Cheltenham Festival is the meeting everyone bets on and almost nobody researches properly. We analysed all 334 races at Cheltenham in the festival window across 11 years (2015–2026) — here are the trainers, jockeys and market patterns that actually repeat.
| Trainer | Runs | Wins | SR |
|---|---|---|---|
| W P Mullins | 732 | 88 | 12.0% |
| Gordon Elliott | 427 | 38 | 8.9% |
| Nicky Henderson | 314 | 27 | 8.6% |
| Henry De Bromhead | 233 | 24 | 10.3% |
| Paul Nicholls | 229 | 16 | 7.0% |
| Dan Skelton | 167 | 13 | 7.8% |
| Gavin Cromwell | 76 | 9 | 11.8% |
| Ben Pauling | 77 | 5 | 6.5% |
| Joseph Patrick OBrien | 83 | 4 | 4.8% |
| David Pipe | 85 | 4 | 4.7% |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Townend | 189 | 41 | 21.7% |
| R Walsh | 76 | 18 | 23.7% |
| Rachael Blackmore | 114 | 18 | 15.8% |
| Nico de Boinville | 118 | 17 | 14.4% |
| Mark Walsh | 125 | 16 | 12.8% |
| Davy Russell | 110 | 12 | 10.9% |
| Harry Skelton | 120 | 12 | 10.0% |
| Jack Kennedy | 121 | 12 | 9.9% |
| Barry Geraghty | 79 | 12 | 15.2% |
| Mr J J Codd | 34 | 8 | 23.5% |
| Year | Races | Favourite SR |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 28 | 28.6% |
| 2025 | 28 | 28.6% |
| 2024 | 27 | 29.6% |
| 2023 | 28 | 28.6% |
| 2022 | 28 | 42.9% |
| 2021 | 28 | 28.6% |
| 2020 | 28 | 28.6% |
| 2019 | 28 | 32.1% |
| 2018 | 28 | 28.6% |
| 2017 | 28 | 21.4% |
| 2016 | 28 | 35.7% |
We score every UK & Irish runner each morning. When the meeting comes round you get the model's pick for each race on Telegram before the off — the same engine behind these 334 races of data.
Verified 34.8% strike on our maximum-confidence bets — every result logged, win or lose.
Get free picks on Telegram →The meeting's largest-priced winners in our window: Poniros (GB) (50/1, 2025), Jeff Kidder (IRE) (50/1, 2021), Croco Bay (IRE) (50/1, 2019), It Came To Pass (IRE) (50/1, 2020), Martator (FR) (50/1, 2026), Premier Magic (IRE) (50/1, 2023). Outsiders land every single year — which is exactly why our model rates every runner rather than following the market.
When the 2027 Cheltenham Festival arrives, our model publishes a rated pick for every race before the off — no race skipped, every result logged win or lose. Start here:
Data: all races at Cheltenham in the festival month(s), 2015–2026, our settled-results database (334 races). Trends describe the past, not the future. 18+.
Data: official UK & Irish results, 2015–2026. Historical patterns are not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.