Who is Sam Twiston-Davies, is his trainer dad Nigel, and what horse favourite is the jockey riding on Cheltenham day 1?
Sam Twiston-Davies has a big chance in the opening race live on ITV at Cheltenham as he rides Al Dancer
SAM TWISTON-DAVIES is looking to get his Festival off to a flyer in the opening race of the Cheltenham Festival.
Twiston-Davies takes the ride on Al Dancer for dad Nigel and is the current 4-1 favourite.
Who is Sam Twiston-Davies?
Sam Twiston-Davies is a National Hunt jockey.
He used to be the retained stable jockey for champion trainer Paul Nicholls but is now freelance.
Some of his big wins include the Champion Chase on Dodging Bullets in 2015.
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Who is Sam Twiston-Davies riding today?
Twiston-Davies will ride hot favourite Al Dancer in the opening race of the Cheltenham Festival which will be live on ITV.
The race gets underway at 1.30pm and Al Dancer is the current 4-1 favourite.
Al Dancer is trained by his dad Nigel and it would be a real family affair if he were to win!
Twiston-Davies also rides Flying Angel for his dad in the 2.50pm Ultima Handicap Chase and Walt for trainer Neil Mulholland in the 4.50pm.
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Who is Nigel Twiston-Davies?
Nigel Twiston-Davies is a National Hunt racehorse trainer.
Twiston-Davies begun training in 1981 and had his first winner in 1982.
He has a number of runners at this year's Festival and will be hoping to team up with son Sam for some big successes.