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In a field packed with pace, Alan King’s hurdler will benefit if the leaders go off too fast in Kelso’s Morebattle Hurdle

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The Cheltenham Festival stands as the pinnacle of National Hunt racing, where excellence in training can mean the difference between triumph and disappointment. As we approach the 2025 renewal, the battle for the coveted Leading Trainer award promises to be another fascinating chapter in this jumps season.

Let’s set the scene: misty mornings, crowds chanting, hooves pounding turf. Every March, Cheltenham—a cozy town in England’s Cotswolds—becomes the epicenter of horse racing madness. The Cheltenham Festival isn’t just another race meeting—it’s the Super Bowl of jumps racing. Seriously, even casual fans clear their schedules for this. Why?