'Unowhatimeanharry is as far ahead as Douvan is in the Queen Mother'

Cheltenham Festival preview night
Kettles Country House, Swords, County Dublin

The panel's picks

Davy Russell Unowhatimeanharry (Sun Bets Stayers' Hurdle)

Jack Kennedy Death Duty (Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle)

Mark Winstanley Beware The Bear (National Hunt Chase)

Andrew McNamara Charbel without Altior (Racing Post Arkle)

Brian Flanagan Coney Island (JLT Novices' Chase)

Gavin Cromwell Death Duty (Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle)

Rob Catterson Yorkhill (JLT Novices' Chase)

Denis Kirwan Defi Du Seuil (JCB Triumph Hurdle)

What they say

They would be off their heads not to run him in the Coral Cup with just 10st 13lb.
Davy Russell tells Nigel Twiston-Davies where Ballyandy should be going

Altior will win, Royal Caviar will be second and I fancy the ambulance for the tricast.
The Couch has the 1-2-3 sorted in the Racing Post Arkle

He's a tough ride. Ruby's ride on him in last year's Neptune was the best of the year.
Andrew McNamara less than convinced by Yorkhill

Death Duty is definitely going to the Albert Bartlett. He is not slow but he stays and I cannot see anything beating him.
Jack Kennedy with some glowing praise for the horse he won a Grade 1 on in January

Unowhatimeanharry is just as far ahead of these as Douvan is in the Queen Mother. Of all the favourites over the week, he's the best value.
Andrew McNamara

Melon is our biggest loser of the week. Some are on at 33-1.
Paddy Power's Rob Catterson

Whisper is a lovely horse and I am absolutely mad about him.
Davy Russell loud and clear message about Whisper's RSA prospects

David Jennings in the thick of it at the Swords preview nights