The first race of the 2010 Cheltenham Festival is now just a matter of hours away.

Practised and inexperienced players will have one eye on the various bookmaker offers available to them and fans who didn’t think fast enough to take the time off work will be doing everything they can to make sure they don’t miss a minute of the action.

To see all the runners and the odds for the opening day of the Cheltenham Festival, head to Paddy Power and sign up to get a free £50 bet on any of the races. The Irish firm are also offering a fantastic money back offer, should Dunguib win the Supreme Novices' hurdle - click here for more details.

Tuesday’s card from the 2010 Cheltenham Festival

13:30 Spinal Research Supreme Novices' Hurdle (grade 1) (4yo+, Class 1, 2m 110y, 18 runners)
14:05 Irish Independent Arkle Challenge Trophy (grade 1) (5yo+, Class 1, 2m, 12 runners)
14:40 William Hill Trophy Handicap Chase (grade 3) (5yo+, Class 1, 3m 110y, 24 runners)
15:20 Smurfit Kappa Champion Hurdle (grade 1) (4yo+, Class 1, 2m 110y, 12 runners)
16:00 Glenfarclas Handicap Chase (cross Country) (5yo+, Class 2, 3m 7f, 16 runners)
16:40 David Nicholson Mares' Hurdle (grade 2) (4yo+, Class 1, 2m 4f, 17 runners)