Festival the ‘shop window for Irish National Hunt racing’

Irish winners at Cheltenham are not only good for the hordes of race-goers from the country who make the annual pilgrimage, for a successful Festival has a positive effect on the racing industry here as a whole.

Among the thousands of Irish descending upon Prestbury Park is the chief executive of Horse Racing Ireland, Brian Kavanagh.

He is hoping there will be plenty of Irish winners at jumps racing’s biggest meeting of the year.