Cheltenham Festival 2025: Top jockey odds

Reigning Cheltenham Festival top jockey Paul Townend (1/3) is the favourite with Ladbrokes to win the title for the fourth year in a row, leading the bookies to create a market without him.

Townend won a personal-best six races at last year’s Festival to take his overall total to 34. The bookies see Mark Walsh (5/1) and Nico de Boinville (6/1) as his closest rivals.

Walsh is the 6/4 favourite in the without-Townend market, while De Boinville is priced at 5/2 ahead of the event kicking off on March 11.

The ever-popular Rachael Blackmore is 20/1 to take the title (14/1 without Townend) alongside Jockeys’ Championship contender Harry Skelton (12/1 without Townend).

 Cal Gildart of Ladbrokes said: “Paul Townend’s got more Cheltenham winners to his name than any of his peers, not to mention a fruitful relationship with the Festival’s greatest trainer.

Below are the odds for the seven favourites to be crowned 'top jockey' at Cheltenham Festival this year, with Townend the runaway favourite with less than a week to go.

As noted, the bookies are so confident that Townend is going to be crowned 'top jockey' than they've even creating a market without him included.

Walsh is the favourite in that regard, as noted, but De Boinville isn't too far behind.

Cal Gidart of Ladbrokes said: “His dominance looks set to continue, so our market without the four-time Cheltenham Top Jockey could be more appealing to punters."

Below are the odds for the seven favourites in that market, all of whom are priced with odds of 14/1 or shorter.

For those interested, Ladbrokes has an 'everything you need to know' piece ahead of this month's Cheltenham Festival, including what races are taking place and a guide to betting at the event.

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All odds and markets are correct as of the date of publication.