Vincent O'Brien: Cheltenham Festival record
Vincent O'Brien has 7 Festival winners on file.
Championship race wins
Vincent O'Brien has 7 further wins in the Gold Cup, Champion Hurdle, Champion Chase or Stayers' Hurdle, going back to 1948.
| Year | Race | Winner | SP |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | Cheltenham Gold Cup | Knock Hard | 11/2 |
| 1951 | Champion Hurdle | Hatton's Grace | 4/1 |
| 1950 | Cheltenham Gold Cup | Cottage Rake | 5/6 |
| 1950 | Champion Hurdle | Hatton's Grace | 5/2 |
| 1949 | Cheltenham Gold Cup | Cottage Rake | 4/6 |
| 1949 | Champion Hurdle | Hatton's Grace | 100/7 |
| 1948 | Cheltenham Gold Cup | Cottage Rake | 10/1 |
Before his flat career made him famous, O'Brien dominated jump racing's championship races from Ireland. Cottage Rake won three straight Gold Cups from 1948 and Hatton's Grace three straight Champion Hurdles from 1949, and his success did much to build Irish interest in the Festival.
Those wins came between 1948 and 1953, in the Cheltenham Gold Cup 4 times and the Champion Hurdle 3 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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