The Cheltenham Festival will see the return of some of the sport's greatest stars with the annual parade of Retraining of Racehorses (RoR) on the opening day.

Champion stayer and leading National Hunt sire Kayf Tara has died at the age of 28.

Thistlecrack will not be rushed back into action as the problem which forced him to miss the King George VI Chase still holds him up.

Handicap and Grade One avenues open for former King George hero

Thistlecrack also among Wetherby entries