Preparing for Cheltenham 

We speak to Swindon trainer Alan King ahead of this year's Festival

  

Getting fit for the Festival: Alan King with Cheltenham hope Voy Por Ustedes

Swindon trainer Alan King held his much-awaited media day today at his stables at Barbury Castle.

And SwindonWebTV were there to ask him how preparations for the forthcoming Cheltenham Festival were going.

The trainer hoping to build on his huge success at last year’s event, when King trained three winners including champion hurdle success Katchit.

 

For 2009 - just three weeks away -  King has 21 hopefuls entered and was confident that final preparations were going well.

 

See video above for full interview.  

Asking the questions for SwindonWebTV Jonathan Powell. 

 

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