French fancy Majborough can get Mullins off to a winning start

Willie Mullins is having a profitable Cheltenham Festival and Majborough can kick off another memorable day for him by claiming victory in the JCB Triumph Hurdle, a race the Closutton maestro has taken for the last two years with Vauban and Lossiemouth.

This French import was only third behind stablemates Kargese and Storm Heart in the Spring Juvenile Hurdle at Leopardstown but certainly created a big impression in any case.

The JP Mcmanus-owned gelding looks to have plenty of scope for improvement and is already a proven performer on testing ground at Auteuil in his native country.

Gordon Elliott's King Of Kingsfield has been running with credit in behind the likes of Slade Steel and Ballyburn in top-level novice events on the Emerald Isle and can capitalise on a drop in class in the BETMGM County Handicap Hurdle.

Harry Fry is taking a chance on Gidleigh Park's stamina holding out in the Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle over three miles, but he has the ability to put in a bold bid for success if that decision proves a wise one.

Its On The Line stayed on well to finish second to Premier Magic in last season's St. James's Place Festival Challenge Cup Open Hunters' Chase and will be a force to be reckoned with now another year older and stronger.

Mullins won the first two renewals of the Mrs Paddy Power Mares' Chase and can regain that trophy via Dinoblue after having to settle for second best 12 months ago.

Dinoblue was a comfortable Grade One scorer at Leopardstown over Christmas and lost nothing in defeat when chasing home El Fabiolo there during the Dublin Racing Festival.

Henry de Bromhead appears to have laid out Waterford Whispers for the Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle since he followed up wins at Galway and Fairyhouse with a solid second at Leopardstown. The six-yearold can close this year’s Festival with a win.