{"id":79624,"date":"2026-02-04T12:09:31","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T12:09:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/?p=79624"},"modified":"2026-02-04T12:09:31","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T12:09:31","slug":"cheltenham-festival-top-jockey-betting-odds-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/cheltenham-festival-top-jockey-betting-odds-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Cheltenham Festival Top Jockey Odds 2026: Who&#8217;ll Ride The Most Winners?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The 2026 Cheltenham Festival top jockey betting odds market is expected to get a lot of interest &#8211; as despite being favourite, many feel the top rider over the last four festivals &#8211; Paul Townend &#8211; will have some big challengers this time.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Including from leading fellow Irish jockeys Mark Walsh and Jack Kennedy, who each banged in four winners at the recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/dublin-racing-festival-2026-race-times-schedule-and-tv-coverage\/\">Dublin Racing Festival<\/a> &#8211; compared to just one for Paul Townend.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Cheltenham Festival Top Jockey Betting Odds 2026: Paul Townend Heads Market\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"su-list\" style=\"margin-left:0px\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> Paul Townend 10\/11<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> Jack Kennedy 4\/1<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> Mark Walsh 6\/1<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> Harry Cobden 6\/1<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> Nico De Boinville 10\/1<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> Harry Skelton 12\/1<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> Darragh O&#8217;Keeffe 25\/1<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> Keith Donoghue 33\/1<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> Danny Mullins 50\/1<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> Sean Bowen 100\/1<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> Sam Twiston-Davies 100\/1<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> \u00a0J J Slevin 100\/1<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> Patrick Mullins 100\/1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/div>\n<p><em>Note: The 2026 Cheltenham Festival top jockey betting odds are subject to change\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Paul Townend Eyes Sixth Cheltenham Top Jockey Title<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_77402\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-77402\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-77402 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/01\/Paul-Townend.jpg\" alt=\"Paul Townend\" width=\"696\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/01\/Paul-Townend.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/01\/Paul-Townend-560x376.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/01\/Paul-Townend-350x235.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-77402\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Paul Townend has ridden 38 Cheltenham Festival winners<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Since 2022,<strong> PAUL TOWNEND<\/strong> has dominated the biggest four days of jump racing &#8211; being top <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/new-cheltenham-festival-2026-running-order-schedule\/\">Cheltenham Festival<\/a> jockey every season.<\/p>\n<p>Rachael Blackmore upset the apple-cart in 2021, but with Townend also crowned top jock in 2020, this means he&#8217;s secured the title five times.<\/p>\n<p>During his five top rider wins, Townend has fired in 20 winners, with his best tally six successes in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>While in total, PT has ridden 38 Cheltenham Festival winners, that include four Gold Cups.<\/p>\n<p>So, armed with an array of top Willie Mullins horses to pick from &#8211; he&#8217;s again the main to beat, according to the bookies.<\/p>\n<p>With the layers making the Paul Townend Cheltenham Festival top jockey betting odds 10\/11 favourite.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\ud83c\udfb2PAUL TOWNEND CHELTENHAM FESTIVAL TOP JOCKEY ODDS: 10\/11<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>What Are Paul Townend&#8217;s Best Cheltenham Festival Rides In 2026?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Over the four days, Paul Townend will once again have a stack of exciting horses to ride as he looks for his fifth straight top jockeys&#8217; title.<\/p>\n<p>If turning up, last season&#8217;s Supreme Novices&#8217; Hurdle winner <strong>Kopek Des Bordes<\/strong> will be fancied by a lot to add Tuesday&#8217;s Arkle Novices&#8217; Chase to this Festival CV.