DAN Skelton has won 11 Cheltenham Festival races since setting up his own yard in Alcester, Warwickshire, in 2013 and heads to Cheltenham 2026 with fancied contenders in the Champion Hurdle, Champion Chase and Gold Cup.

“To be in the position that we’re in, with perhaps 30-35 horses going, and the representatives in the marquee races, is what we wanted to do…”