Under 2 weeks to go till the greatest show on turf, can't wait.

Anybody got any tips, fancies at big prices?

I'm going to wait until next week but if you can get the Supreme Novices without My Tent or Yours, Champagne Fever might be worth an each-way (it's about tens at the moment).

What worries me is that a lot of the season has been run on heavy, and now the ground is drying up. I went to Newbury for the Cheltenham Trials and I can see a few of those that stayed on to win being beaten on softer ground.

Relishing the start of the Festival.

And I'm happy to run a bit of a Tipping competition as we did last year, will dig out the rules and re-post with Day 1's Races tomorrow.

Champagne Fever is coming in to 8s. Quevega looks unbeatable too.

My each-way value tips are:
- Knockara Beau at 2:40
- Cinder and Ashes 3:20 (won't win, could place, worth a fiver)
- 4pm- Sizing Australia

Doesn't seem like many people are left from last year, but here we go anyway. Exact same rules as last year, 'betting' with theoretical money.

Rules
- Predictions and Edits in at least an hour before Racing each day. (12:30pm I think)
- £10 to bet per race. A maximum of 2 horses per race.
- Entirely up to you whether you go e/w or to win.
- The odds used will be those the Racing Post select on their Results page.

Results will be posted at the end of each day. There'll be a winner each day and the main aim is to be the person who 'wins most money' at the end of the week.

Tuesday's Races

1:30 - William Hill Supreme Novices Hurdle

2:05 - Racing Post Arkle Challenge Trophy Chase

2:40 - JLT Specialty Handicap Chase

3:20 - Stan James Champion Hurdle

4:00 - Glenfarclas Handicap Chase

4:40 - OLBG Mares' Hurdle

5:15 - Rewards4Racing Novices Handicap Chase.


Good luck for the Festival Everyone!

Racing goes ahead at 2:05.

1:30 - £5 e/w Un Atout

2:05 - £10 WIN Overturn

2:40 - £3 e/w Merry King £2 e/w Monkerty Tunkerty

3:20 - £5 WIN Zarkandar £2.50 e/w Grandouet

4:00 - £3 e/w Big Shu £2 e/w Sacree Tiepy

4:40 - £3 e/w Une Artiste £2 e/w Kentford Grey Lady

5:15 - £3 e/w Shangani £2 e/w Arthur;s Pass

I'll have a go:

1:30 Dodging Bullets 5 ew
2.05 Simonsig 10 win
2.40 Hey Big Spender 5 ew
3.20 Grandouet 5 ew
4.00 Any Currency 10 win
4.40 Swing Bowler 5 ew
5.15 Kruzhlinin 5 ew

champagne fever and dodging bullets both £2.50 e/w
simonsig £10 win
our mick £5.00 win and merry king £2.50 e/w
grandouet £5.00 e/w
outlaw pete £5.00 e/w
une artiste £5.00 e/w
shangani £5.00 e/w

Good luck all

2.05 - Champagne Fever (EW), Jezki (EW)
2.40 - Simonsig (£10 Win)
3.20 - Fruity O'Rooney (EW), Munkerty Tunkerty (EW)
4.00 - Zarkander (£5 Win), Binocular (EW)
4.40 - Quevega (£5 Win), She Ranks Me (EW)
5.15 - Shangani (£5 EW)
5.45 - Bostons Angel (EW), Any Currency (EW)

1.30 - Back In Focus 3/1
2.05 - Taquin Du Seuil 11/2
2.40 - Unioniste 7/2
3.20 - Sprinter Sacre 3/10
4.00 - Pendra 8/1 (EW), Cash And Go (14/1 EW)
4.40 - Bordoni 9/1 (EW), Counsel 14/1 (EW)

This is going well...