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Willie Mullins is bidding to become the Leading Trainer at the Cheltenham Festival for the 10th time in his career – and the Closutton king is bidding break last year’s record-breaking number of winners.
The County Kilkenny native saddled 10 horses to victory at last year’s meeting and he boasts whole host of leading fancies for 2023 including Gold Cup favourite Galopin Des Champs and Triumph Hurdle prospects Lossiemouth and Blood Destiny.
He could even kick off proceedings by landing the first race of the meeting, the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle, as he has the key players at the head of Paddy Power’s betting.
As well as the Leading Trainer Award, Mullins will be trying to break new ground by reaching the 100 Cheltenham Festival winners mark.
Mullins’ biggest competition looks likely to come from fellow Irishman Gordon Elliott and British master Nicky Henderson, who will be hoping to win big on day one with Jonbon and Constitution Hill.
Cheltenham Festival Leading Trainer 2023 odds can be found on the Paddy Power website and Paddy Power app, otherwise the latest standings are below.
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Cheltenham Festival Leading Trainer 2023 standings
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Willie Mullins – 6
Henry de Bromhead – 3
Gordon Elliott – 3
Paul Nicholls – 2
Dan Skelton – 2
Barry Connell – 1
S Curling – 1
Bradley Gibbs – 1
Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero – 1
Nicky Henderson – 1
John Kiely – 1
C A Murphy – 1
Patrick Neville – 1
A J Martin – 1
John C McConnell – 1
Lucinda Russell – 1
Jamie Snowden – 1
Cheltenham Festival Leading Trainer 2023 odds
Willie Mullins is the favourite in our Cheltenham Festival Top Trainer 2023 betting market thanks to his star-studded stable of hurdlers and chasers.
Gordon Elliott is next in the betting as he is set to saddle a number of fancies including Delta Work, Gerri Colombe and Mighty Potter.
Cheltenham Festival Leading Trainer winners
The last 10 winners of the Cheltenham Festival Leading Trainer can be found below, with their number of wins at the respective meetings in brackets.
2022: Willie Mullins (10)
2021: Willie Mullins (6)
2020: Willie Mullins (7)
2019: Willie Mullins (4)
2018: Gordon Elliott (8)
2017: Gordon Elliott (6)
2016: Willie Mullins (7)
2015: Willie Mullins (8)
2014: Willie Mullins (4)
2013: Willie Mullins (5)
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