The days are getting longer, bits of green are appearing across the landscape and there is horsehair, everywhere! Nothing signifies springtime like the woolly mammoths awaiting me in the barn.

Constitution Hill versus Brighterdaysahead versus State Man in the Champion Hurdle. The Cheltenham Festival starts on Tuesday with a blockbuster. Regaining a Champion Hurdle crown is rare.

Horse-racing fans should take their starting positions as the Cheltenham Festival is about to get under way. A high point in the jump racing calendar, the four-day event takes place between ...