There are several excellent races during the rest of the season that are just as good as (if not better than) the ridiculously hyped and done-to-death Championship Festival races. But I’m basically comfortable with the season as it is and worry that increased promotion of other events could detract from Cheltenham. MP alleges ‘basic’ failures in BHA’s handling of Hughie Morrison case Read moreAfter all, jumps horses are not made of granite. At the start of each year, we get disappointing news about high-profile horses that have been ruled out of Cheltenham with some setback or other. British Flat racing would love to have a climactic focal point like the Cheltenham Festival and has spent an obscene amount of money trying to contrive one.

Source: The Guardian November 14, 2017 12:11 UTC