RUBY Walsh faces some tricky decisions ahead of next week's Cheltenham Festival.

Speaking to media at Paddy Power's Dublin headquarters on Monday, he said: "I don’t have as many favourites to ride at Cheltenham this year as I’ve had in the past, and the more favourites you have to ride the more chance you have of riding winners. We still have plenty of chances, but not as many strong ones as we had in the past.