Ruby Walsh: How to piece together the Cheltenham Festival jigsaw puzzle

We have all the declarations for this weekend's action, but until tomorrow morning, ante-post betting is still an option for the Cheltenham Festival. I doubt there is any value left hanging about.

HOPE: Kopek Des Bordes and jockey Paul Townend. Kopek Des Bordes is one of Willie Mullins' big hopes for this year's Cheltenham Festival . Pic: Evan Treacy/PA Wire.

Sandown Park, Hereford, Ayr and Gowran Park provide all the National Hunt action today, and tomorrow the show will move to Carlisle, Warwick and Naas, before the train rolls into Stratford, Taunton or Plumpton on Monday and then for those who are lucky enough to partake in the Premier League, the show starts on Tuesday at Cheltenham.

Whose mind is where right now is a realistic thought today. Everyone will pretend they are focused on the present as the future is promised to no one but who is going racing today carefree about what happens and not worried about being this close to making the biggest week of the year yet knowing they are not there yet.