Dan Skelton Day 1 Runners: Cheltenham Festival 2026 Tuesday 10th March
Slowly improving year after year, this could be the biggest Cheltenham Festival yet for Dan Skelton and he's got plenty of chances on the opening day.
We've got Dan Skelton day 1 runners listed here, so you can see the firepower he's got on the first day, a sign of what's to come over the full week.
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Dan Skelton Day 1 Runners: Full Entries for Tuesday
It's a big day for Team Skelton, with The New Lion bidding to win the Champion Hurdle, the feature race on the opening day of the meeting.
He's also got another horse of interest, one well backed with UK betting sites in the build up, and one of Skelton's best handicap chances of the week, according to the man himself.
1:20pm - Supreme Novices' Hurdle
Mydaddypaddy kicks off the Dan Skelton day 1 runners in the Supreme, a horse that was a serious prospect before being beaten at Aintree, though the Skelton's have said there was a valid excuse for that.
He's here fresh, looking to bounce back and fulfil the promise that many believe he has.
2:40pm - Juvenile Handicap Hurdle
The Mighty Celt has ran just once in the UK so far in his young career, a good effort behind Manlaga, who he's against again today.
He looks the type to improve, and could be a runner that's gone under the radar.
4:00pm - Champion Hurdle
Strong in the Champion Hurdle market all season, The New Lion bids to show everyone why Dan Skelton has so much faith in this horse.
He's not had races run to suit this year over the minimum trip, but should get that here.
4:40pm - Plate Handicap Chase
Skelton runs three horses in the Plate Handicap Chase, but there's no doubting which is most fancied runner is.
For the past few weeks at open mornings and preview evenings, he's been telling everyone that Madara is one of his best handicap chances of the entire week.
He also runs two outsiders, Boombawn and Riskintheground.
Dan Skelton Day 1 Winners?
A big day for Dan Skelton, two of his most talked about horses take their chance on the opening day, so he'll be looking to land a winner somewhere.
The New Lion is going to grab most headlines. He's not had things go perfect so far this season, but this race should be run to suit him, and he'll be staying on up the hill you'd imagine.
Madara is another big chance, highlighted a lot over the past few weeks by Skelton himself as one of his best handicappers coming into the week.
Mydaddypaddy and The Mighty Celt are two lively outsiders in wide open races, who bring further hope of a winner or two on the opening day.
