We are getting closer to the 2025 Cheltenham Festival, and punters will be starting to place some Ante-Post bets already ahead of the event, which begins on Tuesday, 11th March 2025. One betting market available for betting customers doesn’t revolve around the horses, but instead, the trainers.
The Top Trainer Cheltenham Festival betting markets include some popular names, and all involved this year will be aiming to be the best trainer at Cheltenham Festival in 2025 by winning the most races.
Cheltenham Festival Top Trainer Betting Odds 2025
Willie Mullins is the big favourite to be named the Top Trainer at Cheltenham Festival in 2025. Mullins has won the top trainer award the last six times at Cheltenham, and he is currently priced at 1/6 on bet365 to win the award for a seventh year in a row.
Other trainers making up the favourites to win top trainer include Nicky Henderson, Gordon Elliott, Dan Skelton, Gavin Cromwell, Henry De Bromhead and Paul Nicholls.
We have provided the latest Cheltenham Festival Top Trainer 2025 betting odds below.
| Cheltenham Festival Trainer | bet365 Betting Odds |
| Willie Mullins | 1/6 |
| Nicky Henderson | 6/1 |
| Gordon Elliott | 10/1 |
| Dan Skelton | 25/1 |
| Gavin Cromwell | 33/1 |
| Henry De Bromhead | 40/1 |
| Paul Nicholls | 100/1 |
Who is the favourite to be named as Top Trainer at Cheltenham?
Willie Mullins is the big favourite to be named the top trainer at the 2025 Cheltenham Festival. His price is currently very short, with his odds 1/6 at bet365 to win the top trainer award. Mullins is one of the best, if not the best, trainer in horse racing at this current time. This is proven by the fact that he has won the top trainer award six years in a row at Cheltenham Festival, and he has also won the award 7 times in the last 9 years.
Wille Mullins’ key horses involved at Cheltenham Festival in 2025 include Galopin Des Champs, who will be looking to win the Gold Cup again, as well as Ballyburn, Fact To File, Final Demand, Kopek Des Border and Majborough.
Cheltenham Festival Top Trainer History
As you can see from the table below, Mullins has dominated the top trainer award over the last few years. Gordon Elliott won the award at Cheltenham back-to-back in 2017 and 2018, whilst Nicky Henderson, who is seen as the second favourite, will be wanting to win it this year to try and disrupt Willie Mullins’ reign as the top trainer from 2019-2024.
Below, you can find the history of the winner of the Cheltenham Festival Top Trainer award.
| Year | Top Trainer | How many wins did they have? |
| 2024 | Willie Mullins | 9 |
| 2023 | Willie Mullins | 6 |
| 2022 | Willie Mullins | 10 |
| 2021 | Willie Mullins | 6 |
| 2020 | Willie Mullins | 7 |
| 2019 | Willie Mullins | 4 |
| 2018 | Gordon Elliott | 8 |
| 2017 | Gordon Elliott | 6 |
| 2016 | Willie Mullins | 7 |
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