Pick or choose: eight intriguing Cheltenham Festival duels

The absence of Constitution Hill has robbed the Festival of some of its lustre but there are plenty of head to heads to salivate over, all the way to Friday's Gold Cup
Pick or choose: eight intriguing Cheltenham Festival duels

ROUND FIVE: A fascinating showdown awaits between Fastorslow and Galopin Des Champs, in the Gold Cup. This is will be the fifth meeting between the pair, with the scores standing at two wins apiece. Pic: Seb Daly/Sportsfile

Il Etait Temps v Found A Fifty (Arkle Novices’ Chase, Tuesday 2.10)

With Marine Nationale out of the equation due to an 11th-hour injury setback, Il Etait Temps and Found A Fifty, first and second in last month’s Irish Arkle at the Dublin Racing Festival, are vying for favouritism in the English equivalent. Just a neck separated the pair at Leopardstown, Il Etait Temps digging deep to get up late on and mug Found A Fifty.

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