The Triumph Hurdle is the traditional curtain-raiser to day 4 of the Cheltenham Festival, and takes place at 1.20pm on Friday 19 March,. Attracting the best juveniles in training, you can check out the latest Triumph Hurdle odds here.

2026 Triumph Hurdle Betting

13:20 Cheltenham

JCB Triumph Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race)

• Going Soft
• Distance 2m 0f 179y
• Class Class 1
• Race Type Hurdle Turf
• Surface Turf
• Runners 20
• Win Time 4m 6s

GG Edge Standard Compact

Win% is implied from the betting forecast

1st 1 Apolon De Charnie W: 11st 2lb Age: 4 yo Gelding

50/1 (Won)

J: Mr P W Mullins T: W P Mullins

OR: — RPR: — Form: 2

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2nd 9 Maestro Conti W: 11st 2lb Age: 4 yo Gelding

5/1

J: Harry Skelton T: Dan Skelton

OR: — RPR: — Form: 111

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3rd 11 1 tip Minella Study W: 11st 2lb Age: 4 yo Gelding

7/1

J: Ryan Mania T: Adam Nicol

OR: — RPR: — Form: 111

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4th 19 6 tips Selma De Vary W: 10st 9lb Age: 4 yo Filly

13/2

J: Paul Townend T: W P Mullins

OR: — RPR: — Form: 2-512

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5th 7 Lord Byron W: 11st 2lb Age: 4 yo Colt

80/1

J: Ben Jones T: Faye Bramley

OR: — RPR: — Form: 244

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6th 4 Forty Fifty W: 11st 2lb Age: 4 yo Gelding

80/1

J: Jonathan Burke T: W P Mullins

OR: — RPR: — Form: 4

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7th 17 4 tips Highland Crystal OUR TIP W: 10st 9lb Age: 4 yo Filly

4/1

J: Jack Kennedy T: Gordon Elliott

OR: — RPR: — Form: 111

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8th 16 Wolf Rayet W: 11st 2lb Age: 4 yo Gelding

200/1

J: Robert Dunne T: Samuel Drinkwater

OR: — RPR: — Form: 243

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9th 15 2 tips Proactif W: 11st 2lb Age: 4 yo Gelding

7/2F

J: Mark Walsh T: W P Mullins

OR: — RPR: — Form: 11

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10th 5 Indian River W: 11st 2lb Age: 4 yo Gelding

50/1

J: Kielan Woods T: Adrian Paul Keatley

OR: — RPR: — Form: 111

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11th 10 Minella Academy W: 11st 2lb Age: 4 yo Gelding

14/1

J: Danny Mullins T: W P Mullins

OR: — RPR: — Form: 1

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12th 13 North Shore W: 11st 2lb Age: 4 yo Gelding

16/1

J: Keith Donoghue T: Gavin Cromwell

OR: — RPR: — Form: 34

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13th 14 One Horse Town W: 11st 2lb Age: 4 yo Gelding

40/1

J: Paul O’Brien T: Harry Derham

OR: — RPR: — Form: 111322

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14th 20 1 tip Tenter Le Tout W: 10st 9lb Age: 4 yo Filly

80/1

J: Gavin Sheehan T: Chester Williams

OR: — RPR: — Form: 4116

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15th 12 Mon Creuset W: 11st 2lb Age: 4 yo Gelding

33/1

J: Harry Cobden T: W P Mullins

OR: — RPR: — Form: 14

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16th 18 Noemie De La Vis W: 10st 9lb Age: 4 yo Filly

100/1

J: Daniel King T: W P Mullins

OR: — RPR: — Form: 2-2

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17th 2 Berto Ramirez W: 11st 2lb Age: 4 yo Gelding

250/1

J: Darragh O’Keeffe T: Andrew McNamara

OR: — RPR: — Form: 574

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PU 3 Fantasy World W: 11st 2lb Age: 4 yo Gelding

80/1

J: Nico de Boinville T: Nicky Henderson

OR: — RPR: — Form: 43

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PU 6 Kai Lung W: 11st 2lb Age: 4 yo Gelding

33/1

J: Sean O’Keeffe T: W P Mullins

OR: — RPR: — Form: 1

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PU 8 Macho Man W: 11st 2lb Age: 4 yo Gelding

12/1

J: Brian Hayes T: W P Mullins

OR: — RPR: — Form: 12

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+o+e Betting Returns

	Payout
Exacta	£428.50
Straight Forecast	£288.22
Tricast	£2028.17
Trifecta	£3528.90

Selections

The Times:

Selma De Vary

SPOTLIGHT:

Highland Crystal

Daily Mail:

Proactif

WEST COUNTRY:

Tenter Le Tout

The Guardian:

Minella Study

RP RATINGS:

Highland Crystal

TOPSPEED:

Highland Crystal

POSTDATA:

Highland Crystal

The Sun:

Proactif

Telegraph:

Selma De Vary

D Express:

Selma De Vary

Daily Mirror:

Selma De Vary

The Star:

Selma De Vary

Daily Record:

Selma De Vary

Triumph Hurdle Betting News

With Narciso Has now out of the Triumph Hurdle then the Friday curtain-raiser is now a wide open betting heat. Proactif and Selma De Vary are a brace of rivals that feature prominently in the betting. Maestro Conti has some solid form in the book and adds more depth to the betting, as does Macho Man, who could be a lively outsider.

Betting on the Triumph Hurdle

The Triumph Hurdle is the opening race on Cheltenham Gold Cup day, so it’s a hugely popular betting race for punters to get stuck into. The betting for the Triumph Hurdle can change all the way up the race, as the four-year-olds competing in the event can can improve as the season goes on.

With it being the first race of Friday’s action, it’s a race that the bookmakers will target and offer eye-catching value, whether enhanced each-way terms of extra places. Big fields can often contest the race, so plenty of horses stand a chance of making the frame. A really exciting betting heat, the Triumph Hurdle odds are fascinating to watch in the lead-up to the event.