Cheltenham Pageant 2024: Preview as Willie Mullins runs State Man in Champion Hurdle


Regardless of his robust hand, Mullins is taking nothing as a right as he approaches the 100-winner landmark.

“It is not one thing I feel anybody in racing ever considered so I do not know,” mentioned Mullins, who with 94 wins is 21 away from nearest challenger Henderson for Pageant triumphs.

“We have gone one or two days with out a winner at Cheltenham and nobody is presented winners at Cheltenham. It is solely if you return yearly – you kind of neglect how exhausting it’s to win there.”

Irish-trained runners are anticipated to dominate once more, with solely 10 of final 12 months’s winners from Britain.

The truth is Mullins is favorite to have extra success than your entire British contingent.

The going at Prestbury Park is anticipated to be smooth after heavy rainfall within the weeks main as much as the Pageant, with a blended climate forecast for the assembly itself.

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