FESTIVAL GROUND EFFECT

CHELTENHAM chiefs are expecting to turn the taps on to keep the Festival racecourse in tip-top condition.

- MELISSA JONES

The four-day meeting with a prize fund of £4.93million begins on Tuesday, when racing ace Constitution Hill is a warm order for a second Unibet Champion Hurdle.

But a bright final build-up, with no rain falling at Prestbury Park since last Thursday, is due to make the turf predominantly good to soft by later today.