Cheltenham Day 1 Live

Welcome to HorseRacing.Net's live Cheltenham Blog. It's day 1 of the Festival and we've all the stats, data, and tips you need to be prepared for the biggest event in the National Hunt calendar.
Our tipster Ed Quigley @Longshot_Ted landed a 10/1 winner on Day 1.
His tips are in for tomorrow and you can view them all by clicking below.

That's a wrap for Day 1 folks. How good was Honeysuckle!
Some fantastic racing on show, let's hope for more of the same tomorrow.
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Was it ever in doubt!?
𝗛𝗢𝗡𝗘𝗬𝗦𝗨𝗖𝗞𝗟𝗘 wins the Champion Hurdle back-to-back! 🍯👑#CheltenhamFestival pic.twitter.com/YUP7Mi0WEJ
Stattler wins the last race of the day, the National Hunt Cup with a fine performance!
1st - Stattler - 2/1
2nd - Run Wild Fred - 15/8
It's the Boodles Juvenile Handicap Hurdle up next and Doctor Brown Bear has been tipped up by three tipsters as their best bet of Day 1. Only one horse was napped more! 22/1 is the current best price available for the Martin Brassil trained 4-year-old.
All eyes on Doctor Brown Bear as 3️⃣ tipsters have put up the 20/1 chance as their best bet of the day in the Fred Winter!
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There's also one who likes the look of a 66/1 chance in the race... 👀
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Marie's Rock wins the Mares Hurdle under Nico de Boinville! Both horses who fell are up okay thankfully.
1st - Marie's Rock - 18/1
2nd - Queens Brook - 9/2
3rd - Mrs Milner - 14/1
Marie's Rock wins the Mares' Hurdle!
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Another for Nicky Henderson and Nico De Boinville, a huge congratulations to @MprUpdates... 👏
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Next up is the final Grade 1 of the day. Click below to see the runners and riders for the Mares Hurdle.
Final Grade 1 of the day!
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A really competitive renewal of the Mares' Hurdle, who are you siding with? 🤔
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Just listen to the noise! What a reception for Honeysuckle as she comes back into the parade ring to a glorious reception.
She's now 2/1 to retain her Champion Hurdle crown at Cheltenham in 2022 with bet365.
Just brilliant scenes at #Cheltenham
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This is what a superstar horse can do! ⭐️
📹 @RacingTVpic.twitter.com/dKEEx3COal
A fantastic run by Zanahiyr to claim third at 28/1 for @Raceolly
Click below to see his remaining tips today!
Zanahiyr places at 28/1 to go with the earlier 15/2 place after the other 2 missed out by one place 👍💷 https://t.co/Ad5fk764bI
— 💥 (@Raceolly) March 15, 2022
How good is Honeysuckle! 15 from 15 for the wonder-mare.
1st - Honeysuckle - 8/11
2nd - Epatante - 16/1
3rd - Zanahiyr - 28/1
15 in a row.
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Ladies and Gentleman, the queen of National Hunt.
HONEYSUCKLE! 🍯
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Fancy the unbeaten Honeysuckle to win the Champion Hurdle at 3:30pm. New customers to 888 Sport can get her at 40/1!
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Honeysuckle is undefeated!
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Tipped back in January at 25/1 and again this week, our man @Longshot_Ted lands a lovely 10/1 winner in the Ultima.
Click below to see his remaining tips today!

Corach Rambler wins the Ultima after hitting a high of 50/1 in running. Some ride by Derek Fox.
1st - Corach Rambler - 10/1
2nd - Gericault Rock - 11/1
3rd - Oscar Elite - 22/1
4th - Tea Clipper - 12/1
CORACH RAMBLER FROM THE CLOUDS!
— HorseRacing.net (@HorseRacing_Net) March 15, 2022
That is quite unbelievable from Derek Fox! 😮👏
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Wow, Constitution Hill's performance was a second quicker than Annie Power's Champion Hurdle course record from back in 2016!
New course record!
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Constitution Hill's Supreme win breaks new boundaries at the #CheltenhamFestival with a time of 3min 44.35sec!
That's nearly a second more than the previous record held by Annie Power... 😮💨 pic.twitter.com/MjcQJ1nfCB
What a fantastic round of jumping by Edwardstone to win the Arkle!
𝐄𝐃𝐖𝐀𝐑𝐃𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐍𝐄 WINS THE ARKLE!
— HorseRacing.net (@HorseRacing_Net) March 15, 2022
What a brilliant performance, and a first #CheltenhamFestival win for Tom Cannon! 👏🏆 pic.twitter.com/NOVms9y7eS
Fantastic performance by jockey Tom Cannon aboard EDWARDSTONE to claim the Arkle. That's now 2-0 to Great Britain in the Prestbury Cup
1st - Edwardstone - 5/2
2nd - Gabynako - 25/1
3rd - Blue Lord - 4/1
Wow, wow, wow.
— HorseRacing.net (@HorseRacing_Net) March 15, 2022
Unbelievable from Constitution Hill!!! 😨#CheltenhamFestival
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And there we have it, CONSTITUTION HILL wins the first race of the day, getting NICKY HENDERSON off to a winning start.
1st - Constitution Hill
2nd- Jonbon
3rd - Kilcruit
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Can you identify these 8 famous horse racing figures from our poster?
Can you name this Cheltenham 8?
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Identify the famous racing figures featured on our poster! 👤🔍#CheltenhamFestival pic.twitter.com/r8EYd5Z951
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Willie Mullins is the winning-most trainer at the Cheltenham Festival with 78 winners at Prestbury Park. See all his runners for Day 1 here.
Backing Willie Mullins today?
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He has a stellar cast of runners today with 15 in total!
You can view them all below... 🙌
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Our man @RaceOlly has provided us with his best bets for Day 1 of the Festival. He has six tips ranging from 4/1 to 33/1. Check them out below.
- 4/1
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- 7/1
- 9/1
- 18/1
- 22/1
- 33/1@Raceolly's Day 1 #CheltenhamFestival picks have landed! He has selected 6️⃣ bets for Tuesday's action, which can all be viewed below... 🙌
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You can find all the racecards and information you need to pick your horses for Day 1 on our website by clicking the image below.
Ladies and Gentleman, the #CheltenhamFestival is here.
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A week of high quality racing and drama ahead of us, we simply can not wait!
Get all your study in for Day 1 on our site... 🙌🗞
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