If there’s one man that can bring the challenge for the home team at the 2025 Cheltenham Festival, it’s Nicky Henderson.
The veteran Seven Barrows handler is the second most-successful trainer in Cheltenham Festival history having saddled a total of 73 winners.
He has trained some of the best in recent years including Sprinter Sacre, Buveur d’Air and Altior – and his squad for this year’s meeting is headlined by the mighty Constitution Hill.
The former Champion Hurdle hero will attempt to regain his crown, Jonbon will bid to win the Cheltenham Festival prize that has long eluded him, Lulamba and Palladium represent a strong team for the Triumph, but Sir Gino will be absent.
Henderson had bagged a winner at the last 15 editions of the Cheltenham Festival before last year’s nightmare and been the Top Trainer on three occasions.
Here’s Nicky Henderson’s Cheltenham Festival record that makes him the leading British trainer in the history of the fiesta.
Nicky Henderson Cheltenham Festival winners
1985
Champion Hurdle – See You Then
Triumph Hurdle – First Bout
Plate Handicap Chase – The Tsarevich
1986
Champion Hurdle – See You Then
Supreme Novices’ Hurdle – River Ceiriog
Plate Handicap Chase – The Tsarevich
1987
Champion Hurdle – See You Then
Triumph Hurdle – Alone Success
1989
Stayers’ Hurdle – Rustle
1990
Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup – Master Bob
Cathcart Challenge Cup – Brown Windsor
1991
Arkle Chase – Remittance Man
1992
Queen Mother Champion Chase – Remittance Man
Supreme Novices’ Hurdle – Flown
1993
Arkle Chase – Travado
County Handicap Hurdle – Thumbs Up
1994
Cathcart Challenge Cup – Raymylette
1997
County Handicap Hurdle – Barna Boy
1999
Triumph Hurdle – Katarino
Cathcart Challenge Cup – Stormyfairweather
2000
Stayers’ Hurdle – Bacchanal
Arkle Chase – Tiutchev
Festival Trophy Handicap Chase – Marlborough
Cathcart Challenge Cup – Stormyfairweather
2002
Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup – The Bushkeeper
2005
RSA Insurance Novices’ Chase – Trabolgan
Plate Handicap Chase – Liberthine
Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup – Juveigneur
2006
Ryanair Chase – Fondmort
Plate Handicap Chase – Non So
Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Chase – Greenhope
2009
Champion Hurdle – Punjabi
Triumph Hurdle – Zaynar
Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle – Andytown
2010
Champion Hurdle – Binocular
Triumph Hurdle – Soldatino
Coral Cup – Spirit River
2011
Cheltenham Gold Cup – Long Run
Spa Novices’ Hurdle – Bobs Worth
2012
Queen Mother Champion Chase – Finian’s Rainbow
Baring Bingham Novices’ Hurdle – Simonsig
Arkle Chase – Sprinter Sacre
RSA Insurance Novices’ Chase – Bobs Worth
Ryanair Chase – Riverside Theatre
Fred Winter Juvenile Novices’ Handicap Hurdle – Une Artiste
Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Chase – Bellvano
2013
Cheltenham Gold Cup – Bobs Worth
Queen Mother Champion Chase – Sprinter Sacre
Arkle Chase – Simonsig
Centenary Novices’ Handicap Chase – Rajdhani Express
2014
Coral Cup – Whisper
2015
Triumph Hurdle – Peace And Co
Pertemps Final – Call The Cops
2016
Queen Mother Champion Chase – Sprinter Sacre
Supreme Novices’ Hurdle – Altior
2017
Champion Hurdle – Buveur d’Air
Arkle Chase – Altior
RSA Insurance Novices’ Chase – Might Bite
2018
Champion Hurdle – Buveur d’Air
Queen Mother Champion Chase – Altior
2019
Queen Mother Champion Chase – Altior
Triumph Hurdle – Pentland Hills
Festival Trophy Handicap Chase – Beware The Bear
Coral Cup – William Henry
2020
Champion Hurdle – Epatante
Supreme Novices’ Hurdle – Altior
RSA Insurance Novices’ Chase – Champ
Coral Cup – Dame De Compagnie
2021
Arkle Chase – Shishkin
Golden Miller Novices’ Chase – Chantry House
2022
Supreme Novices’ Hurdle – Constitution Hill
David Nicholson Mares’ Hurdle – Marie’s Rock
2023
Champion Hurdle – Constitution Hill
Nicky Henderson Cheltenham Festival 2025 runners
Nicky Henderson has the following runners at the Cheltenham Festival 2025.
DAY 1
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DAY 2
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DAY 3
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DAY 4
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