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Cheltenham Festival trainers

Which trainer has the most Cheltenham Festival winners? Willie Mullins, with 121 winners as of the 2026 Festival. Nicky Henderson is next on 78. Totals are checked against Wikipedia and Racing Post; where we could not verify a total we say so rather than show a number.

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Trainers by Festival wins

Career Cheltenham Festival wins as of the 2026 meeting. The 2027 entries column counts live ante-post entries in our database.

Trainers ranked by verified Cheltenham Festival wins
#NameCountryBaseFestival wins2027 entries
1Willie MullinsIEClosutton, Co. Carlow121as of 202610
2Nicky HendersonGBSeven Barrows, Lambourn78as of 20264
3Paul NichollsGBDitcheat, Somerset50as of 20260
4Gordon ElliottIECullentra House, Co. Meath42as of 20262
5Henry de BromheadIEKnockeen, Co. Waterford27as of 20261
6Dan SkeltonGBLodge Hill, Warwickshire13as of 20260
7Gavin CromwellIENavan, Co. Meath9as of 20261
8Ben PaulingGB5as of 20260
Barry ConnellIENot verified0
Colin TizzardGBNot verified0
Emma LavelleGBNot verified0
Jamie SnowdenGBNot verified0
Jeremy ScottGBNot verified0
Jessica HarringtonIENot verified0
Jonjo & A.J. O'NeillGBNot verified0
Joseph O'BrienIENot verified1
Rebecca CurtisGBNot verified0
Tom DascombeGBNot verified0
Venetia WilliamsGBNot verified0

SourcesWikipedia — Cheltenham Festival records (CC BY-SA) (opens in a new tab)Sporting Life — 2026 results (opens in a new tab)Racing Post (opens in a new tab)