The JCB Triumph Hurdle

Date	Time	Class	Distance
Fri 13th March 2026	13:20	Grade 1	2 miles 1 furlong

The Triumph Hurdle is the 2 mile championship for novice hurdlers, and one of the highlights of Gold Cup Day at the Cheltenham Festival.

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About the Triumph Hurdle

The JCB Triumph Hurdle is the second of two Grade 1 novices hurdles run over 2 miles at the Cheltenham Festival, the other being the Supreme Novices Hurdle. Unlike the Supreme Novices Hurdle, the Triumph Hurdle restricts entry to 4-year-old novice hurdlers, eliminating age difference from the factors that decide the race winner. Eight hurdles are jumped in the course of the race.

The Triumph Hurdle is one of the highest profile novice races at the Cheltenham Festival and attracts strong fields. It is common for horses who compete in the Triumph Hurdle to go on to compete in the Champion Hurdle, and four horses have achieved a double of victories in both races.

The JCB Triumph Hurdle is a hard race to untangle, with the youthful and inexperienced field prone to producing upsets. This is demonstrated by the poor record antepost favourites have in this race. While it wins by the favourite do happen, it is far more common for the antepost favourite to finish outside the places altogether.

So when looking for candidates ignore the markets. Form is important, and restricting bets to horses that won or placed last time out is advisable. Also look out for the winner of Ireland’s Spring Juvenile Hurdle if it is running in this race, as winners of that race have an outstanding track record when they go on to compete in the Triumph Hurdle.

Recent Winners

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer
2025	Poniros	Jonjo O’Neill Jr	W P Mullins
2024	Majborough	Mark Walsh	W P Mullins
2023	Lossiemouth	Paul Townsend	Willie Mullins
2022	Vauban	Paul Townsend	Willie Mullins
2021	Quilixios	Rachael Blackmore	Henry de Bromhead
2020	Burning Victory	Paul Townsend	Willie Mullins
2019	Pentland Hills	Nico de Boinville	Nicky Henderson