<\/p>\n<p>While, despite flopping at the DRF, <strong>Final Demand<\/strong> will still be popular in the Browns Advisory Novices&#8217; Chase on the Wednesday for Townend.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bambino Fever<\/strong> and <strong>Lossiemouth<\/strong> could both dominate the mares hurdles races for PT too, but Lossie could, of course, still end up in the Champion Hurdle.<\/p>\n<p>Which is a race Townend has won just once before (State Man, 2024).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Gaelic Warrior<\/strong> could end up in the Ryanair &#8211; especially if recent Irish Gold Cup winner Fact To File is supplemented for the Gold Cup.<\/p>\n<p>Then on Friday, Townend could easily win the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/albert-bartlett-betting-odds-cheltenham-festival-2026\/\">Albert Bartlett Novices&#8217; Hurdle<\/a> for a fourth time &#8211; as he&#8217;ll partner the impressive <strong>Doctor Steinberg<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>While, finally, the Gold Cup is a race Townend has on his CV four times (Al Boum Photo and <strong>Galopin Des Champs<\/strong> x 2 each) and he&#8217;ll be looking to get the former back up to become the first horse since Kauto Star to regain the biggest festival race of them all.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>WATCH: Paul Townend Riding Kopek Des Bordes to Victory in the 2025 Supreme Novices&#8217; Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe title=\"KOPEK DES BORDES lands Michael O&#039;Sullivan Supreme Novices&#039; Hurdle\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5f7f_nwUwZw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Paul Townend Cheltenham Festival Record<\/h3>\n<p>The Cork-born pilot has ridden <strong>38 Cheltenham Festival winners<\/strong> (28 Grade 1s) to date, more than any other current jockey.<\/p>\n<p>He saddled four more winners in 2025 to win another Cheltenham Festival top jockey title.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Paul Townend 2025 Cheltenham Festival Winners\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n<div class=\"su-list\" style=\"margin-left:0px\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-hveid=\"CAQQAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-sae=\"\"><span class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-complete=\"true\"><strong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-complete=\"true\">Kopek Des Bordes<\/strong>: Won the Michael O\u2019Sullivan <strong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-complete=\"true\">Supreme Novices\u2019 Hurdle<\/strong> on Day 1 (Tuesday).<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-hveid=\"CAQQAQ\" data-complete=\"true\" data-sae=\"\"><span class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-complete=\"true\"><strong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-complete=\"true\">Lossiemouth<\/strong>: Won the Close Brothers <strong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-complete=\"true\">Mares&#8217; Hurdle<\/strong> on Day 1 (Tuesday), retaining her crown for the second consecutive year.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-hveid=\"CAQQAg\" data-complete=\"true\" data-sae=\"\"><span class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-complete=\"true\"><strong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-complete=\"true\">Kargese<\/strong>: Won the William Hill <strong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-complete=\"true\">County Handicap Hurdle<\/strong> on Day 4 (Friday), making Townend the winning-most jockey in the history of this race.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-hveid=\"CAQQAw\" data-complete=\"true\" data-sae=\"\"><span class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-complete=\"true\"><strong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-complete=\"true\">Jasmin De Vaux<\/strong>: Won the <strong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-complete=\"true\">Albert Bartlett Novices&#8217; Hurdle<\/strong> on Day 4 (Friday)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/div>\n<p>Below are listed each of Townend&#8217;s festival winners from his first on the Arthur Moore-trained What A Charm in the Fred Winter Juvenile Handicap Hurdle back in 2011.<\/p>\n<p>With his most recent success aboard Jasmin De Vaux in the 2025 Albert Bartlett Novices&#8217; Hurdle.