THE FESTIVAL 14-17 MARCH 2023
Winners of the Leading Owner Award 2023 – Cheveley Park Stud (3 winners)
2022 – Cheveley Park Stud (3) 2021 – Cheveley Park Stud (3) 2020 – J P McManus (7)
Cheltenham Festival in numbers...
Winners of the Leading Trainer Award 2022 Willie Mullins IRE (10 winners) 2021 Willie Mullins IRE (6) 2020 Willie Mullins (7)
2019 Willie Mullins IRE (4) 2018 Gordon Elliott IRE (8) 2017 Gordon Elliott IRE (6) 2016 Willie Mullins IRE (7) 2015 Willie Mullins IRE (8) 2014 Willie Mullins IRE (4) 2013 Willie Mullins IRE (5) 2012 Nicky Henderson (7) 2011 Willie Mullins IRE (4) 2010 Nicky Henderson (3) 2009 Paul Nicholls (5) 2008 Paul Nicholls (3) 2007 Paul Nicholls (4) 2006 Paul Nicholls (3) 2005 Howard Johnson (3) 2004 Paul Nicholls (4) 2003 Jonjo O’Neill (3) 2002 Martin Pipe (3) 2001 Cancelled 2000 Nicky Henderson (4)
Total prize money across the four days comes to £4,815,000
From Prestbury Cup winners to the number of sandwiches consumed over the four-day period, there is a number for almost everything at the Cheltenham Festival
In 2022, a record number of 280,627 people attended the racecourse during the Cheltenham Festival. Attendance during the Cheltenham Festival triples the town’s population during the week and is worth an estimated £100 million to the local economy. Catering Over 10,000 gallons of tea and coffee are served at the Cheltenham Festival. While around 12,000 people each day will sit down to three- or four-course lunches in the various restaurants and hospitality areas, the remainder of the crowd will eat into a pile of burgers, hot dogs and sandwiches, that if laid end to end, would stretch over three miles!
Leading current trainers at the Cheltenham Festival 88 winners Willie Mullins IRE 72 Nicky Henderson 46 Paul Nicholls 34 Gordon Elliott IRE Leading current owners at the Cheltenham Festival 69 winners J P McManus 32 Gigginstown House Stud 19 Susannah Ricci 12 The Hemmings Family (including record of the late Trevor Hemmings) 10 Cheveley Park Stud
The Prestbury Cup First awarded in 2014, the Prestbury Cup cements the Anglo-Irish rivalry at the Cheltenham Festival and is awarded to the country where the most winners are trained from over the four days. Ireland has the upper hand in the Prestbury Cup since its inauguration, winning it six times compared to two wins for Great Britain. There was a draw in 2019.
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1999 Paul Nicholls (3) 1998 Martin Pipe (4) 1997 Martin Pipe (4) 1996 Ferdy Murphy, Edward O’Grady IRE, Martin Pipe (2) 1995 David Nicholson (3) 1994 David Nicholson, Edward O’Grady IRE (2) 1993 Nicky Henderson, Martin Pipe, Nigel Twiston-Davies (2) 1992 Nicky Henderson, David Nicholson,
Races at the Cheltenham Festival – seven per day
Races There are 28 races at the Cheltenham Festival – seven per day. Total prize money across the four days comes to £4,815,000 – an average of almost £172,000 per race. The most valuable race is the Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup, which has a total value of £625,000, making it the most valuable non-handicap chase run in Great Britain (only the Randox Grand National at Aintree is worth more).
2022-18 wins (28 races) Ireland 2021-23 (28 races) Ireland 2020-16 (28 races) Ireland 2019-14 (28 races) Draw 2018-17 (28 races) Ireland 2017-19 (28 races) Ireland 2016-15 (28 races) Ireland 2015-13 (27 races) Great Britain 2014-12 (27 races) Great Britain
27 Jonjo O’Neill 20 Philip Hobbs 18 Henry de Bromhead IRE 18 Edward O’Grady IRE 17 Nigel Twiston-Davies 16 Alan King 15 David Pipe 11 Jessica Harrington IRE
Simon Sherwood (2) 1991 Martin Pipe (3) 1990 Nicky Henderson (2)
1989 Toby Balding, John Edwards, David Elsworth, Josh Gifford, Martin Pipe (2) 1988 Josh Gifford (3) 1987 Toby Balding, Nicky Henderson, Fred Winter (2) 1986 Nicky Henderson (3) 1985 Nicky Henderson (3) 1984 Michael Dickinson (3) 1983 Michael Dickinson (3) 1982 Michael Dickinson (3) 1981 Peter Easterby (3) 1980 John Edwards, Edward O’Grady IRE, Bob Turnell, Fred Winter (2)
6 Times Ireland won the Prestbury cup
Leading current jockeys at the Cheltenham Festival Davy Russell 25 winners Paul Townend 23 Nico de Boinville 15 Rachael Blackmore 12 Jamie Codd 10 Jack Kennedy 10 Tom Scudamore 10
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gallons of tea and coffee are served
Ruby Walsh is the most successful of all time at the Cheltenham Festival, with 59 winners between 1998 and 2019.
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