AP McCoy expects the Irish domination to continue at the Cheltenham Festival this year as the action kicks off today.
Irish trainers won 18 of the 28 races at the famous meeting 12 months ago, while the scoreline was 23-5 in 2021, and the legendary jockey is expecting a lot more success for handlers from the Emerald Isle ahead of St Patrick's Day later this week.
McCoy, who remains the third most successful jockey in the Festival's history, believes both Willie Mullins and Gordon Elliott could individually have more winners than all of the UK-based trainers combined and puts the Irish success at the meeting down to the level of competition at racecourses here all year round.
