Trainer Nicholls Targets Festival Success

Champion Trainer Paul Nicholls is extremely confident of repeating last year’s success at the Cheltenham Festival. Runaway Gold Cup Winner Denman led home a Nicholls 1-2-3 in the Festival’s showpiece Gold Cup race ahead of stable mates Kauto Star and Neptune Collonges. This year the competition is in full swing. Cheltenham Festival Hospitality is at a high price this year and many people have already bought their VIP tickets and passes for one of the most eagerly anticipated events of the year. Kauto Star, ridden by Ruby Walsh, is favourite for this year’s return. Nicholls is pushing another four hopefuls in the big race in Big Bucks’s, My Will, Nozic and Star De Mohaison. But despite Denman’s poor showing on his recent return to action following a problem with his heart, Nicholls says it is difficult to predict how the defending champion will show at Prestbury Park and it is too early to write him off.
Despite the massive weight of expectation following his recent years of success, the Somerset-based trainer has not lost any of his appetite, particularly with the Festival on the horizon. He will take a large stable of roughly thirty horses for the 4 day meeting from 10-13 March and is very hopeful of picking up even more winners at this year’s event. The competition is very heavy this year and there are numerous Horses that are more than capable of winning the event this year.
Cheltenham National Festival has been a historic national event for some time now and thousands of people flock down to London to come and see it. It is difficult to explain to someone what the Cheltenham Festival actually means but it is a great four days and great to be getting involved in it. Hospitality at Cheltenham Festival is in high demand this year so I would get booking early in order to guarantee your place!