Stomach churning as the moment of truth looms

The stomach is churning now and I can’t wait for the second race today, when my own involvement in Cheltenham begins in earnest with Oscars Well in the Neptune Investment Novices’ Hurdle.

He travelled great and I couldn’t be happier with him but there’s a terrific confidence behind Willie Mullins’ horse, So Young. Someone asked Willie what were his chances and he said the three he thought would win were Hurricane Fly, Quevega and So Young and the first two have come up.

They say So Young is a hell of a horse but we can only take him on and my fellow is in great form. The ground is slow there, it’s no way quick. There’s plenty of juice in it and you could see that in a lot of the finishes where the winners came from behind. From my point of view, that is grand.