Five From Six: Mullins' Stranglehold on the Triumph Hurdle

Mon, 23 Feb 2026 17:00:00 +0000

Willie Mullins has won the Triumph Hurdle five times in the last six years. Read that again. Five from six. Vauban, Lossiemouth, Majborough, Burning Victory, and last year’s 100/1 shock Poniros. The only year he missed out was 2021, when Henry de Bromhead’s Quilixios took it.

That record would be remarkable in any race. In a Grade 1 at the Cheltenham Festival, where British trainers send their best juveniles every March, it’s borderline absurd.

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Five From Six: Mullins' Stranglehold on the Triumph Hurdle