Cheltenham tips: Tom Segal, Paul Kealy and David Jennings share their best bet

Cheltenham is upon us. On Tuesday the festival finally gets under way, with a number of fascinating match-ups to look forward to throughout the week.

Many of the week's races remain difficult to unpick and punters will be looking for any help they can get as they look to end the festival in profit.

And so three of our experts – Tom Segal, Paul Kealy and David Jennings – have picked out their best bet at Cheltenham 2022.

Tom Segal

With last year's winner Sky Pirate heading the weights and an intended runner, we know where everything stands in the Grand Annual and the improving would appear to have a lot going for him.

He is clearly a big improver and would have won three of his last four over fences but for falling two out at Newbury. Last time out he couldn't have been more impressive under a big weight and while the handicapper stuck him up 8lb for that, there is surely plenty more to come from him.

Amarillo Sky goes on any ground, is usually a superb jumper and will have no problem coping with the helter-skelter gallop. He has all the ingredients needed to win a Grand Annual.

Paul Kealy

I've been convinced for a while that is the best-handicapped British horse around off a mark of 138 and hopefully he'll show that at the festival.

He was a massive eyecatcher when fifth in the Warwick qualifier on his seasonal reappearance as he pulled hard, raced wide and yet still looked to be cantering over his rivals turning in. He eventually got tired, but he'll come on a lot for that and the 2lb drop was a massive bonus.

David Jennings

Stattler

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The shrewdies keep telling me he can't win, but I'm convinced he can.

If the National Hunt Chase was a 3m novice chase around Leopardstown, Stattler would be close to evens. I think 3-1 is massive.

We saw a new version of Stattler at Naas – a battle-hardened tough nut who knew how to win and didn't want to shirk the issue. He wanted to get stuck in. I loved that. Farouk D'Alene is a relentless galloper and he outbattled him.

With only seven runners, Patrick Mullins should have little difficulty getting him into a nice rhythm and don't forget his father Willie has been aiming Stattler at this race for the best part of a year now. Take the hint.

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