2024 Triumph Hurdle Tips

The Triumph Hurdle is run exclusively for four-year-old hurdlers and was first run in 1939 when taken out by Grey Talk for George Batchelor. 

With eight hurdles to be jumped over the 2m course, the Triumph Hurdle is as much about speed and it is about jumping.  

Despite being only a novice hurdle, it’s one of the more popular races during the Cheltenham Festival and with a Grade 1 level, it attracts punters from all around the world.

Originally held at Hurst Park in Surrey, the Triumph Hurdle was more attractive for horses from France, with six of the first seven winners French-based. It was transferred to Cheltenham in 1965 and was first planned for the April meeting, but it became a staple fixture of the festival in 1968. 

The winner of the Triumph Hurdle often goes on to compete in the Champion Hurdle, with four winners going on to complete the double – Clair Soleil, Persian War, Kribensis and Katchit. 

The leading jockey is Barry Geraghty with five wins from 2003 to 2016 and the leading trainer is Nicky Henderson with six wins, with his latest coming in 2015 with Peace And Co. 

It has been sponsored by JCB since 2002 after being sponsored by the Daily Express and Elite Racing Club for years prior.

Cheltenham legend, Tiger Roll won his first Festival title in the Triumph Hurdle in 2014. Gordon Elliott's star went on to win four more times at the Festival, along with back-to-back Grand National victory in 2018 and '19.

JP McManus owned two winners on the bounce, as Ivanovic Gorbatov and Defi Du Seuil claimed Triumph glory.

Gary Moore looked to have his first Triumph Hurdle victory sewn up in 2020, as Goshen powered up Cleeve Hill. Sadly, Goshen fell at the final flight, allowing Burning Victory to come through and claim a surprise victory.