Gordon Elliott has emerged over the years as the biggest challenger to the dominance of Willie Mullins on the Irish training scene, clocking up several hundred winners a season himself from his Cullentra House base.
He has saddled a total of 41 winners at The Cheltenham Festival and was crowned the leading trainer in both 2017 and 2018.
Here is our comprehensive A-Z stable tour of Gordon Elliott’s scheduled participants at The Festival this year:
- BALLYFAD – A very gusty horse who keeps picking up. That style will suit the Supreme and he’s a live contender.
- BRIGHTERDAYSAHEAD – Winner of 8 of her 12 starts over hurdles, she can add the Champion Hurdle to her Irish equivalent.
- EL CAIROS - A very quick horse, the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle will suit him down to the ground.
- FAVORI DE CHAMPDOU - Goes to the Glenfarclas Cross Country Chase at the Festival and then the Grand National at Aintree.
- FIREFOX - He could be a horse that might run into a place in the Ryanair.
- HONEST POLICY - Has landed three of his six starts over hurdles, including the Mersey Novices’ Hurdle at Aintree last April. Lines up in the Stayers’ at Cheltenham.
- JACOB’S LADDER – Collected two of his five starts over fences thus far, with the Plate on day one being the target this March.
- KALA CONTI - Finished second in the Scilly Isles Novices’ Chase at Sandown on her latest start and will contest the Mares’ Chase.
- KAZANSKY - Ran well in the Grade 1 novice hurdle at Leopardstown and is entered in the Albert Bartlett.
- KEEP HIM COMPANY - Unbeaten in bumpers at Fairyhouse and Leopardstown, he goes for the Champion Bumper now.
- MANGE TOUT – Performed with credit behind Narciso Has last time and has Fred Winter and mares’ novices’ hurdle options available to her.
- NDAAWI – Faces a fitness battle to be ready for the Coral or the County Hurdles.
- OLDSCHOOL OUTLAW – The Mares' Novices' Hurdle will be the goal for this improving mare.
- OPEN SECRET – He’ll need a few runners to pull out to get into a couple of the handicap hurdles.
- ROMEO COOLIO – Landed the Irish Arkle at the Dublin Racing Festival and can double up at Prestbury Park.
- SKYLIGHT HUSTLE – This Future Champions Novice Hurdle scorer can be a Turners Champion too.
- SPINNINGAYARN - A good, tough, staying horse. He has the Albert Bartlett written all over him.
- STELLAR STORY - Stellar Story will run in the Gold Cup, but only if the ground is on the softer side.
- TEAHUPOO – Knows Cheltenham like the back of his hoof and will contest the Stayer’s Hurdle again.
- THE GOFFER – The veteran performer can acquit himself very well in the Cross Country Chase once again.
- WESTERN FOLD - Solid performer who can make a good fist of it in the Brown Advisory Novices' Chase.
Question: How many winners will Gordon Elliot saddle at the 2026 Cheltenham Festival?
