Cheltenham Festival Top Trainer and Jockey Betting – Horse Racing Odds

Mullins and Walsh expected to dominate The Festival again

Horse Racing Betting

Willie Mullins may have had all of Gigginstown’s horses removed from Muine Beag but Ireland’s champion National Hunt trainer is still sending a powerful team to this year’s Cheltenham Festival and is only a general 4/6 to be Top Trainer again.

Cheltenham Festival Top Trainer Best Odds

Willie Mullins (4/6), Nicky Henderson (11/4), Gordon Elliott (5/1), Paul Nicholls (25/1), Harry Fry (33/1), Jessica Harrington (40/1), Alan King (50/1), Colin Tizzard, Dan Skelton, Nigel Twiston-Davies and Philip Hobbs (66/1), David Pipe and Hernry De Bromhead (100/1)

Several of Mullins’ best horses are missing The Festival, however, and Nicky Henderson could be a threat to his dominance this year. The Royal trainer has leading fancies in several big races, including Altior and Buveur D’Air on the first day, and bookmakers are treading on the side of caution by only offering a best 11/4 on the Lambourn handler upstaging his counterparts across the Irish Sea, including Gordon Elliott (5/1 with 888sport) who has also assembled a big raiding party.

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With Mullins a hot favourite to be Top Trainer again, it’s no surprise that stable jockey Ruby Walsh is at the head of the market to be Top Jockey. You can still get 8/11 with Boylesports with Noel Fehily and Mark Walsh next best at a general 8/1. That pair are the ones who will profit from Barry Geraghty’s absence and will ride the majority of JP McManus’ horses. Bryan Cooper will have the pick of the Gigginstown runners and is 10/1 to be Top Jockey in several places but only 6/1 with Irish bookmaker Boylesports.

Cheltenham Festival Top Jockey Best Odds

Ruby Walsh (8/11), Noel Fehily and Mark Walsh (8/1), Bryan Cooper (10/1), Nico De Boinville, Richard Johnson and Sam Twiston-Davies (16/1), Aidan Coleman (20/1), Davy Russell (28/1), Jack Kennedy (33/1), Paul Townend (40/1), Daryl Jacob and Robbie Power (50/1), David Mullins, Jamie Codd and Paddy Brennan (66/1), Tom Scudamore (80/1), Brian Hughes and Harry Skelton (100/1)