
Grand National 2021 runners: All you need to know about this year's field
Who is running in the 2021 Grand National? oddschecker have all the key info ahead of Saturday's showpiece race at Aintree, as the jumps season comes to a close.
8 days agoLooking for the latest Cheltenham Festival results? We’ve got you covered. This page lists every outcome from the Cheltenham results today, the Cheltenham results yesterday and throughout the rest of the four-day festival. The ‘World Cup of Jump Racing’ attracts the finest steeplechasers and stayers on the planet, along with the best National Hunt jockeys too. If you’re thinking of putting a bet on an upcoming race at the Cheltenham Festival, it might be worth looking back at past Cheltenham race results below to pinpoint horses that have already demonstrated form around this iconic racecourse.
The headline story from the 2020 Cheltenham Festival was the Gold Cup darling, Al Boum Photo. This horse became the first since Best Mate to win back-to-back Gold Cups. The Willie Mullins-trained horse shrugged off a late fightback from Santini to prevail. Trainer Nicky Henderson still had a successful festival, with his mare Epatante romping to victory in the Champion Hurdle.
Feature Races |
Winner |
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Cheltenham Gold Cup |
Al Boum Photo |
Champion Hurdle |
Epatante |
Queen Mother Champion Chase |
Politologue |
Stayers’ Hurdle |
Lisnagar Oscar |
Willie Mullins finally bagged his first Gold Cup winner in 2019 with Al Boum Photo fending off a late rally from Anibale Fly to clinch the Gold Cup crown. The hugely impressive Altior maintained his unbeaten form over fences by completing back-to-back victories in the Queen Mother Champion Chase. Paisley Park justified his pre-race favouritism in the Stayers’ Hurdle with a comfortable victory.
Feature Races |
Winner |
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Cheltenham Gold Cup |
Al Boum Photo |
Champion Hurdle |
Espoir D’Allen |
Queen Mother Champion Chase |
Altior |
Stayers’ Hurdle |
Paisley Park |
The hot topic at the 2018 Cheltenham Festival was the head-to-head battle between Native River and Might Bite in Friday’s Gold Cup. Colin Tizzard’s Native River eventually proved too strong for his rival and the rest of the field to bag Tizzard his inaugural Gold Cup trophy. Meanwhile Penhill graduated from winning 2017’s Albert Bartlett race to win the Stayers’ Hurdle a year later.
Feature Races |
Winner |
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Cheltenham Gold Cup |
Native River |
Champion Hurdle |
Buveur D’Air |
Queen Mother Champion Chase |
Altior |
Stayers’ Hurdle |
Penhill |
The 2017 Cheltenham Gold Cup saw a welcome winner in the shape of Sizing John, who demonstrably enjoyed the step up in trip to shrug off Native River and Minella Rocco. In a festival dominated largely by Irish trainers, the 2017 Champion Hurdle winner went to Buveur D’Air, which would eventually be the first of two Champion Hurdle successes for him.
Feature Races |
Winner |
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Cheltenham Gold Cup |
Sizing John |
Champion Hurdle |
Buveur D’Air |
Queen Mother Champion Chase |
Special Tiara |
Stayers’ Hurdle |
Nichols Canyon |
It was a clean sweep for Irish trainers in the first three places at the 2016 Cheltenham Gold Cup, with Gordon Elliott’s Don Cossack in dominant form from start to finish. It was 22 years since a mare had won the Champion Hurdle at the festival, but Annie Power eventually ended that long wait for a fourth winning mare with a richly deserved victory.
Feature Races |
Winner |
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Cheltenham Gold Cup |
Don Cossack |
Champion Hurdle |
Annie Power |
Queen Mother Champion Chase |
Sprinter Sacre |
Stayers’ Hurdle |
Thistlecrack |
2015 was a magnificent Cheltenham Festival for trainer Willie Mullins, who saw Faugheen take the Champion Hurdle. Meanwhile stablemate Douvan also delivered a classy performance to win the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle. Trainer Mark Bradstock also experienced the pinnacle of his career with Coneygree jumping smartly to a comfortable Gold Cup victory.
