Wednesday's 2022 Cheltenham Festival tips: Best bets for the ITV races
After a fantastic start to the 2022 Cheltenham Festival we move on to day 2, and our tipsters have another fistful of crackers for Wednesday, March 16.
Is your wallet battered and bruised from day 1 of the Cheltenham Festival? It shouldn't be, our tipsters are in rude health after backing Constitution Hill, Edwardstone and Honeysuckle on Tuesday.
Wednesday's big clash is the rematch between Shishkin and Energumene in the Queen Mother Champion Chase, and our tipsters, like everyone else, are struggling to make a choice between the two.
However, hopefully the Planet Sport tipsters and their friends can serve up a few Wednesday winners for you. Expect your wallets to be bulging after this set of hot selections and each-way fancies.
If you need some more info on why our tipsters have selected our Group 1 highlighted horses we'll serve up a little bit more detail further down the page.
Hot tips for Day 2 of the Cheltenham Festival
13:30 Ballymore Novices' Hurdle - Journey With Me
14:10 Brown Advisory Novices' Chase - L'Homme Presse
15:30 Queen Mother Champion Chase - Energumene
16:10 Glenfarclas Cross Country Chase - Tiger Roll
16:50 Grand Annual Challenge Cup - Editeur Du Gite
17:30 Weatherbys Champion Bumper - American Mike
Strong each-way selections for Day 2 of Cheltenham
13:30 Ballymore Novices' Hurdle - Stage Star
14:10 Brown Advisory Novices' Chase - Ahoy Senor
14:50 Coral Cup - Handicap Hurdle - Indigo Breeze
15:30 Queen Mother Champion Chase - Nube Negra
16:10 Glenfarclas Cross Country Chase - Back On The Lash
16:50 Grand Annual Challenge Cup - Elixir De Nutz
17:30 Weatherbys Champion Bumper - Poetic Music
13:30 Ballymore Novices' Hurdle - Journey With Me
14:10 Brown Advisory Novices' Chase - L'Homme Presse
Jonathan Doidge, Planet Sport: "I'm going to go here with the Brits, with Venetia Williams and L'Homme Presse. He's come on leaps and bounds since going chasing this season.
15:30 Queen Mother Champion Chase - Energumene
David Carr, Racing Post: "Shishkin beat Energumene at Ascot and everyone seems to think he'll beat him again. He might do, but 4/7 one and 100/30 the other, I think Energumene has to be the bet.
"He had Shishkin beat for most of the race at Ascot, this isn't any stiffer a track, if anything it might be an easier course. If he gets in good jumping rhythm up front, Energumene has to be the bet to overturn the favourite this time."
17:30 Champion Bumper - American Mike
David Carr, Racing Post: "Facile Vega is going to be all the rage, he's out of Quevega, a Cheltenham legend, he looked really stylish at Leopardstown last time.
"This isn't a stylish race, I think American Mike could outstay him, Gordon Elliott thinks an awful lot of him and I think American Mike might be the value."
How to watch Cheltenham Festival on TV
ITV's coverage, led by Ed Chamberlain and Francesca Cumani, is on from 12:50pm to 4:30pm on Wednesday, and will feature the first five races of the day. You can also catch the action streamed on ITV Hub.
Day 2: Wednesday, March 16 - full schedule
13:30 Ballymore Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1)
14:10 Brown Advisory Novices' Chase (Grade 1)
14:50 Coral Cup - Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3)
15:30 Queen Mother Champion Chase - (Grade 1)
16:10 Glenfarclas Cross Country Chase
16:50 Grand Annual Challenge Cup Handicap Chase (Grade 3)