Ruby Walsh: Cheltenham Festival record
Ruby Walsh has 14 Festival winners on file.
Championship race wins
Ruby Walsh has 14 further wins in the Gold Cup, Champion Hurdle, Champion Chase or Stayers' Hurdle, going back to 2004.
| Year | Race | Winner | SP |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Stayers' Hurdle | Nichols Canyon | 10/1 |
| 2016 | Champion Hurdle | Annie Power | 5/2 |
| 2015 | Champion Hurdle | Faugheen | 4/5 |
| 2013 | Champion Hurdle | Hurricane Fly | 13/8 |
| 2012 | Stayers' Hurdle | Big Buck's | 5/6 |
| 2011 | Champion Hurdle | Hurricane Fly | 11/4 |
| 2011 | Stayers' Hurdle | Big Buck's | 10/11 |
| 2010 | Stayers' Hurdle | Big Buck's | 5/6 |
| 2009 | Cheltenham Gold Cup | Kauto Star | 7/4 |
| 2009 | Queen Mother Champion Chase | Master Minded | — |
| 2009 | Stayers' Hurdle | Big Buck's | 6/1 |
| 2008 | Queen Mother Champion Chase | Master Minded | — |
| 2007 | Cheltenham Gold Cup | Kauto Star | 5/4 |
| 2004 | Queen Mother Champion Chase | Azertyuiop | — |
Walsh rode Big Buck's to all four of his Stayers' Hurdles and added Nichols Canyon in 2017, which gives him the race's riding record. He also won four Champion Hurdles and partnered Kauto Star to both of his Gold Cups.
Those wins came between 2004 and 2017, in the Stayers' Hurdle 5 times, the Champion Hurdle 4 times, the Queen Mother Champion Chase 3 times and the Cheltenham Gold Cup 2 times.
Winner counts only. Because the archive holds the first four home rather than full fields, these are not strike rates.
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