Meet Willie Mullins’ key Cheltenham Festival 2026 contenders: ‘This horse still has the ability to win the Gold Cup’

3A20TJ6 Horses from Willie Mullins stable on the gallops on day one of the 2025 Cheltenham Festival at Cheltenham Racecourse. Picture date: Tuesday March 11, 2025.

The 19-time Irish champion jumps trainer Willie Mullins is set to bring a strong hand of Cheltenham Festival runners to Prestbury Park for the 2026 meeting (10–13 March).

Willie Mullins, who is also the reigning UK champion trainer, is the most successful in the history of the Cheltenham Festival with a record 113 winners to his...