Five ante-post bets for the 2022 Cheltenham Festival

Jack Nicol takes a look ahead to the 2022 Cheltenham Festival and picks five contenders he believes have strong credentials.

State Man is the best bet for the Supreme at the Cheltenham Festival. Willie Mullins has won the race more times than any other trainer. He has four horses priced at 16-1 or under. State Man has not had the chance to show his best form yet.

Edwardstone won the Kingmaker at Warwick. He is one of the British-trained bankers of this year's Cheltenham Festival. He finished sixth in the 2019 Supreme and fifth in last year’s County Hurdle.

Flooring Porter is the favourite for the Stayers' Hurdle. Klassical Dream and Champ have had a disappointing time recently. Thomas Darby won the Long Distance Hursle at Newbury in November. He finished second in the 2019 Supreme. He's worth taking a chance on. Five ante-post bets for 2022 Cheltenham Festival are available at Betfair.

Vauban defeated Fil Dor at Leopardstown.

Fil Dor was beaten by Vauban at the Dublin Racing Festival and Leopardstown. He is a grinder with a fantastic attitude. Pied Piper was imperious on Trials Day at Cheltenham. He wouldn't mind softer ground. There isn't much between the trio on a line through their Punchestown maiden.

Concertista has form figures of 212 at the Cheltenham Festival. She can continue the sequence of wins with victory in the penultimate race of the meeting. Willie Mullins won the inaugural contest with Colreevy 12 months ago. Concertista is the standout bet of this week at 11-4.