Your starter for ten: The key questions as Cheltenham week dawns

A shoo-in that Willie Mullins reaches a century of winners, is State Man a penalty kick, can Galopin Des Champs be beaten in the Gold Cup, what about Jonbon or Teahupoo? 

MAESTRO: Willie Mullins may reach a century of Festival wins this week. INPHO/Tom Maher

Will Willie Mullins win a Festival handicap chase for the first time?

Given he has a record 94 Festival wins to his name, it’s an astonishing anomaly that Willie Mullins has yet to win a handicap chase at Cheltenham. The man himself is unlikely to be losing sleep about that remarkable stat but it’s one that could be consigned to the dustbin in this year’s Ultima, the first handicap chase of the week.