Be quick…the 14-1 over my best Cheltenham Festival chance won't last long

EVERYTHING is perfectly lined up for Editeur Du Gite in Cheltenham.

The surface is perfect, he is reaching the top of his powers and crucially: there is no El Fabiolo.

What could go wrong? Yep, you guessed it, Jonbon.

You may think we have a tactical advantage, after all he is without his regular driver and had to be diverted from Ascot.

I don't pay attention to Nicky Henderson's mind games; he will still be almost impossible to beat.

However, I said the same thing about Energumene last year, so you never know!

The Stayers' Hurdle was blown wide open and French raider Theleme was ruled out.

I hope Botox Has (3.35) can throw his hat back in the ring – he's fresh and loves the track.

We're only six weeks away from the festival, but I'm not too worried.

I love having Cheltenham runners, don't get me wrong, but it's certainly not the be-all and end-all it's made out to be.

There are plenty of races of equal value elsewhere where you miss all the hustle and bustle – and the twenty Irish runners in each race.

The seemingly endless weeks of preview panels will begin soon and I'm going to save people some time.

I will be asked about fifty times over the next six weeks who my best chance is and when the ground softens it will be Salver in the Triumph.

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