guillem balague, many thanks for your thoughts, guillem balague, guillem balague, many thanks for yourthoughtstoday. we are on the eve of one of the biggest meetings of the racing calendar, the cheltenham festival, which starts tomorrow and perhaps more than ever, the safety of both horses and jockeys is the priority for organisers. it is the showpiece of the jump racing season but at this year poz matt chilton on the stakes are especially high. of the fall is at the 2018 festival, seven horses died asa the 2018 festival, seven horses died as a result of the entries and the man in charge said a his biggest concern. equine welfare is the number one priority at the racecourse, and all of the team worked tirelessly to do everything they can to minimise the risk. it is right that we should be under scrutiny and we want to see a fantastic four days of racing and thatis fantastic four days of racing and that is what we will look for.l british horseracing authority review into the festival last year concluded that the very future of this sport could be under threat if horse welfare issues were not ad