pt WIN @ 4/1)
PEAKY BOY (0.5pt WIN @ 18/1)
Happy with Madara, even as favourite, as a course-lover, this race has clearly been a plan.
Add in Peaky Boy, who has plenty of Cheltenham form.
Ultima Handicap Chase
Ultima Handicap Chase Tips
JOHNNYWHO (0.5pt WIN @ 12/1)
BLOW YOUR WAD (0.5pt WIN @ 25/1)
Johnnywho and Blow Your Wad can give Jaqwar something to think about at the prices.
Cheltenham Festival 2026
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Racing Lee's Cheltenham Day 1 Ante-Post Portfolio
Supreme Novices' Hurdle
Horse: Talk The Talk
Priced Tipped At: 10/1
Current Price: 4/1
Advised Stake: 1pt Win
Champion Hurdle
Horse: The New Lion
Priced Tipped At: 4/1
Current Price: 2/1
Advised Stake: 1pt Win
National Hunt Chase
Horse: Grand Geste
Priced Tipped At: 14/1
Current Price: 12/1
Advised Stake: 1pt Win
Tuesday kicks off the Festival with the Grade 1 Supreme, which is looking like a potentially vintage renewal.
We have Talk The Talk in the ante-post book, although I do like Old Park Star, and he would be a tough beat.
The New Lion is another in our ante-post book at 4/1, but it won’t be a push over in a wide-open feature race, the Champion Hurdle.
The closing race is a tricky puzzle to solve, Iceberg Theory has had form franked, but we have Grand Geste at 14/1 each-way, so with the proven stamina assured as shown in the Grand National Trial last time out, I will take him to at least fill the frame for a team in-form this season.
Arkle Chase Tips
KOPEK DES BORDES (1.5pt WIN @ 6/4)
In the Arkle, I think Kopek Des Bordes may defy the stats and win!
