A is for Arkle Chase
The second race of the festival and one I hope Majborough will win for trainer Willie Mullins.
B is for Ballyburn
He has got the most natural ability of those in the Brown Advisory Novices’ Chase.
C is for Constitution Hill
Still unbeaten, all eyes will be on him as he bids to regain the Champion Hurdle.
D is for Dinoblue
She is certainly the one to beat this year in the Mrs Paddy Power Mares’ Chase.
E is for Ethical Diamond
Looks one of Willie Mullins’ ones to watch..
F is for Final Demand
He has shown a lot of promise and will be a strong contender in the Turners Novices’ Chase.
G is for Galopin Des Champs
The Cheltenham Gold Cup champion will be going for a third successive crown on Friday.
H is for Harry Cobden
The number one jockey to trainer Paul Nicholls, and Paddy Power’s newest ambassador, I know he’ll be hungry for a successful festival.
I is for Ireland
The nation has claimed victory in the Prestbury Cup every year since 2019, with this year looking no different.
J is for Jonbon
After missing last year’s festival, he will be looking to make amends in the Champion Chase.
K is for Kopek Des Bordes
He bagged a breathtaking victory at the Dublin Racing Festival and it would be some feat to beat him in the festival’s opening race.
L is for Lulamba
Favourite for the Triumph Hurdle, which looks to be a battle against East India Dock and Hello Neighbour.
M is for Michael O’Sullivan
After the young jockey’s recent tragic passing, we will all have him in our thoughts, with the festival’s traditional curtain-raiser now staged as the Michael O’Sullivan Supreme Novices’ Hurdle.
N is for Nicky Henderson
Nicky Henderson looks best placed to spearhead the challenge of the home team, his headline act being the mighty Constitution Hill
O is for Outsider
There are a fair few horses hiding in plain sight, and I think some could come into their own.
P is for Paul Townend
With 34 festival winners, this year could see him close the gap on the meeting’s second-most successful jockey, Barry Geraghty, who rode 43 before retiring from the saddle.
Q is for Quick Ground
If the ground is quick for the Gold Cup, Banbridge could be a fly in the ointment of Galopin Des Champs’ hat-trick bid.
R is for Rachael Blackmore
She made history as the first female to win the Gold Cup back in 2022 and I am sure will be returning with high expectations.
S is for Sixandahalf
One of the star attractions for me in the Mares Novices’ Hurdle.
T is for Teahupoo
He is favourite to win the Paddy Power Stayers’ Hurdle for the second year in a row.
U is for Upset
Anything can happen at the Cheltenham festival.
V is for Vanillier
He seemed to have lost his way a bit but after his win at Punchestown you can’t rule him out for the Cross Country Handicap Chase.
W is for Willie Mullins
He is the most successful trainer of all time at the festival with more than 100 wins, and showing no signs of slowing down.
X marks the spot
And the spot to be next week is in your local Paddy Power shop to take in all of the action.
Y is for Years
It’s been 10 years since Annie Power’s infamous fall in the Mares’ Hurdle in 2015, when we had at the race at our mercy, but I still get reminded of it weekly.
Z is for Zero
The number of handicap chases Willie Mullins has won at the festival. Let’s see if he changes that this year.
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