Feature Races |
Winner |
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Cheltenham Gold Cup |
Coneygree |
Champion Hurdle |
Faugheen |
Queen Mother Champion Chase |
Dodging Bullets |
Stayers’ Hurdle |
Cole Harden |
Jim Culloty couldn’t have wished for a better Cheltenham Festival in 2014 by winning the Gold Cup with Lord Windermere in what was a relatively weak field. Culloty entered an exclusive club of four people to have trained and ridden Gold Cup winners. It was a festival for former jockeys-turned-trainers with Jono O’Neill striking lucky with More Of That in the Stayers’ Hurdle.
Feature Races |
Winner |
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Cheltenham Gold Cup |
Lord Windermere |
Champion Hurdle |
Jezki |
Queen Mother Champion Chase |
Sire De Grugy |
Stayers’ Hurdle |
More Of That |
2011 Champion Hurdle winner Hurricane Fly got back to winning ways at the 2013 Cheltenham Festival, shrugging off the disappointment of his third-placed finish in 2012. Trainer Nicky Henderson enjoyed a fruitful festival, with Bobs Worth gritting his teeth to win the Gold Cup under Barry Geraghty, while French-bred Sprinter Sacre stole the show in the Champion Chase.
Feature Races |
Winner |
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Cheltenham Gold Cup |
Bobs Worth |
Champion Hurdle |
Hurricane Fly |
Queen Mother Champion Chase |
Sprinter Sacre |
Stayers’ Hurdle |
Solwhit |
Champion jockey A.P. McCoy saddled one of his finest rides at the 2012 Cheltenham Gold Cup, with Synchronised digging deep to pip the rest to the post despite being under pressure for the final circuit of the race. Meanwhile Paul Nicholls’ stable was once again doing it for the British-trained horses with Big Buck’s grabbing all the headlines by bagging a fourth successive Stayers’ Hurdle.
Feature Races |
Winner |
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Cheltenham Gold Cup |
Synchronised |
Champion Hurdle |
Rock On Ruby |
Queen Mother Champion Chase |
Finian’s Rainbow |
Stayers’ Hurdle |
Big Buck’s |
Big Zeb was a major favourite to secure back-to-back Champion Chase victories at the 2011 Cheltenham Festival, but was usurped by a fine race from Sizing Europe. Jockey, Ruby Walsh bagged his first Champion Hurdle win aboard Hurricane Fly but was unable to ride Kauto Star to victory in the Gold Cup as Long Run romped to a surprise win. In doing so, he helped Sam Waley-Cohen become the first amateur rider in three decades to win the prestigious race.
Feature Races |
Winner |
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Cheltenham Gold Cup |
Long Run |
Champion Hurdle |
Hurricane Fly |
Queen Mother Champion Chase |
Sizing Europe |
Stayers’ Hurdle |
Big Buck’s |
Locally-trained Imperial Commander was a hugely popular victor in the 2010 Cheltenham Gold Cup, with Somerset-based trainer Nigel Twiston-Davies taking the plaudits. It was another routine victory for Big Buck’s in the 2010 Stayers’ Hurdle, while Big Zeb was the first Irish-trained winner of the Champion Chase in four years.
Feature Races |
Winner |
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Cheltenham Gold Cup |
Imperial Commander |
Champion Hurdle |
Binocular |
Queen Mother Champion Chase |
Big Zeb |
Stayers’ Hurdle |
Big Buck’s |
2009 was the year of trainer Paul Nicholls at the Cheltenham Festival. His name was plastered across many of the Cheltenham racing results that week, with Masterminded winning back-to-back Champion Chases. Meanwhile Big Buck’s backed up his stablemate by romping him to another Stayers’ Hurdle. His Kauto Star also became the first horse in the history of the Gold Cup to retain the crown, staving off Denman up the iconic Cheltenham hill.
Feature Races |
Winner |
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Cheltenham Gold Cup |
Kauto Star |
Champion Hurdle |
Punjabi |
Queen Mother Champion Chase |
Master Minded |
Stayers’ Hurdle |
Big Buck’s |
It was a red-letter festival for jockey Robert Thornton, who bagged a brace of victories aboard Captain Cee Bee and Champion Hurdle winner Katchit. The Howard Johnson-trained Inglis Drever made it three victories in the Stayers’ Hurdle, with all three wins coming with three different jockeys. The 2008 Gold Cup was a battle of Paul Nicholls’ stablemates, with Denman eventually powering home to pip Kauto Star to the post.
