Cheltenham Festival 2023: Stable tours, features and more

With the 2023 Cheltenham Festival on the horizon, we have paid a visit to the top trainers heading into this year's showpiece meeting and have put together stable tours so you can get all the latest news and views on their big hopes.

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Simply click on the links below for the trainer you want. You can also watch some of the other Cheltenham Festival features we have done, including a special edition of This Racing Life. Enjoy!

The serial Irish champion trainer once again looks to have a hugely powerful squad heading to Cheltenham this month, with El Fabiolo, Energumene, Facile Vega, Gaillard Du Mesnil, Galopin Des Champs, Lossiemouth, State Man plus many other stars among his team. Find out what Mullins has to say about his leading lights below.

With 72 Cheltenham Festival winners next to his name, Nicky Henderson is the second most successful trainer of all time at the meeting behind Willie Mullins, and the Seven Barrows handler has a powerful team representing him again this year, including Shishkin, Jonbon and Constitution Hill who is arguably the British banker of the meeting. Watch and read more from Henderson below:

The leading Irish handler has an incredibly strong team heading to Cheltenham this year. His banker is arguably Mighty Potter who is the red-hot favourite for the Turners Novices' Chase following back-to-back Grade One victories. Elliott also has a number of strong chances in the handicaps, too.

13-time champion trainer Paul Nicholls expects even more to come from several of his exciting Cheltenham Festival prospects this year, with Hermes Allen and Tahmuras two youngsters who are potential superstar. The Ditcheat handler is also eyeing Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup glory with King George winner Bravemansgame.

Dan Skelton says he is set to send a select team to this year’s Cheltenham Festival and will only run horses who have a “real chance” of getting into the winner’s enclosure. Find out what the leading trainer has to say about his contenders for this year's four-day bonanza.

Ben Pauling has highlighted the claims of Samuel Spade in the Boodles Juvenile Handicap Hurdle as he prepares to go in search of a fourth Cheltenham Festival winner, while he has also booked Rachael Blackmore to ride new recruit Bad in the Boodles Juvenile Handicap Hurdle.

Anthony Dunkley visits Nicky Henderson's Seven Barrows yard to find out his thoughts on his Cheltenham Festival hopes. 36 miles up the road, Tom Bull picks up the story with Charlie Longsdon, a trainer in flying form, looking for a first Cheltenham Festival success. We end the episode with Anthony at Barbury Castle, the home of Alan King racing to discuss his hopes for Edwardstone ahead of the Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase.

Joe Tizzard chats to Jess Stafford at the Cheltenham Festival Handicaps Weights Lunch about his squad heading to Prestbury Park this year.

Jess Stafford speaks to Nicky Henderson and Harry Fry as Cheltenham Festival preparations enter the final stages.

The French handler is relishing the prospect of running his Cleeve Hurdle winner in this year's Paddy Power Stayers' Hurdle and spoke to Jess Stafford about his chances.

Snowden has high hopes for the Paddy Power Gold Cup winner who is set to contest Grade One level at the Cheltenham Festival.

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