I used to be really big into horse racing, had my own racehorses, followed the form and watched it live and on TV all the time. I used to love a bet too and my Saturday used to consist entirely of studying the form, placing my bets and watching them win (or lose more often than not!).

I really used to enjoy it but, for a variety of reasons, I gradually stopped following it, stopped betting and generally lost interest. With one exception - The Cheltenham Festival.

Without fail I like to watch and have a bet at Cheltenham in March. The best four days racing of the year. I would love to take the time off work and watch it live but I don't have enough holiday so I'm going to record it and watch it at night, hopefully without finding out any results.

As I no longer follow the form I'm going to get up early, buy the Racing Post and see what I can gleam from it. A safe bet is to follow horses who love the track as the Cheltenham hill can find many out.

I always back the Irish in the first race of the meeting. A second or third string regularly pops up in the 10-14/1 bracket which would get me off to a good start. The only other horse I know is running is one of my recent favourites, Katchit.

I backed him when he won the Triumph and the Champion Hurdle so he owes me nothing. He loves Cheltenham and this is his time of year so I expect his best run of the season. It will probably still not be enough but he could sneak a place at a big price.

I don't have any other tips or insider info. I'm just going to enjoy it and, win or lose, it's always exciting. I'm off to the Racing Post website now to see what's running tomorrow. Good luck if you're having a bet.