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TRAINER · 113th BY BIG-RACE WINS

Bob Turnell

45 wins in the world's richest races between 1956 and 1982, across 23 different races. The biggest is the Cheltenham Gold Cup, worth £646,880.

Rolls of honour are kept race by race, so a trainer's big-race record only exists once every one of them on this site has been read and turned sideways.

BIG-RACE WINS 45
BIGGEST WIN £647k
RACES WON 23
FIRST AND LAST 1956 to 1982
COUNTRIES 1

When the wins came

45 wins from 1956 to 1982, in 3-year spells

Best spell: 1977-79, 9 wins

A list of winners sorted by date reads as one long run. Drawn, it has a shape: Bob Turnell took 9 of these 45 in 1977-79 alone.

The races Bob Turnell keeps winning

By number of wins

14 won more than once

Supreme Novices' Hurdle 4 International Hurdle 4 Festival Trophy Handicap Chase 3 Christmas Hurdle 3 Fighting Fifth Hurdle 3 Scottish Champion Hurdle 3 Queen Mother Champion Chase 2 Coral Gold Cup 2 Bet365 Gold Cup 2 Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Chase 2 December Gold Cup 2 Sun Racing Plate Handicap Chase 2

Every big race Bob Turnell has won

45 winners, newest first

23 different races

Year Race Horse Jockey Country Worth
1982 Swinton Handicap Hurdle Secret Ballot Andrew Turnell Great Britain £80,000
1981 Scottish Champion Hurdle Bird's Nest Andrew Turnell Great Britain £40,000
1980 County Handicap Hurdle Prince of Bermuda Steve Knight Great Britain £100,000
1980 International Hurdle Birds Nest Andrew Turnell Great Britain £112,000
1980 Scottish Champion Hurdle Secret Ballot Andrew Turnell Great Britain £40,000
1980 Sun Racing Plate Handicap Chase Snowshill Sailor Andrew Turnell Great Britain £120,000
1979 Christmas Hurdle Birds Nest Andrew Turnell Great Britain £130,000
1979 Fighting Fifth Hurdle Birds Nest Andrew Turnell Great Britain £115,000
1979 Scottish Champion Hurdle Bird's Nest Andrew Turnell Great Britain £40,000
1979 Swinton Handicap Hurdle Beacon Light Andrew Turnell Great Britain £80,000
1978 International Hurdle Birds Nest Andrew Turnell Great Britain £112,000
1977 Christmas Hurdle Beacon Light Andrew Turnell Great Britain £130,000
1977 Fighting Fifth Hurdle Birds Nest Andrew Turnell Great Britain £115,000
1977 International Hurdle Birds Nest Andrew Turnell Great Britain £112,000
1977 Tingle Creek Chase Tree Tangle Andy Turnell Great Britain £175,000
1976 Fighting Fifth Hurdle Birds Nest Steve Knight Great Britain £115,000
1976 Supreme Novices' Hurdle Beacon Light Andrew Turnell Great Britain £150,000
1975 Bet365 Gold Cup April Seventh Steve Knight Great Britain £175,000
1975 Coral Gold Cup April Seventh Andrew Turnell Great Britain £250,000
1975 Sun Racing Plate Handicap Chase Summerville Andrew Turnell Great Britain £120,000
1974 Christmas Hurdle Tree Tangle Andrew Turnell Great Britain £130,000
1974 Festival Trophy Handicap Chase Cuckolder Andrew Turnell Great Britain £150,000
1973 St James's Place Festival Hunter Chase Bullocks Horn Lord Oaksey Great Britain £50,000
1972 December Gold Cup Arctic Bow Andrew Turnell Great Britain £125,000
1972 Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Chase Tudor Dance Jeff King Great Britain £150,000
1972 Welsh Grand National Charlie H Johnny Haine Great Britain £170,000
1971 Cathcart Challenge Cup The Laird Jeff King Great Britain £80,000
1970 Anniversary 4-Y-O Juvenile Hurdle Tudor Dance Jeff King Great Britain £110,000
1970 Festival Trophy Handicap Chase Charter Flight Andrew Turnell Great Britain £150,000
1968 Queen Mother Champion Chase Drinny's Double Frank Nash Great Britain £400,000
1967 Coral Gold Cup Rondetto Jeff King Great Britain £250,000
1967 Queen Mother Champion Chase Drinny's Double Frank Nash Great Britain £400,000
1967 Supreme Novices' Hurdle Early to Rise Jeff King Great Britain £150,000
1966 Champion Hurdle Salmon Spray Johnny Haine Great Britain £450,000
1966 December Gold Cup The Laird Jeff King Great Britain £125,000
1965 County Handicap Hurdle Mayfair Bill Andrew Turnell Great Britain £100,000
1965 Festival Trophy Handicap Chase Rondetto Johnny Haine Great Britain £150,000
1965 International Hurdle Salmon Spray Johnny Haine Great Britain £112,000
1964 Broadway Novices' Chase Buona Notte Johnny Haine Great Britain £200,000
1963 Supreme Novices' Hurdle Buona Notte Johnny Haine Great Britain £150,000
1961 Bet365 Gold Cup Pas Seul Dave Dick Great Britain £175,000
1961 Supreme Novices' Hurdle Beau Normand Bill Rees Great Britain £150,000
1960 Cheltenham Gold Cup Pas Seul Bill Rees Great Britain £646,880
1959 Princess Royal National Hunt Challenge Cup Novices' Handicap Chase Sabaria John Lawrence Great Britain £100,000
1956 Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Chase Rosenkavalier Harry Sprague Great Britain £150,000

