The fight to be the top Cheltenham jockey at the Festival is always a good battle, with the best horse racing jockeys doing battle on the track, riding some of the highest-rated National Hunt racehorses in the world.

Over the years, the Cheltenham Top Jockey Award has been won several times by Ruby Walsh.

With Willie Mullins being the short-priced favourite to win the Cheltenham Top Trainer award, it is no surprise to see jockey Paul Townend head the betting market for Top Jockey. As Paul Townend is the preferred jockey with the Mullins yard, according to punters and the experts, he seems the most likely jockey to finish the Cheltenham Festival with the most winners with the artillery that Mullins has.

In this Cheltenham Top Jockey guide, we will see whether any of the British jockeys can challenge for the top jockey prize, the latest odds and tips on who will secure the most wins at the Cheltenham 2025 Festival between March 14-17 and be crowned champion.

Find out more about the Cheltenham Top Jockey:

Contents

1 Cheltenham Top Jockey Predictions
2 Cheltenham Top Jockey Betting Sites
3 Cheltenham Top Jockey Standings
4 Betting on the Champion Top Jockey
5 Popular Questions
- 5.1 Which jockey has written the most winners in a single year at the Cheltenham Festival?
- 5.2 Which jockey has won the most races at Cheltenham?
6 Summary of The Top Jockey at Cheltenham
7 Other Cheltenham Related Articles

Cheltenham Top Jockey Predictions

Our betting tipsters have the following tips for the Cheltenham Top Jockey market:

James Dooley, betting tipster, predicts Paul Townend
Mark Dooley betting tipster, predicts Rachel Blackmore
David Doole,y betting tipste,r predicts Paul Townend
OLBG betting tipster predicts Jack Kennedy
Racing Post betting tipster predicts Rachel Blackmore
At The Races betting tipster predicts Paul Townend
Timeform betting tipster predicts Nico De Boinville

Paul Townend is a worthy favourite in Cheltenham’s top jockeys odds, but many betting tipsters are split in their decisions on who will lift the top jockey trophy.

The odds reflect the betting market as it is wide open and will change throughout the 4 days.

Punters enjoy backing in the top jockey market and top training betting market because it is a bet that gives a betting interest in the majority of races across the four days in the Cotswolds.

Cheltenham Top Jockey Betting Sites

Here are the best betting sites for the Cheltenham Top Jockey betting market:

Cheltenham Top Jockey Standings

The leading jockey for the Cheltenham festival is the jockey who rides the most horse racing winners across the 28 betting events.

Here are the Cheltenham Festival leading jockey standings since 2012:

2023 Paul Townend
2022 Paul Townend
2021 Rachael Blackmore
2020 Paul Townend
2019 Nico de Boinville
2018 Davy Russell
2017 Ruby Walsh
2016 Ruby Walsh
2015 Ruby Walsh
2014 Ruby Walsh
2013 Ruby Walsh
2012 Barry Geraghty

Betting on the Champion Top Jockey

If you are looking to bet on who will be the Champion Jockey at Cheltenham, we recommend the following great betting websites:

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Summary of The Top Jockey at Cheltenham

We hope you have enjoyed our Cheltenham festival top jockey guide.

The very best Irish and British jockeys will battle on Cheltenham Racecourse, but only one jockey will be crowned Top Jockey at the Cheltenham Festival.

The “top jockey” markets fluctuate daily over the 4 days. The action-packed 2025 Cheltenham Festival is over four days here:

With the Irish Jockeys being so dominant over recent years, they have easily secured the Prestbury Cup Annual Challenge Trophy.

We predict another Irish jockey to win the top jockey award this year, probably Paul Townsend at the expense of Rachel Blackmore, who should have another great festival.

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