When the Cheltenham Festival begins today, the bookmakers are terrified of a Willie Mullins opening-day treble of Mighty Park, Kopek Des Bordes and Lossiemouth in the Unibet Champion Hurdle.

The Cheltenham Festival is the meeting where every person involved in jump racing dreams of having a winner.

Taking the lead on the run to the final fence, the eight-year-old stumbled on the landing side but it made no difference as he galloped to a 10-length success at odds of 5/2 over the fast-finishing Li...