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As the dust settles on another Cheltenham Festival it is always interesting to look back at the data to try and spot trends.
An obvious starting point is the attendance across the four days. The good news is that the overall numbers were up. 7,400 more people attended the Festival this year than last year.
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Dad (Paul Mulligan) was a jockey himself, and we always had ponies around the place - I was on them for as long as I can remember. I always rode different ones around the yard for dad. Then when I got a bit older, I started pony racing and I was mad keen to be a jockey. I suppose Colin Keane would have been my idol. He was always around at home because dad used to work for Colin's father Gerry. I always thought that I wanted to do the same as Colin. He would have given me tips on riding when I was pony racing. I was pony racing from about 10 to 16, but I missed a good bit of it with Covid-19. I could have missed two seasons because of that. I rode nine winners I think on ponies. I was only five and a-half stone and dad wouldn't let me ride the horses.
Ballydoyle Stable Tour
Andrew Halligan visits Ballydoyle to get the latest on some of the potential stars for the 2026 Flat season, including Albert Einstein, Puerto Rico, Gstaad and Precisely, plus many more.
By John O'Riordan - PARK THAT shaped well enough when third on his recent handicap debut to suggest that he can make the breakthrough here. Highly tried on his opening two forays over fences, the Enda Bolger-trained gelding looked much more comfortable at this level when reaching the frame at Naas. With the benefit of that experience to call upon, the son of Getaway can open his account over the larger obstacles. Stuntman Steve will need to improve significantly on what he has achieved over fences to date but that isn't out of the question now that his stable are back in form. Moudan also has his chance with jockey Eoghan Finegan taking a valuable 7lb off his welter burden.
