Which Cheltenham

Which Cheltenham banker is best value? Jackpot Bet Online – the best news site talks about the financial issues of the Cheltenham festival. EVERYBODY loves a Cheltenham Festival banker, often combining them in life-changing accas, but which of this year's lumpjobs makes most appeal? Sprinter Sacre (1-4) and Master Minded (4-11) have obliged in Champion Chases recently, but punters ploughing into Annie Power at 1-2 in the Mares' Hurdle last year were left wondering what might have been following her final-flight fall.

This month's festival - jump racing's most magical week of the year - will not feature an Arkle, who was sent off at 1-10 before winning the 1966 Cheltenham Gold Cup by a whopping 30 lengths. Faugheen, although never an Arkle-like price in the Stan James Champion Hurdle, also misses out through injury, but there are still a few shorties - three of them trained by Willie Mullins - for punters to get stuck into.

What they say: "He's at that point in his career where I don't know if we've ever had anything as good" - Willie Mullins, trainer Pros A different species according to trainer Willie Mullins, who is not short of star horses.