Emma Spencer's Best Way To Spend £20 On Day One Of The Cheltenham Festival

Imperial Aura is my big fancy of the day with the Kim Bailey trained gelding looking really well in on his handicap mark and from visiting preview nights up and down the country his team are really confident in a big run.

This season the seven year old has raced three times finishing a nice third on debut at Chepstow which has opened him up for much improvement seeing him get off the mark at Fakenham next time out.

Since then he has ran at Cheltenham twice finishing second to a smart Nicky Henderson horse and last time out giving a career best when a notable second in a novice handicap behind Simply The Betts.

That run came over course and distance and off the back of that Imperial Aura sets the form standard in this race.

My final selection of the day to round off the £20 sees me delve into the other handicap contest on the card and I like the Ben Pauling trained Kildisart to run a big race at a big price.

With the eight year old being a double-figured price I think having him each way would be the best way to go, but I do think he will run a huge race off the back of his eye-catching fifth at Kempton last time out.

He looks to be on a superbly nice mark for this event and if being able to recapture the form of his Aintree win over three miles two furlongs at last season's Grand National meeting, he has to have a big chance.