Cheltenham Festival 2024 LIVE results: Horse racing updates, odds, tips as Willie Mullins dominates on day one

There has been heavy rain overnight and more expected this morning, with soft ground specialists likely to enjoy conditions. The official going has been changed to heavy, soft in places. Follow all the action from the opening day of the Cheltenham Festival with our dedicated LIVE blog below!

This race is an open affair with many different horses being liked for various different reasons. However, the Mullins' second-string Miss Manzor is looking like good value.

Maiden hurdle winner at Dieppe in France on May 4 before being changed to being trained by Mullins in the off-season. Only managed seventh at Leopardstown on Boxing Day but secured a win at Fairyhouse on January 13 on soft ground last time out.

Expect her to improve from that performance and be in the fray on her first outing in England.

Attention now shifts to the Boodles Juvenile Handicap Hurdle.

Looks to be a wide open race - here are the latest odds for you:

Batman Girac, Ndaawi 10/1

That’s the end of the ITV coverage, but we will still be covering the final two races of the day in full.

Didn’t win the opening race of the day, but it’s been some day for Townend and Mullins since then.

2 - Telmesomethinggirl 22/1

Telmesomethinggirl still at the front with one to jump, but Lossiemouth is cruising just behind.

Here comes the move from Townsend, to the front and nobody gets close up the hill!

The Mullins-Townend partnership are at it again.

Ashroe Diamond leading them round, ahead of Telmesomethinggirl.

Lossiemouth three from the back, with five hurdles to jump.

Away in the Mares’ Hurdle.

Horses up at the start for the Mares’ Hurdle.

Four races down, three to go. Lossiemouth now into 8-13, very much the one to beat.

Tips - Lossiemouth win, You Wear It Well place

Lossiemouth was the best juvenile last season, beating stablemate Gala Marceau in the Triumph Hurdle at Cheltenham over similar ground.

Her return to action this season was a warm-up Grade 2 race here on January 27 in which she won by nine-and-a-half lengths, pulling away on the bridle.

The attention therefore turns to what else in this field could get a valuable place or complete a nice forecast and last year's Mares' Novices' hurdle winner You Wear It Well fits that bill.

Has disappointed so far this season with a bad mistake ruining her race last time out at Haydock on February 17. The conditions here will suit her better and should help her rediscover her form from last year.