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MARK BOYLAN: Were this year's Cheltenham Festival handicaps a fair fight?
Mark Boylan
It was a standout theme from this year's Festival how 75% of the handicaps were won by British-trained runners
23 January 2026 Columns
MARK BOYLAN: New rule change spells trouble for some of Mullins' Cheltenham team
Willie Mullins has so often been dangerous when running novices in Cheltenham Festival handicaps, but he looks light on qualified novices for those races in 2026
9 January 2026 Columns
MARK BOYLAN: Will bumper New Year's crowd tempt Cheltenham into Festival switch?
More people attended Cheltenham's New Year's Day card this year than day two of the 2025 Festival
Henderson confirms Sir Gino for Champion Hurdle tilt
It will be the “Unibet Hurdle or nothing” for Sir Gino says Nicky Henderson
30 December 2025 News
BIG INTERVIEW: MICHAEL O'LEARY: 'The Cheltenham Festival should go to five days'
The Ryanair boss and Gigginstown owner shares strong views on a range of industry topics with Mark Boylan
14 November 2025 Features
MARK BOYLAN: Latest Cheltenham Festival schedule changes miss the biggest issues
After further amendments to the Festival's programme were announced last week, Mark Boylan assesses whether they will really make a difference to the meeting
24 October 2025 Columns
NEWS: Cheltenham make changes to schedule, field size limits and start positions
The TrustATrader Plate Handicap Chase will move to the sixth race on day one at the Festival, while the Mares’ Hurdle is now race three on the Thursday
17 October 2025 News