Follow all the action from Cheltenham day one - Live

Malachy Clerkin will be blogging all of the action as it happens, plus tips from 12.30pm

Follow all of the Cheltenham  action live with Malachy Clerkin today from 12.30pm. Photograph: Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images
Follow all of the Cheltenham action live with Malachy Clerkin today from 12.30pm. Photograph: Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images

Day one of the 2016 Cheltenham festival is finally upon us - so don't miss out on any of the action, wherever you are.

To help you out in that regard Malachy Clerkin will be running a live blog on the site from 12.30pm - full of tips, odds, the latest news and of course the results.

The main event on day one is the Champion Hurdle and that's underway at 3.30pm. The other major races on the first day include the Arkle Trophy (2.10pm) and the Supreme Novices Hurdle (1.30pm).

In the meantime be sure to check out our racing correspondent Brian O'Connor's Champion Hurdle preview here.