Cheltenham Festival results ‘prove beyond doubt’ that the best horses are trained in Ireland

Jack Kennedy on Minella Indo celebrates after winning the Wellchild Cheltenham Gold Cup. Picture: INPHO/Dan Abraham

Irish National Hunt Handicapper Andrew Shaw believes results at Cheltenham last week “prove beyond doubt” the best horses are in Ireland.

Shaw grew up in an era when Ireland left the Cotswolds reeling with a solitary victory, but the wheel has gone full circle now.