BHA CEO: Ireland's Cheltenham dominance 'damaging for the sport'
The sun sets on Cheltenham during the final race of the 2024 festival. Picture: ©INPHO/Tom Maher
British Horseracing Authority chief executive Julie Harrington has warned the dominance of Irish trainers at the Cheltenham Festival is "damaging" for the sport.
Irish handlers won 18 of the 27 races across the four days, with 12 of the 14 Grade One contests also going their way and Willie Mullins accounting for eight of those on his own among an overall tally of nine winners for the Closutton team – a total which also took him over 100 Festival winners.
