THERE’S always a lot of talk about how much the Cheltenham Festival dominates the jumps season. Any promotion of the sport is fantasticand the spotlight will be well and truly on ours next week.

Personally speaking, I don’t get too wrapped up in all the build-up. You never know when you might get struck with a ban or injury and I only really start to get in to the zone when I arrive at the course on the Tuesday.