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>EVERY Paul Townend Cheltenham Festival Winner<\/strong><\/h4>\n<div class=\"su-list\" style=\"margin-left:0px\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> <strong>Gold Cup (4) &#8211; <\/strong>Al Boum Photo (2019, 2020), Galopin Des Champs (2023, 2024)<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> <strong>Champion Chase (2)<\/strong> &#8211; Energumene (2022, 2023)<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> <strong>Champion Hurdle (1)<\/strong> &#8211; State Man (2024)<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> <strong>Arkle Challenge Trophy Novices&#8217; Chase (3)<\/strong> &#8211; Duc des Genievres (2019), El Fabiolo (2023), Gaelic Warrior (2024)<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> <strong>Brown Advisory Novices&#8217; Chase (1)<\/strong> &#8211; Monkfish (2021)<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> <strong>Supreme Novices&#8217; Hurdle (2)<\/strong> &#8211; Kopek Des Bordes (2025), Appreciate It (2021)<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> <strong>Turners Novices&#8217; Hurdle (3)<\/strong> &#8211; Sir Gerhard (2022), Impaire Et Passe (2023), Ballyburn (2024)<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> <strong>Champion Bumper (1)<\/strong> &#8211; Ferny Hollow (2020)<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> <strong>Mares&#8217; Hurdle (3)<\/strong> &#8211; Glens Melody (2015), Lossiemouth (2024 &amp; 2025)<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> <strong>Albert Bartlett Novices&#8217; Hurdle (3)<\/strong> &#8211; Penhill (2017), Monkfish (2020), Jasmin De Vaux (2025)<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> <strong>Stayers&#8217; Hurdle (1)<\/strong> &#8211; Penhill (2018)<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> <strong>Triumph Hurdle (3)<\/strong> &#8211; Burning Victory (2020), Vauban (2022), Lossiemouth (2023)<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> <strong>Centenary Novices&#8217; Handicap Chase (1)<\/strong> &#8211; Irish Cavalier (2015) &#8211; Note: no longer on festival calendar, replaced by Mares&#8217; Chase in 2021<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> <strong>Fred Winter Juvenile Handicap Hurdle (1)<\/strong> &#8211; What A Charm (2011)<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> <strong>County Handicap Hurdle (5)<\/strong> &#8211; Wicklow Brave (2015), Arctic Fire (2017), State Man (2022), Absurde (2024), Kargese (2025)<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> <strong>Mares&#8217; Chase (1)<\/strong> &#8211; Colreevy (2021)<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> <strong>Ryanair Chase (2)<\/strong> &#8211; Min (2020), Allaho (2022)<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> <strong>Mares&#8217; Novices&#8217; Hurdle (1)<\/strong> &#8211; Laurina (2018)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/div>\n<h2><strong>Jack Kennedy Will Have His Backers In The Cheltenham Festival Top Jockey Betting Odds Market\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_79646\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-79646\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-79646 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/Jack-Kennedy.jpg\" alt=\"Jack Kennedy second favourite in the 2026 Cheltenham top jockey betting odds market \" width=\"696\" height=\"391\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/Jack-Kennedy.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/Jack-Kennedy-560x315.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/Jack-Kennedy-350x197.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-79646\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jack Kennedy second favourite in the 2026 Cheltenham top jockey betting odds market<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>One of the main challengers to Paul Townend in the race to be the 2026 Cheltenham Festival top jockey is <strong>JACK KENNEDY<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Kennedy has not had an easy time over the years with injury, but he&#8217;s on a good run at the moment.<\/p>\n<p>He fired in four DRF winners earlier this season and will have all the Gordon Elliott Cheltenham runners at his disposal.<\/p>\n<p>Kennedy is yet to be top rider at the meeting but has ridden 11 total winners to date.<\/p>\n<p>Including guiding home Minella Indo in the 2021 Cheltenham Gold Cup.<\/p>\n<p>The Jack Kennedy Cheltenham Festival top jockey betting odds are 4\/1 &#8211; as he can look forward to rides like El Cairos, Brighterdaysahead and Wodhooh.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\ud83c\udfb2JACK KENNEDY CHELTENHAM FESTIVAL TOP JOCKEY ODDS: 4\/1\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>JP McManus Rider Mark Walsh Looking To Go Out With A Bang<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_79647\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-79647\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-79647 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/Mark-Walsh2.jpg\" alt=\"Can Mark Walsh end his time with JP McManus as top Cheltenham jockey? \" width=\"696\" height=\"656\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/Mark-Walsh2.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/Mark-Walsh2-560x528.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/Mark-Walsh2-350x330.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-79647\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Can Mark Walsh end his time with JP McManus as top Cheltenham jockey?