Sams has right profile

With the rain that fell yesterday afternoon and all that is expected today, Sams Profile can reverse recent form over Battleoverdoyen when they renew rivalry in the Grade 1 Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle, the opening race on day two of the Cheltenham Festival. The unbeaten Battleoverdoyen is entitled to be vying for favouritism with Champ, but Sams Profile ran on strongly last time after being tapped for toe at a crucial point in the Leopardstown race.

The more testing conditions and stiffer track will play to the strengths of the Mouse Morris-trained runner and he looks a great each-way bet to get punters off to a winning start. Delta Work is quite a warm order to land the Grade 1 RSA Chase and he has obvious claims in his bid to give trainer Gordon Elliott a first win in the race, but he may find Topofthegame a tough nut the crack.