A GOOD start in life goes a long way, especially if you’re a horse heading to Cheltenham next week and Noel Meade’s Gold Cup contender Road To Riches, Mr Mole from the Paul Nicholls stable and the Mag Mullins-trained Martello Tower have one thing in common.

They are all graduates of the Martin Cullinane nursery and their early mentor will be making a rare visit to Prestbury Park to cheer them on. He said: “I’m really looking forward to it and hopefully some of them can come up trumps.”