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The JP McManus main rider <strong>MARK WALSH<\/strong> was told that at the end of the season he&#8217;ll be replaced by Harry Cobden.<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, Walsh will be wanting to show his still current (and soon to be ex) boss what he&#8217;s going to be missing out on.<\/p>\n<p>Like, Jack Kennedy, Walsh had a terrific DRF with four winners and the famous green and gold silks look to have a number of big chances.<\/p>\n<p>Walsh has also never been top rider at the meeting but has ridden 14 winners in total.<\/p>\n<p>With his biggest success coming in the 2025 Gold Cup, when guiding home Inothewayurthinkin.<\/p>\n<p>Walsh can look forward to rides like Narciso Has in Friday&#8217;s Triumph Hurdle.<\/p>\n<p>Plus, recent Dublin Chase hero Majborough, who is favourite for the Champion Chase on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Not to mention Fact To File in either the Ryanair Chase that he won last year, or the Gold Cup (if supplemented).<\/p>\n<p>The Mark Walsh Cheltenham Festival top jockey betting odds are 6\/1.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\ud83c\udfb2MARK WALSH CHELTENHAM FESTIVAL TOP JOCKEY ODDS: 6\/1\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>New JP Rider Harry Cobden Might Have To Wait Another Year To Be Top Cheltenham Jockey<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_76168\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-76168\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-76168 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/01\/Cobden-McManus-.jpg\" alt=\"Harry Cobden retained jockey for JP McManus\" width=\"696\" height=\"388\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/01\/Cobden-McManus-.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/01\/Cobden-McManus--560x312.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/01\/Cobden-McManus--350x195.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-76168\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Harry Cobden will be retained jockey for JP McManus next season<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We can expect to see <strong>HARRY COBDEN<\/strong> on some of the second or third string JP McManus Cheltenham runners in March as the British rider gears up for taking over from Mark Walsh at the end of the season.<\/p>\n<p>Cobden will also have the pick of the Paul Nicholls runners &#8211; like No Drama This End, who is well-fancied for the Turners Novices&#8217; Hurdle on the Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Over the years, Harry Cobden has ridden just six Festival winners, but in the coming seasons we can expect that number to rise sharply with the backing of the green and gold silks.<\/p>\n<p>Despite this, the Harry Cobden Cheltenham Festival top jockey betting odds are still 8\/1 &#8211; making him fourth in the market before the tapes go up.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\ud83c\udfb2HARRY COBDEN CHELTENHAM FESTIVAL TOP JOCKEY ODDS: 8\/1\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>Cheltenham Top Jockey Winners (Last 10 Years)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"su-list\" style=\"margin-left:0px\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> 2025 &#8211; Paul Townend (4)<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> 2024 &#8211; Paul Townend (6)<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> 2023 &#8211; Paul Townend (5)<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> 2022 &#8211; Paul Townend (5)<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> 2021 &#8211; Rachael Blackmore (6)<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> 2020 &#8211; Paul Townend (5)<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> 2019 &#8211; Nico de Boinville (3)<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> 2018 &#8211; Davy Russell (4)<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> 2017 &#8211; Ruby Walsh (4)<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> 2016 &#8211; Ruby Walsh (7)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/div>\n<h2><strong>When Is The Cheltenham Festival 2026? \ud83d\uddd3\ufe0f<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"su-list\" style=\"margin-left:0px\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> \ud83c\udfc7Tuesday 10th March 2026: Day 1 &#8211; Champion Day<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> \ud83c\udfc7Wednesday 11th March 2026: Day 2 &#8211; Ladies&#8217; Day<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> \ud83c\udfc7Thursday 12th March 2026: Day 3 &#8211; St Patrick&#8217;s Thursday<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> \ud83c\udfc7Friday 13th March 2026: Day 4 &#8211; Gold Cup Day<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2026 Cheltenham Festival top jockey betting odds market is expected to get a lot of interest &#8211; as despite being favourite, many feel the top rider over the 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