TRIALS day indeed. Sir Gino v The New Lion. And Grey Dawning v Spillane’s Tower. And Jagwar and Maestro Conti and Final Orders and J’Arrive De L’Est, and Impose Toi if you like, and any one of three or four or five in the Timeform Novices’ Handicap Chase, always a must-view with the Cheltenham Festival in mind.

It’s a competitive race, the opening contest at Cheltenham today, on what’s sure to be a hugely informative day of National Hunt racing.