Cheltenham Festival Tips: Hit a Home run in Stayers' Hurdle at 14/1

• An open renewal of the Stayers'

• Elliot pair well found in the market

• Mark's siding with one who was unlucky last year

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In terms of the four Championship races, the Paddy Power Stayers' Hurdle is probably the most open of the lot, with cases to be made for plenty of the runners.

Gordon Elliott currently dominates the betting with his pair Teahupoo and Irish Point, who are both in the same ownership and have plenty to recommend them.

The former has had a very light campaign since finishing fourth in the Champion Stayers Hurdle at Punchestown in April, running only once since, that when winning the Hatton's Grace at Fairyhouse in December.

A horse who clearly goes well fresh, he looks to have been laid out for this in an effort to go two places better than last year.

Stable companion Irish Point has been very progressive, winning his last four races, including when beating Asterion Forlonge in the Jack De Bromhead Christmas Hurdle Leopardstown last time.

However, there's little value in the Elliott pair at 11/43.75 and 3/14.00 respectively and I'd much rather angle for one at a bigger price in such a competitive contest.

There are cases to be made for plenty outside of the top two in the betting, including previous winners Flooring Porter and Paisley Park, and while those two could well play a hand, my eye is drawn to one at an even bigger price.

Count on Lee to come Home in the places

Home By The Lee ran an absolute cracker in this race last season, coming into it on the back of a pair of successive wins at Navan and Leopardstown, including when beating Flooring Porter in the latter.

He wasn't able to confirm that superiority in last year's stayers but would surely have done so without a serious mistake at the sixth that knocked him right back, doing extremely well under the circumstances to finish as close as fifth in the end.

He was possibly feeling that when pulled up at Aintree next time, running too badly to be true.

Plenty has to be taken on trust with Home By The Lee, particularly as he ran poorly last time, but there was encouragement to be gleaned from his comeback run when third to Bob Olinger in the Lismullen Hurdle.

If he hadn't run so poorly last time, Joseph O'Brien's charge would likely be shorter in the betting than his current 14/115.00 and it's rarely a bad thing to forgive a horse one poor run.

His shrewd trainer is sure to have him cherry-ripe on the day and I'm happy to take an each-way chance at the prices.

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