Feature Races |
Winner |
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Cheltenham Gold Cup |
Denman |
Champion Hurdle |
Katchit |
Queen Mother Champion Chase |
Master Minded |
Stayers’ Hurdle |
Inglis Drever |
There was plenty of Irish dominance at the 2007 Cheltenham Festival, with Sublimity maintaining Ireland’s grip on the Champion Hurdle. Meanwhile Ebaziyan claimed the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle. Paul Nicholls ensured British trainers were well represented in the winners’ enclosure too, with Kauto Star and jockey Ruby Walsh winning the Gold Cup for the first time.
Feature Races |
Winner |
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Cheltenham Gold Cup |
Kauto Star |
Champion Hurdle |
Sublimity |
Queen Mother Champion Chase |
Voy Por Ustedes |
Stayers’ Hurdle |
Inglis Drever |
All the talk before the 2006 Cheltenham Festival was about whether or not Hardy Eustace was capable of making it a hat-trick of Champion Hurdle wins. Unfortunately for him, he couldn’t have accounted for a barnstorming run from Brave Inca to claim the victory with ease. It was another year for Irish racing fans, as Irish-trained Newmill and War of Attrition claimed the Champion Chase and Gold Cup respectively.
Feature Races |
Winner |
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Cheltenham Gold Cup |
War Of Attrition |
Champion Hurdle |
Brave Inca |
Queen Mother Champion Chase |
Newmill |
Stayers’ Hurdle |
My Way De Solzen |
The 2005 Champion Hurdle produced one of the finest finishes in Cheltenham Festival history. Two necks separated Harchibald, Brave Inca and Hardy Eustace, with the latter straining every sinew to win in a photo finish. There was another three-way fight to win the Champion Chase too, with Moscow Flyer recapturing his 2003-winning form to claim the win.
Feature Races |
Winner |
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Cheltenham Gold Cup |
Kicking King |
Champion Hurdle |
Hardy Eustace |
Queen Mother Champion Chase |
Moscow Flyer |
Stayers’ Hurdle |
Inglis Drever |
The headline from the 2004 Cheltenham races results was Gold Cup hero Best Mate, who became the first champion in over 40 years to bag a hat-trick of successive Gold Cups. Baracouda was also looking to make it three Stayers’ Hurdle wins on the spin but didn’t account for a stirring run from Iris’s Gift who overcame the disappointment of last year’s second-placed finish to enter the winners’ enclosure this time round.
Feature Races |
Winner |
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Cheltenham Gold Cup |
Best Mate |
Champion Hurdle |
Hardy Eustace |
Queen Mother Champion Chase |
Azertyuiop |
Stayers’ Hurdle |
Iris’s Gift |
There was a familiar sight to the Cheltenham results from the 2003 festival as Best Mate and Baracouda both secured consecutive Gold Cups and Stayers’ Hurdles respectively. The Champion Hurdle saw a hugely inspiring run from Rooster Booster, who lived up to his name by accelerating clear of the field to win by 11 lengths.
Feature Races |
Winner |
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Cheltenham Gold Cup |
Best Mate |
Champion Hurdle |
Rooster Booster |
Queen Mother Champion Chase |
Moscow Flyer |
Stayers’ Hurdle |
Baracouda |
French racing enthusiasts will have been delighted to see trainer Francoi Doumen celebrate victory in the 2002 Stayers’ Hurdle with Baracouda. In doing so, he became the first French-trained horse to win a feature race at the Cheltenham Festival in eight years. Henrietta Knight’s Best Mate kick-started what would be a three-year-long love affair with the Gold Cup by winning his first in 2002.
Feature Races |
Winner |
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Cheltenham Gold Cup |
Best Mate |
Champion Hurdle |
Hors La Loi III |
Queen Mother Champion Chase |
Flagship Uberalles |
Stayers’ Hurdle |
Baracouda |
The 2001 Cheltenham Festival was cancelled following an unexpected outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease across the UK. The festival was originally postponed a month until April, but the festival organisers had no choice but to cancel the event altogether once local cases were discovered, putting Cheltenham Racecourse within the exclusion zone.
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