Cheltenham Festival infographic

Ahead of the greatest show on turf, Sporting Index has put together this handy Cheltenham Festival infographic to help punters get an angle on all the big trends and stats.

The Anglo-Irish rivalry at the Festival has become one of the most competitive in sport. Last year Irish-trained horses won more races than their Great Britain-trained counterparts for the first time and the rivalry will be officially celebrated this year with the creation of the Prestbury Cup.

Sporting Index has taken a look at how the two sides have matched up over the last ten years and has complemented that with a look at how many favourites each team currently has for the 27 races.

Willie Mullins has won the leading trainer award in two of the last three years and his Festival squad is being touted as the strongest ever sent to Prestbury Park. The County Carlow handler has nine of the current favourites or joint-favourites.

There’s also a look at the big four championship races and how the favourites have performed in these over the last ten years. As you can see, the Gold Cup has the best record with six jollies obliging.

Finally, there is some analysis on two of the star names, Hurricane Fly and Big Buck’s, who are looking to defy the trends and make history by landing the Champion Hurdle and World Hurdle respectively.