Walsh starts with an interesting Prospect

Ruby Walsh gets his challenge to be named top festival jockey at Cheltenham for a fifth successive time underway today on board Prospect Wells in the William Hill Supreme Novices’ Hurdle.

Walsh is expected to have a good opening day with Hurricane Fly and Quevega hot favourites to win the Champion Hurdle and Mares’ Hurdle respectively, while Al Ferof is not without hope in the Arkle.

Prospect Wells is less fancied but trainer Paul Nicholls rates him “a lively outsider’’ in the day’s opening race.