What Are The SEVEN Cheltenham Festival Races Willie Mullins Has NEVER Won?

Top Irish trainer Willie Mullins has fired in 103 Cheltenham Festival winners over the years – more than any other yard – but there are still SEVEN races that have eluded the Closutton maestro.

Willie Mullins Trained His First Cheltenham Festival Winner In 1995

You have to go back to 1995 to find the first Willie Mullins Cheltenham Festival winner – which was Tourist Attraction winning the 1995 Supreme Novices’ Hurdle – watch below a fresh-faced Mullins (aged 38) giving an interview after the race to Brough Scott.

Since than Willie Mullins has fired in another 102 Cheltenham Festival winners and his overall tally of 103 heading into 2025 is expected to be increase again.

Which is no wonder he’s long odds-on to be top trainer at the meeting yet again with the best horse racing betting sites in the UK – especially with a stack of Cheltenham bankers to take into the 2025 festival.

If Mullins has seven more winners in 2025 and then at least six for the next 15 years – he’ll hit 200 Cheltenham winners in 2040, aged 83.

Oh, and did you know he’s even rode three Festival winners? With the most famous Wither or Which, who he also trained to win the 1996 Champion Bumper.

Horse racing fans saw another nine Willie Mullins winners in 2024, with his 100th success at the meeting Jasmin De Vaux in the Champion Bumper – a race he’s mopped up an incredible thirteen times.

He’s also had a lot of success in the Mares’ Hurdle with ten wins, plus the he’s also had seven wins in the Turners Novices’ Hurdle, County Hurdle and Supreme Novices’ Hurdle.

However, of the 28 Cheltenham Festival races there are still SEVEN that Willie Mullins is yet to win.

Willie Mullins Is Still To Win SEVEN Cheltenham Festival Races

See below the SEVEN Cheltenham Festival races that Willie Mullins is still to get on the scoresheet in.

Cheltenham Festival Races Willie Mullins Is Yet To Win

Note: Correct before the 2025 Cheltenham Festival.

You’ll notice that there are two on the opening day – the Ultima Handicap Chase and the Fred Winter Juvenile Handicap Hurdle.

12 months ago, Mullins had the 5th in the Fred Winter with Miss Manzor and also the third in the Ultima Chase with Meetingofthewaters.

He’s also yet to win Wednesday’s Grand Annual Chase, with Saint Roi running 6th in 2024.

While Mullins rarely has runners in the Cross Country Chase so it’s no shock he’s yet to take this prize.

Thursday Has Historically Been The WORST Cheltenham Festival Day For Willie Mullins

Onto Thursday and this is by far the worst Festival day for the Irish champion trainer – backed up with not having won THREE of the seven races.

This was again the case last year in 2024, when Willie Mullins actually drew a blank on the Thursday – winning three races on each of the other three days.

12 months ago, Mullins had Icare Allen pulled up as one of the fancies in the Pertemps Network Final Handicap Hurdle.

While James Du Berlais did best for him in the Plate Handicap Chase, when 7th – another race he’s yet to get into the winners’ enclosure in.

Then, finally, the Kim Muir Challenge Cup Handicap Chase – which is the last race on day three – is another race that has so-far eluded Mr Mullins. Chavez was pulled up in the contest in 2024.

Cheltenham Festival 2025 Dates

The Cheltenham Festival dates 2025 will see the four-day meeting run from Tuesday 11th March to Friday 14th March.

You can see the full Cheltenham Festival 2025 dates, race times and new running order here.

What Are The Best Willie Mullins Cheltenham Festival Races?

See here the top seven Willie Mullins Cheltenham Festival races.

With the Champion Bumper, which is run as the final race on day two, his best race.