The figure on each row is what that race puts up today, which is the number that says how big a day it was. The prize itself goes to the owner and the trainer takes a percentage of it, set by the rules of the country the race is run in.

The trainers either side

Ranked 113th of 187 on big-race wins

# Trainer Wins Races Span Biggest win
103 David Elsworth 49 37 1980 to 2018 £646,880
104 James Rowe Sr. 48 13 1881 to 1928 £3,759,399£3.8m
105 Angel Penna 48 35 1968 to 1990 £4,273,504£4.3m
106 Olivier Douieb 48 38 1977 to 1987 £4,273,504£4.3m
107 Hans Blume 48 33 1991 to 2009 £447,692
108 Andrew Balding 47 34 2003 to 2026 £4,511,278£4.5m
109 Dale L. Romans 46 28 2004 to 2018 £9,022,556£9.0m
110 Richard E. Mandella 46 24 1982 to 2025 £1,503,759£1.5m
111 Steve Asmussen 45 31 1996 to 2026 £9,022,556£9.0m
112 Mikel Delzangles 45 38 2003 to 2026 £5,291,005£5.3m
114 Mick Channon 45 34 1995 to 2020 £650,000
115 Jimmy Jones 44 26 1947 to 1964 £3,759,399£3.8m
116 Michael Jarvis 44 36 1970 to 2010 £4,273,504£4.3m
117 Jack Jarvis 44 17 1922 to 1968 £1,500,000£1.5m
118 Maurice Zilber 44 31 1970 to 2001 £1,500,000£1.5m
119 Nicolas Clément 44 37 1990 to 2022 £4,273,504£4.3m
120 François Rohaut 44 33 1986 to 2021 £854,701
121 John Shirreffs 43 29 1994 to 2025 £5,263,158£5.3m
122 Scotty Schulhofer 43 33 1966 to 2000 £1,503,759£1.5m
123 John Oxx 43 26 1988 to 2012 £4,273,504£4.3m

Frequently asked questions

How many big races has Bob Turnell won?

45, across 23 different races between 1956 and 1982. That is 113th of the 187 trainers on this site.

What is the biggest race Bob Turnell has won?

the Cheltenham Gold Cup, worth £646,880 and run in Great Britain. Bob Turnell won it in 1960.

Which race has Bob Turnell won most often?

the Supreme Novices' Hurdle, 4 times at Cheltenham Racecourse. 14 of these races have gone to Bob Turnell more than once.

How much prize money has Bob Turnell won?

The prize goes to the owner, and the trainer takes a percentage of it set by the rules of the country the race is run in. What this page holds is the races themselves: 45 wins, the biggest of them worth £646,880.

When did Bob Turnell win these races?

Between 1956 and 1982. The busiest spell was 1977-79, with 9 of them.

Where to next

The races Bob Turnell has won, and the trainers around them

The races Bob Turnell has won

The trainers either side

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