1610; The end of three fantastic days at Cheltenham. The weather didn't win. What a day it's been everywhere. Positive one for Sizing Europe, Tataniano and Solwhit. Hurricane Fly took a fierce hold and may have got tired. Better to come from him. Well Chief was fantastic, rolling back the years. Let's hope they can keep the wheels on.

Master Minded? The lugging to the right clearly worried Paul Nicholls. The jury is out but he's in the right hands to be brought back for the Tingle Creek. He has a bit to prove now.

1608: Well, well, well. That was impressive. Ghizao saunters home for Ruby Walsh, Paul Nicholls, the Stewarts and the Johnsons. Lidar does little wrong in second.

1550: I'm sitting this one out with a note from matron. Not got a clue. Favourite plenty short enough only observation.

1539: That's more like it. Change for the game. One race left. Just as I've hit my stride too.

1528: "I thought I was riding the best horse in the race. He's an improver and has got to the level to go for Champion Hurdles now," Davy Russell says of big-race winner and Champion Hurdle favourite Solwhit.

1520: Can't have the favourite at even money - even though he's the most likely winner. Prefer Tell Massini who will be going on at the finish.

1510: For or against Reve De Sivola here? Adam Robinson writes: "Berties Dream has to be the each way bet in the next, fell last time out, but probably would have won. The horse that finished 2nd that day (would have finished 3rd) has gone on to win a grade 3. Berties is proven in the ground and looks the solid horse to challenge Reve De Sivola. Even more encouraging is the fact AP is on!"

1502: "He's very, very tough and is fantastic horse," the winning rider declares.

1501: Wolf Moon is an improver and wins under Warren Marson. Not the tidiest at his fences but one of the strongest in the finish has always been my feelings towards the winning jockey. They keep going under him.

1457: Solwhit was most impressive in Ireland and is now 4/1 joint-favourite with Sky Bet for the Champion Hurdle alongside Binoular. Hurricane Fly is out to 5s from 3s.

1450: In-form Michael Moran likes Fruity O'rooney here. I'm boring and are with favourite Mahonia. I am boring too. Looking forward to I'm A Celebrity tonight.

1444: Solwhit is a ready, and impressive winner at Punchestown. Hurricane Fly travelled very strongly but in the end has no answer to the winner's change of gear and has to settle for third having failed to pass Muirhead. He took a very keen hold through the race though and just seemed to flatten out.

1440: Hurricane Fly time and he's making the running at Punchestown.

1426: "It doesn't get any better than that. He was hacking all the way round and I'm just working out how to ride him," says winning jockey Paddy Brennan.

1425: I soon knew my fate and Khyber Kims wins the races at 9/1. Nigel Twiston-Davies was very sweet on him. Harry Tricker second and Medermit runs a huge race under 11st 12lb in third.

1414: Just to stress 'Tummy Murphy' was a typo not a pet name I have for the great man!

1405: Sky Bet paying four places on our next, the Greatwood. Ronaldo Des Mottes for me, David Pipe and Timmy Murphy!

1401: "We're disappointed to be beaten and for whatever reason he was hanging to his right all the way round. It's something he did when we first got him and we got it out of his system. I'm more concerned over why he's hanging rather than the defeat. All credit to David (Pipe) and Well Chief though," Nicholls says of the beaten favourite.

1400: Master Minded still Champion Chase favourite with Sky Bet but he's 7/4 from 4/5. Well Chief is 5s from 16s.

1357: Adam Robinson writes: "What a race, to my eyes Master Minded is not the horse he once was. Well Chief won that easier than it looked, on level weights in March, i can still see Well Chief beating Master Minded. All credit to the team at Pond House".

Agree it was a fantastic training performance and what a reception Well Chief gets as he comes back in. Master Minded didn't look right to me through the race there, the way he was jumping and hanging to his right was the worry.

1354: "It's a dream come true to have a horse like this. I didn't know if he was going to keep going but he did. He won easily," adds winning trainer David Pipe.

1352: "I'm delighted for the horse, he deserves that," beams winning jockey Timmy Murphy.

1351: Well Chief powers home to win at 11/4. Mahogany Blaze finishes well to take second. Master Minded, who jumped and seemed to lug a little to his right for much of the race, is only third.

1351: Well Chief goes on approaching the last from Master Minded. The game is up for the champion.

1350: Newmill leads three out. The bit two still there and travelling though.

1350: If anything Master Minded has jumped out to his right a little. He is taken wide by Ruby Walsh now.

1350: Down the hill they go in market order.

1349: Well Chief jumps the open ditch well. He's within a length.

1349: Newmill back in third now. Well Chief up to second and Master Minded goes right at the first fence on the second circuit.

1348: Newmill is going to take him on at the head of affairs but is outjumped by the favourite at the second.

1348: Here we go. Off and Master Minded is making it.

1342: At the post. Well Chief looks a picture but Master Minded is very strong in the market. It seems his 'A Game' is coming to the table.

1340: Michael Moran is still scratching his head at the price Calzaghe returned at Market Rasen. Find us one at Cheltenham now sir!

1332: Master Minded 8/13 for the Connaught. Fascinating to read the Paul Nicholls autobiography and the problems they had with him pre-Festival last year. He wasn't at his best. It was Punchestown that worried me but then again he'd gone after Cheltenham the previous season. He should win - but this is no penalty kick.

1330: "We went a good gallop and he was very good at the fences down the hill. I thought he'd improved from Exeter," Walsh says of Tataniano. "His best form is on good ground but that was a good performance".

1320: As promised, Arkle Trophy reaction. Sizing Europe 6s from 7s with Sky Bet and Tataniano 8s from 10s. They have that right for me.

1314: It's the same story in England. Tataniano never comes off the bridle to win under Ruby Walsh. Very quick fencing was a feature of the win.

