GUEST TIPSTER/DAY TWO PREVIEW:WITHOUT DOUBT the Queen Mother Champion Chase looks the race of the day, as it should be, and without doubt Voy Por Ustedes looks the bet of the day.
A lot of the build-up has been dominated by Master Minded and Twist Magic from Paul Nicholls' yard and I do think Master Minded is a very special horse. He is only a five-year-old though and this is a tough race for a young horse.
As for Twist Magic, I just have a doubt about him coming up that hill. There are others there who will relish it more and none more so than Voy Por Ustedes.
What this horse needs is a true-run two miles around a stiff track like Cheltenham and he didn't get that at Newbury when he was second to Master Minded, giving him 6lb.
I don't think it is a coincidence he's a dual course and distance winner and he is also that bit older than Master Minded. You know what you will get with Voy Por Ustedes around here whereas you cannot be as sure about Master Minded.
What would be great though is if we get another epic and there are three of them together at the last. If there are, I wouldn't hesitate to be on Voy Por Ustedes.
The Ballymore looks very competitive but I would still narrow it down to Aigle d'Or and Forpadydeplasterer with Venalmar running into a place. I had a worry about Forpadydeplasterer on quick ground but that has come right for him now and he should be able to handle the pace okay.
Nevertheless, I think I'll go with the course-and-distance winner Aigle d'Or. Group Captain is a 108-rated flat horse but I still think Aigle d'Or will edge it.
Overall I'm happy I skipped the SunAlliance with my horse Finger Onthe Pulse, who runs instead in tomorrow's Jewson. If it had been quick ground I would have been tempted as I don't think this is a particularly good renewal. There's certainly no Denman in there and I don't see a future Gold Cup winner coming out of it.
Pomme Tiepy has a place chance but Albertas Run is the top-rated on 149 and he's an out-and-out stayer.
I would have fancied Kicks For Free in the Coral Cup if he hadn't ended up with topweight of 11.12. That's an awful lot of weight on ground that could end up riding quite dead. He was, however, impressive at Sandown, where Ruby dropped him right out.
Leg Spinner worked very well at Leopardstown the last day but he wouldn't want testing ground. It looks a nightmare race for punters, and the best advice might be to get a cup of tea.
There's only one horse in the four-miler and that's Oranis.
I imagine he's the highest-rated horse ever to run the race. What's there to beat a 154-rated horse running off levels? I can't see it.
I'm also a big fan of Zaarito in the Bumper.
It takes some horse to win three bumpers in Ireland, two of them carrying a penalty. He was very impressive at Naas, when he just went right away in the closing stages.
Willie Mullins is always a threat here and his Drive On Regardless will be staying on today.
But I can only see him chasing Zaarito.
(In an interview with Brian O'Connor)
2.00: Aigle d'Or
2.35: Albertas Run
3.15: Voy Por Ustedes
4.00: Kicks For Free
4.40: Ornais
5.20: Zaarito
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