Welcome to the Evening Standard's LIVE coverage of the 2020 Cheltenham Festival.
The eyes of the sporting world will once again be on Prestbury Park as the 2020 Festival showcases the very best of National Hunt racing.
The sport's most important meeting features 28 races including some of the most prestigious in the game, culminating in the blue riband Gold Cup.
A host of superstars, both equine and human, will go head-to-head across four days of racing, with the Champion Hurdle, Queen Mother Champion Chase and Stayers' Hurdle among the other headline contests.
Follow build-up to the action, including tips and latest news around the coronavirus below!
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Standard Sport’s day one tips
1.30pm Asterion Forlonge (nap)
2.10pm Brewin’upastorm
2.50pm The Conditional
3.30pm Cilaos Emery
4.10pm Benie Des Dieux
4.50pm Galvin
5.30pm Ravenhill (nb)
