Sports Line looks sure to go well in Arkle

THE countdown to Cheltenham has really started now and it promises to be a revealing weekend, between Ascot and Haydock this afternoon and the two days at Leopardstown.

I’m at Ascot today to team up with Twist Magic in the Grade 1 Victor Chandler Chase and, I suppose, he has to start favourite, following a brilliant display in the Tingle Creek at Sandown.

But Sandown and Ascot are like chalk and cheese. Ascot takes a lot of getting, while Sandown is a far easier track, ideally suited to Twist Magic.