Triumph Hurdle Trends: Tracking the Triumphant trends

| Thursday 12th March 2026, 14:58

Thursday 12th March 2026, 14:58

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The final day of the Cheltenham Festival springs into action with the JCB Triumph Hurdle, the Grade 1 juvenile hurdle for four-year-olds. The latest edition has attracted a quality field of 20 runners, nearly half of them trained by Willie Mullins as he seeks a fifth successive victory in the race.

What can we learn from the most recent winners of this race? Here at Betfred Insights, we're taking a look at some JCB Triumph Hurdle trends ahead of the race.

Triumph Hurdle Details

Race: JCB Triumph Hurdle (13:20)
Date: March 13
Distance: 2m 179y
Race Type: Four-year-old hurdle
Class/Grade: Grade 1

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Triumph Hurdles Odds

Triumph Hurdles Key Historical Trends

Recent run

Twenty-six of the last 27 winners ran between 18 and 55 days before

Runners that match this trend: Berto Ramirez, Fantasy World, Indian River, Kai Lung, Maestro Conti, Mon Creuset, North Shore, One Horse Town, Wolf Rayet, Highland Crystal, Selma De Vary, Tenter Le Tout

Official Rating (OR)

Five of the last 10 winners were rated 138+

Runners that match this trend: Minella Study, Highland Crystal, Selma De Vary

Breeding

Seven winners and six runners-up in the last 10 renewals were French-bred

Runners that match this trend: Apolon De Charnie, Forty Fifty, Kai Lung, Macho Man, Maestro Conti, Mon Creuset, North Shore, Proactif, Noemie De La Vis, Selma De Vary, Tenter Le Tout

Form over hurdles

Ten of the last 13 winners were not outside the first two in any previous GB or IRE hurdles run

Runners that match this trend: Apolon De Charnie, Forty Fifty, Indian River, Kai Lung, Macho Man, Maestro Conti, Minella Academy, Minella Study, Proactif, Highland Crystal, Noemie De La Vis, Selma De Vary

Prep Race

Four of the last five were placed in the Grade 1 Juvenile Hurdle at the Dublin Racing Festival

Runners that match this trend: Selma De Vary

Trainer Trends

Willie Mullins has won five of the last six renewals

Runners that match this trend: Apolon De Charmie, Forty Fifty, Kai Lung, Macho Man, Minella Academy, Mon Creuset, Proactif, Noemie De La Vis, Selma De Vary

Market Trends

Four winning favourites in the last 10 years, plus Quilixios at 2/1
Seven of the previous 10 winners returned SPs of 9/1 or shorter

Runners that match this trend: Proactif, Selma De Vary, Minella Study, Maestro Conti, Highland Crystal

Final Shortlist

1. Selma De Vary

2. Highland Crystal

3. Kai Lung

Cheltenham 13:20 - Winner

Selma De Vary

7/2

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