1313: Fosters Cross unseats Robbie Power three out. Tataniano is left clear. He was travelling well in any case - but so was the Irish raider.

1311: The favourite flies the first two and is going a good clip.

1311: Over to you Tataniano. Off at Cheltenham.

1310: Mission accomplished for Sizing Europe. Bloodless win, fluent round of jumping.

1305: Off in Ireland. At the post at Cheltenham. Big ten minutes or so for the Arkle market coming up.

1301: Four minutes and counting to Sizing Europe at Punchestown. 1/3 so should be a steering job - just looking for another crisp, clean round of jumping.

1248: So what of Master Minded in our big one? Nicholls adds: "If Well Chief runs as he did in the Champion Chase and we do, then we have a lot to do. Master Minded is big and well but looks a bit heavy. He's done a lot of work though. I'm hopeful he will win and win well but if he's going to get beat this season, today could be the day".

1247: He again warns not to underestimate the stablemate in our opener, adding: "Five Dream will love the ground and I wouldn't rule him out either".

1246: "I am slightly worried about the ground. Ruby said at Exeter last time he wouldn't want it too soft but it's a small field and a good chance to get some experience around here," Nicholls tells RUK of Tataniano.

1240: No strong opinion on the first so will sit it out. It's a cracking little heat. Nigel Twiston-Davies felt the blinkers will sharp Pigeon Island up earlier in the week while Paul Nicholls said there wouldn't be much between Five Dream on Tataniano on very testing ground. Filing the race under "interesting".

1230: Between now and 1300 you can back Well Chief at 9/4 with Sky Bet to topple Master Minded and co.

1220: Ground update, courtesy of Simon Claisse and Racing UK. He reports: "We haven't dried out at all even though we only had a small shower. It feels very similar to yesterday and we've left it at soft, heavy in places. It doesn't seem to be too gluey though".

1200: There are currently four non-runners in the Greatwood Hurdle but Sky Bet are still paying four places providing all 15 in the race now run.

1157: "If this was a handicap we'd be getting weight from Solwhit and Muirhead so it's no easy task. He's 4/6 in the Racing Post but all I want is a good performance. Our all year is geared towards Cheltenham," Mullins says of Hurricane Fly.

1154: Willie Mullins on ATR. Big day for the great man.

1145: Adam Robinson has spotted the first Ord error of the day in relation to the Punchestown card!! He adds: "Lets not forget Sizing Europe aswell, the hairs stand up dont they!!"

It does! Sadly there are more on my back than my head nowadays.

1142: Newmill has been backed to cause an upset in the Connaught Chase at 1345.

With all eyes on reigning two-mile Champion chaser Master Minded, Sky Bet has seen some interesting support for the Irish raider who has been trimmed into 14/1 from 16s.

In the Greatwood Hurdle (1420), Raise Your Heart and Silverhand are being nibbled at on the back of a split stake Pricewise recommendation, while Issaquah is also proving popular (14/1 from 16s).

However, it's the handicap hurdle (1455) which is developing into the big betting heat of the day with Sky Bet and the most significant move is for Wellforth into 12/1 from 16s.

Other movers in the intermediate 2m5f heat include Darstardly Dick (16/1 from 20s), Wolf Moon (14/1 from 18/1) and Fruity O’Rooney (18/1 from 33s).

In the closing bumper (1600), Lidar makes his seasonal reappearance before switching to hurdles for Alan King and Sky Bet report ante-post support for the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle (16/1 from 20s).

1135: Ian writes: "They are taking bets on how far Tataniano and Master Minded will win by? Are they taking bets on how far their opponants may win by?

"This is always what makes me disgusted about these bets. A horse is expected to win but a bookmaker will offer odds about this that and the other for the horse to make a betting proposition attractive on what they see as a certainty, however if this horse loses then all those *attractive* bets are done. On form this is no cakewalk for Master Minded unless Paul Nicholls is lying and he is fit as a fiddle".

I know what you're saying Ian. However the special bets are designed to give a punting opportunity to people in races when the perhaps they wouldn't have one otherwise.

That said I do agree that today neither race is a penalty kick. Plenty of opposition to Tataniano in the first already.

1130: Adam Robinson is up and about early. He writes: "What a superb days racing. Im all over Fosters Cross in the first, cant have Tataniano at odds on, especially with doubt surrounding Tatanianos ability to handle the going.

"I think the 1.45 is a race to watch. It all depends how fit Master Minded is, if hes fit he should win, but conceding 10lbs to Well Chief will be tough. The race could go either way, so watching and savouring the race is the way forward for me.

"In the Greatwood, i think Medermit will go close, no problems with the ground and seems to go well fresh.

"I think the bumper is very interesting. Everyone knows how highly Lidar is regarded by Alan King, but there is a big word going round for Ghizao".

It is a great day Adam, yet to formulate all my thoughts. I know you can't wait for them! Agree totally about sitting out and enjoying the Master Minded v Well Chief clash. Cannot wait. Don't forget Punchestowh either with Hurricane Fly, Solwhit and Jered in action. Makes a very pleasant change for a Sunday afternoon!

1110: Sky Bet offers time. The 1455 is an extra value race while you can also bet on how far Tataniano and Master Minded will win by.

1102: Word up, as the kids say, on the non-runners. There's 11 in total with the Greatwood Handicap Hurdle at 1420 and the closing Griffins Richard Davis Awards Standard Open Nh Flat Race the races worst affected.

1100: Good morning. Four-and-a-half hours on the road back to Leeds from Cheltenham yesterday making it a round ten hours in total for the round trip. And yet it was worth it. That's Prestbury Park for you. Soft, heavy in places today after one millimetre of overnight rain.