Big Week Ahead For Irish Jockeys At Cheltenham

Cheltenham runs from March 10th-13th.

Irish victories at Cheltenham is nearly taken for granted. 

That's according to the editor of the Irish Field Mark Costello, as the yearly festival is set to begin on Tuesday and running until Friday. 

Some of the feature races include the Champion Hurdle, Queen Mother Champion Steeple Chase, Stayers' Hurdle (Grade 1) 
and the Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup. 

Ireland won 20 of the 28 races at the festival last year.

Costello says English racers are making a comeback year on year:

You can listen to the full interview on Ahead Of The Game tonight from 7:00pm on Midlands 103. 

Coverage of Cheltenham is brought to you by Mitchells Industrial supplies The Midlands Leading Tool Store. 

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