Cheltenham Festival Tips: Key Timeform data on Tuesday including a clear Ratings Choice in Supreme Novices' Hurdle

• Old Park Star the one they all have to beat 

• Iroko has tools to come out on top in Ultima

• Bibe Mus not out of it in the Fred Winter

• Bet £10 get £10 on racing multiples every day of Cheltenham Festival

• For the latest Betfair Racing odds click here

• Click here for more racing tips

Cheltenham Day 1 Superboost Winner

The Cheltenham Festival got off to a flyer for the 31,000 backers of the Betfair Sportsbook Superboost as Old Park Star won the Supreme Novices' Hurdle. See details of the offer below and look out for the more Betfair Superboosts at the Festival.

*

The Betfair Sportsbook have a fantastic Superboost to commence the 2026 Cheltenham Festival in the shape of Supreme Novices' Hurdle favourite Old Park Star.

The six-year-old has never been out of the first three in all of his six career starts and he's won all three of his races for new trainer Nicky Henderson this season. He was 1/31.33 to finish in the top four in Tuesday's curtain raiser, but you can now back him at the super-boosted price of 1/12.00.

To take advantage of this generous Superboost, click on the odds below to go to the Racing page on the Betfair Sportsbook, and then click on the Cheltenham tab.

NAP: Supreme Novices' Hurdle: 13:20, Cheltenham - Timeform Ratings strongly favour Old Park Star

It looks a cracking renewal of the Supreme Novices' Hurdle, but from a ratings perspective, it is very hard to get away from the Nicky Henderson-trained Old Park Star.

He was placed in three bumpers for Paul Nicholls last season, but has quickly developed into a very smart novice hurdler this campaign, winning all three of his starts and looking an excellent prospect in doing so.

Henderson's last three winners of the Supreme - Altior, Shishkin and Constitution Hill - have been out of the top drawer and Old Park Star could be of a similar calibre himself judged by the way he quickened right away from a useful sort in the Rossington Main Novices' Hurdle at Haydock last time, a performance which was supported by an excellent timefigure.

He's a polished jumper who possesses bags of speed, attributes associated with a horse you'd want on your side in a Supreme and he already sets a high bar. Indeed, he's 7lb clear of Talk The Talk on Timeform weight-adjusted ratings, and 15lb clear of Mighty Park and Mydaddypaddy. Old Park Star also has winning form at Cheltenham, which will stand him in good stead, and he's the best bet of Day 1 at his current odds.

Each Way: Ultima Handicap Chase, 15:20, Cheltenham - Iroko can put it all together

The Ultima is one of the few races at the Cheltenham Festival that Britain has dominated over the years, and they appear to hold the aces once again with the Greenall & Guerriero stable holding a strong hand with Iroko and Jagwar.

The former had some solid form last season without winning, notable efforts coming when runner-up to Grey Dawning at Kelso and hitting the frame in the Grand National at Aintree.

He bumped into subsequent King George winner and Gold Cup favourite The Jukebox Man on his return in a graduation chase at Haydock, beaten only two-and-a-half lengths, and he deservedly recorded a second win over fences in a similar event at Ascot just before Christmas.

It is unlikely he had to improve to do so, but he still produced a high-class effort to readily dispatch of Firefox, who is a high-class chaser in his own right. This will be his first start in a handicap since the Grand National, but he's only 5lb higher in the weights now, which still looks workable.

The step back up in trip will also be in his favour and, though he carries top weight, he has a touch of class which could prove too much for some of these, with the main danger looking to be his stablemate, Jagwar. Iroko tops Timeform weight-adjusted ratings and his current odds make him a solid each-way play, especially given how consistent he is.

Longshot: Fred Winter, 14:40, Cheltenham - Bibe Mus may be ahead of his mark

The Fred Winter looks a typically competitive renewal and British-trained runners seemingly have a stronger chance than usual to end the Irish dominance of the race.

The Nicky Henderson pair, Malanga and Mustang du Breuil both look interesting, but at a bigger price so is Bibe Mus, who made a winning start for Paul Nicholls at Sandown on Saturday.

He'd been improving by the run for Ross O'Sullivan in Ireland, but he immediately proved better than ever for new connections, and the weight of support behind him last weekend suggested that he'd been showing up well at home.

The official winning margin was three lengths, but he was value for at least double that, and he travelled and jumped like a horse who will be well suited by the demands of a Fred Winter. Bibe Mus picked up a 5lb penalty for that success which has ensured him a place in this and he only has 4lb to find with Timeform top rated Winston Junior.

Nicholls has stated in his Betfair Racing Blog that he's come out of that race fine, so the quick turnaround shouldn't pose a problem, and he's entitled to improve further still - he has the Timeform small p attached to his rating.

You can read Paul Nicholls on his Tuesday runners at Cheltenham here

Now read Sam Turner's three tips for day one at Cheltenham