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Most successful trainers of all time at The Festival

Updated on Jan 30, 2025

Most successful trainers of all time at The Festival

Willie Mullins (c) Healy RacingWillie Mullins is the most successful trainer of all time at the Cheltenham Festival and smashed through the one hundred winner barrier in 2024 (103 total) when he trained 9 individual winners over the four days including 8 of them at Grade One level.

Mullins has won the leading trainer award at the Festival on a record 11 occasions (twice shared the award) and also holds the record for the most wins at an individual Festival with 10 victories in 2022.

The top four trainers in the all time list are current trainers, Willie Mullins, Nicky Henderson, Paul Nicholls and Gordon Elliott.

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Willie Mullins IRE (1995-present)

Nicky Henderson (1985-present)

Paul Nicholls (1999-present)

Fulke Walwyn (1946-86)

Gordon Elliott IRE (2011-present)

Martin Pipe (1981-2006)

Fred Winter (1970-1988)

Fred Rimell (1948-1981)

Jonjo O'Neill (1991-present)

Tom Dreaper IRE (1946-1971)

Henry de Bromhead IRE

Vincent O'Brien IRE (1948-1959)

Bob Turnell (1956-1980)

Ivor Anthony (1930-1952)

Philip Hobbs (1990-present)

George Beeby (1930-1959)

Edward O'Grady IRE (1974-present)

David Nicholson (1986-1999)

Nigel Twiston-Davies (1992-present)

Harry Brown (1920-1938)

Tom Coulthwaite (1911-1936)

Alan King (2004-present)

David Pipe (2007-present)

Tom Rimell (1927-1949)

Dan Moore IRE (1953-1979)

Jack Anthony (1929-1950)

Peter Easterby (1967-1986)

Tim Forster (1963-1998)

John Edwards (1969-1994)

Tom Jones (1965-1978)

Current trainers in bold. (NB trainers of some of the earliest winners were not recorded)