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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.
Cheltenham Festival Review
Emma Nagle, Johnny Ward and Paddy Flood review all the big talking points from last week's festival
- Galatrona impressed between the flags last month and is respected on her Rules bow, likewise Johnny's Belle who boasts a similar profile and Diamond White, who placed at Newcastle. PORT AND BRANDY can send her supporters home smiling, though, on the basis that she brings more point-to-point experience to the table and was a solid third at Warwick on her Rules introduction.
