Cheltenham Festival Trainers

A handful of Cheltenham Festival trainers have dominated the Cheltenham Festival over the past decade, with the biggest stables in the UK competing to nab the Top Trainer award at the meeting. Here are some of the major players whose horses have won consistently at the Cheltenham Festival.

Phillip Hobbs

Phillip Hobbs has come a long way since launching his training career with 6 horses in a cowshed in 1985. The former professional jumps’ jockey is recognised as one of the most skillful trainers in national hunt racing, and a formidable presence at the sport’s most important meetings. Read more…

Willie Mullins

Willie Mullins is one of Ireland’s most successful jumps’ trainers, and the son of legendary trainer Paddy Mullins. A successful national hunt jockey in his own right, Mullins has been an important figure in the sport since beginning his training career in 1988. Read more…

Paul Nicholls

Paul Nicholls is one of the most successful trainers in national hunt racing, and trains some of the most highly rated racehorses in the sport. The three times Champion Trainer operates three stables in various parts of England, and works with top jumps jockeys Ruby Walsh and Sam Thomas. Read more…

Nigel Twiston-Davies

Nigel Twiston-Davies is a successful national hunt trainer who has been active in the sport for the best part of four decades. Twiston-Davies is a prolific winner who can boast wins at a number of national hunt racing’s most important festivals and races. Read more…

Nicky Henderson

Nicky Henderson is one of the most successful trainers in national hunt racing. Henderson has been an important figure in the sport for three decades, and currently has more wins at the Cheltenham Festival than any trainer still active in national hunt racing. Read More…

Jonjo O’Neill

Jonjo O’Neill is a former national hunt jockey turned trainer. During his career as a jockey O’Neill won the Champion Jockey title twice, and partnered Dawn Run to her victory in the Cheltenham Gold Cup. Today, O’Neill is recognised as a great trainer in his own right, and has developed a reputation as one of the finest trainers of hurdlers in national hunt racing. Read more…

Henrietta Knight

Henrietta Knight is one of a handful of female trainers to have achieved significant success in national hunt racing. Besides being a prolific winner in regular season national hunt races, Knight has also won a selection of the most prestigious festival races. She is best known for training one of the greatest racehorses in recent memory – Best Mate. Read more…

David Pipe

David Pipe is the son of legendary national hunt trainer Martin Pipe. Since inheriting his father’s training facilities Pipe has rapidly developed into a fine trainer in his own right. He is recognised as being one of England’s finest trainers for novice chases and bumpers. Read more…

Alan King

Alan King is an English trainer and the protege of the late David Nicholson. During the past decade, King has put the lessons he learned under the ‘Duke’s tutelage to good use and with the assistance of stable jockey, Andrew Thornton, has begun to consistently challenge for some of the biggest race titles in national hunt racing. Read more…

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Cheltenham Top Trainer [11:00]
 
Paul Nicholls6/4
David Pipe4
Philip Hobbs5
Nicky Henderson6
Willie Mullins7
Gordon Elliott14
Alan King20

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