What it takes to be a horse trainer – at Cheltenham!

The Cheltenham Festival is now upon us! Racing fans who may have been a little worried about this variant or that (and knowing how Covid impacted the Grand National event, and Cheltenham crowds previously) can now rest easy that the festival we all know and love is going ahead, providing us for four days on top tier racing action to get our teeth into.

The best of the best from the world of racing will go head to head, in a bid to lift their profiles and work their way into the history books. That can certainly be said of the likes of Minella Indo, who at 5-1 will be looking to secure back to back Cheltenham Gold Cup wins, despite being up against stiff competition from several other tough competitors. And that’s only on the final day of the Festival, there is so much to look forward to prior, including the likes of the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle , Champion Hurdle  and Champion Chase! It’s unmissable and all free to air on ITV from March 15th – 18th.

What better way to prepare for this unmissable annual event than a fun yet informative ‘Trading Places’ take on what it really takes to be a winning trainer. Mentally-wise there’s clearly plenty of crossover between sports and so Betway decided to let none other than West Ham’s David Moyes bend the ear of top trainer Ross O’Sullivan to discuss the trials and tribulations of being a trainer. Talk of the pressure of the job, expectations of building on successes over the seasons, recovery and more all form part of a broad and interesting exchange between two trainers with massive experience in their respective fields. A great feature to enjoy prior to tuning into the races.