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Cheltenham Festival 2022: Tuesday's Arkle Challenge Trophy tips - Edwardstone the one to beat

Jonathan Doidgejon doidge14 March 2022
Edwardstone ridden by jockey Tom Cannon on their way to winning the Ladbrokes Wayward Lad Novices' Chase (Grade 2) during Desert Orchid Chase Day of the Ladbrokes Christmas Festival at Kempto

Edwardstone ridden by jockey Tom Cannon on their way to winning the Ladbrokes Wayward Lad Novices' Chase (Grade 2) during Desert Orchid Chase Day of the Ladbrokes Christmas Festival at Kempto

Planet Sport's team of experts get stuck into the form guides for The Arkle on Tuesday, March 15 at the 2022 Cheltenham Festival.

The Racing Post's David Carr, former Cheltenham Festival winning jockey Dominic Elsworth and Planet Sport's Jonathan Doidge map out their thoughts for the Arkle.

The Arkle Challenge Trophy is the second Grade 1 race of the 2022 Cheltenham Festival and gets underway at 14:10 on Tuesday, March 15, and you can follow the action in our live race centre.

The Nicky Henderson-trained Shishkin won the 2021 Arkle, under Nico De Boinville but doesn't have a runner this year. Instead, fellow British trainer Alan King has a leading fancy in Edwardstone who is catching Planet Sport's panel's attention.

Watch who our tipping trio think is going to come out on top.

Edwardstone - David Carr (Racing Post)

"This is that rare thing at Cheltenham a Grade 1 race with a British favourite, and possibly a British winner too. Edwardstone has looked better and better each time he runs over fences.

There's going to be a real gallop on in this race and that's going to make it a proper test of jumping and I think he's going to pass it. Edwardstone for all that he's favoured is very much the one to beat."

Edwardstone - Dominic Elsworth (former Cheltenham jockey)

"I've been very impressed with Edwardstone this season. He's been tested at fast tracks like Warwick and Kempton, and also he stays as well having won around Sandown with that big hill to come up. There's the railway fences at Sandown so jumping is at a premium there too.

It'll be one-all after that race."

Edwardstone - Jonathan Doidge (Planet Sport tipster)

"I think Haut En Couleurs could run a really big race each-way, but I do worry a little about Edwardstone that's the one I'm going to nominate.

His form in his last two or three starts, on racing post ratings at least, has started to plateau a little bit. But he has jumped superbly and you can't really argue too much with the form he's put down apart from that plateau effect.

I don't think I've seen anything that I favour more than him. It's Edwardstone for me."

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