Get the latest from leading trainers such as Dan Skelton, Gordon Elliott, Willie Mullins, Nicky Henderson and Paul Nicholls ahead of the 2026 Cheltenham Festival.
Paul Nicholls
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Nicholls on No Drama This End:
“I wouldn’t worry about statistics and he is very fit and fresh. It was a beautiful gallop he did midweek with Regent’s Stroll and it is great to be going there with a novice like him."
Philip Hobbs & Johnston White
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White on Sober Glory:
“I’m slightly surprised we are going for a Supreme as all through the summer we thought two and a half miles would be his trip. Michael Nolan schooled him back in the summer and he said as he was quite keen in a couple of his bumpers he thought he showed enough speed to start him off over two miles. What he has done this season he hasn’t looked like he has needed to step up to two and a half miles. He will step up in trip in time, but he hasn’t looked like needing to thus far. They need plenty of speed in the Supreme, but a bit of stamina as well and I’ve no doubt he has both of those things."
Joe Tizzard
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Tizzard on Champion Hurdle hope Alexei:
“Twelve months ago I was struggling with him as he didn’t train on throughout the season, but the first half of the season he was on a massive upwards curve. I think he looks stronger all the time and he has come out of Wincanton really well. We never thought he was going to be a Champion Hurdle horse so he is doing things which have surprised us which is lovely. There is no pressure with him and lesser horses than him have run well in it. He is versatile ground wise as it was soft when he won the Greatwood and it was pretty quick when he won at Ascot first time. If it is genuine good to soft ground it will be perfect for him."
Gordon Elliott
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Elliott on Stayers' Hurdle hopes Teahupoo and Honesty Policy:
"Teahupoo probably sets the standard for me. Honesty Policy is the young going coming behind him but they're two nice horses but Teahupoo has the form in the book and I wouldn't swap him. I suppose if you go back through the years, the [Paddy Power] Stayers' Hurdle horses probably never really get the credit they deserve, but I wouldn't mind having a few more like them."
Willie Mullins
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Nicky Henderson
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Dan Skelton
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