Coral present Cheltenham records infographic ahead of 2016 Festival

Jamie Clark, Sports Editor | March 10, 2016

Records, they say, are meant to be broken, yet such feats at the Cheltenham Festival, home of National Hunt Racing, are not achieved lightly. Coral celebrate these with another excellent infographic.

You’ll find the full screen version here.

Trainers

The two trainers you hear talked about in connection with Prestbury Park more than any other are Nicky Henderson and Willie Mullins.

Seven Barrows handler Henderson has saddled more Cheltenham Festival winners than anyone in history with 53, including a joint-record five Champion Hurdle victories, but top Irish counterpart Mullins set a new record of eight triumphs at a single meeting last year.

Compatriot Tom Dreaper trained the most Cheltenham Gold Cup winning horses with five. Mullins will be seeking to repeat his four opening day wins from 2015, with Min (Supreme Novices’ Hurdle), Douvan (Arkle Challenge Trophy), Annie Power (Champion Hurdle) and Vroum Vroum Mag (Mares’ Hurdle) all favourites for their respective races.

Jockeys

When it comes to being in the saddle, then Ruby Walsh is the top jockey in Festival history with 45 victorious mounts. Ruby’s best return at a single meeting is seven.

Tim Molony is the only four-time Champion Hurdle winning rider, while Pat Taaffe matched that number in the Cheltenham Gold Cup. You have to go way back to 1928 for the youngest-ever successful jockey in a Festival race with then teenager Bruce Hobbs scored aged 17.