The Cheltenham Festival: ,‘s ones to watch

As all eyes turn to the Cheltenham Festival, Horse & Hound’s racing experts share their thoughts on which horses you should be looking out for this week.

Meanwhile racehorse owner Jim Lewis has some useful advice when it comes to placing those all important bets. “Don’t listen to anyone else’s tips, always back your own,” he says. Then you only have yourself to blame if you go home with empty pockets.

Carl Evans, Three to follow from H&H‘s Cheltenham Form guides.

Champion Hurdle and Queen Mother Champion Chase form guides published in Thursday 6 March issue, on sale now. World Hurdle and Cheltenham Gold Cup form guides on sale Thursday 13 March.

Catherine Austen, H&H racing editor

Marcus Armytage, H&H racing correspondent

Sue Montgomery, H&H racing contributor

Mark Hedges, Country Life Editor

Emma Berry, former H&H racing editor

Who will your money be on? Share your tips now

Stay in touch with all the action from the Cheltenham Festival as it happens with daily reports and blogs from Horse & Hound’s racing editor, Catherine Austen.

In-depth reports and analysis of all the action accompanied by fantastic photographs will be available in H&H’s Cheltenham report special issue, on sale 20 March, ’08

Race card data and jockey colour images supplied by Weatherbys Ventures.

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