Willie Mullins has said the main issue that caused so many false starts at last week’s Cheltenham Festival was starting races on a bend.
Starting procedures came under the spotlight during the festival with seven races affected by false starts and controversy over the effects of consequent standing starts on some runners.
A number had their chances compromised, including the Mullins-trained Maughreen, who whipped around at the start of the Mares Novice Hurdle, losing all chance.
Ten riders were penalised by the Cheltenham stewards for breaching starting regulations.
Some of the 28 races at Cheltenham saw runners coming into the start around a bend, such as at the beginning of two-miles races over hurdles.
“To me, the single…