The Cheltenham Festival starts on Tuesday 11 March and concludes on Friday 14 March. Fans will be glued to 28 races over four days, with seven races per day, including 13 races run over fences across the week, 13 over hurdles plus a bumper (flat race) and a cross-country chase.

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Langer Dan may not enjoy the same hype or possess the same quality as the brilliant Galopin Des Champs but Dan Skeleton’s charge matches the double Cheltenham Gold Cup winner in terms of Festival success and it’s worth siding with both of them to improve their tallies over the final two days of the meeting.