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TRAINER · 10th BY BIG-RACE WINS

Paul Nicholls

255 wins in the world's richest races between 1994 and 2026, across 66 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 255
BIGGEST WIN £647k
RACES WON 66
FIRST AND LAST 1994 to 2026
COUNTRIES 2

When the wins came

255 wins from 1994 to 2026, in 3-year spells

Best spell: 2010-12, 43 wins

A list of winners sorted by date reads as one long run. Drawn, it has a shape: Paul Nicholls took 43 of these 255 in 2010-12 alone.

The races Paul Nicholls keeps winning

By number of wins

52 won more than once

King George VI Chase 13 Tingle Creek Chase 12 Rising Stars Novices' Chase 12 Molyneux Hurdle 11 1965 Chase 9 Persian War Novices' Hurdle 9 Maghull Novices' Chase 8 Celebration Chase 7 Challow Novices' Hurdle 7 Henry VIII Novices' Chase 7 Future Champion Novices' Chase 7 Queen Mother Champion Chase 6

Every big race Paul Nicholls has won

255 winners, newest first

66 different races

Year Race Horse Jockey Country Worth
2026 Midlands Grand National Isaac Des Obeaux Sam Twiston-Davies Great Britain £160,000
2025 Challow Novices' Hurdle No Drama This End Harry Cobden Great Britain £100,000
2025 Golden Miller Novices' Chase Caldwell Potter Harry Cobden Great Britain £125,000
2025 Hyde Novices' Hurdle No Drama This End Harry Cobden Great Britain £80,000
2025 Maghull Novices' Chase Kalif Du Berlais Harry Cobden Great Britain £120,000
2025 Molyneux Hurdle Rubaud Harry Cobden Great Britain £70,000
2025 Old Roan Chase Hitman Freddie Gingell Great Britain £80,000
2025 Red Rum Handicap Chase Sans Bruit Harry Cobden Great Britain £100,000
2025 Rising Stars Novices' Chase Blueking d'Oroux Harry Cobden Great Britain £75,000
2024 1965 Chase Pic D'Orhy Harry Cobden Great Britain £80,000
2024 Coral Gold Cup Kandoo Kid Harry Cobden Great Britain £250,000
2024 Molyneux Hurdle Rubaud Harry Cobden Great Britain £70,000
2024 Paddy Power Gold Cup Il Ridoto Freddie Gingell Great Britain £160,000
2024 Pertemps Final Monmiral Harry Cobden Great Britain £100,000
2024 Red Rum Handicap Chase Sans Bruit Bryony Frost Great Britain £100,000
2023 1965 Chase Pic D'Orhy Harry Cobden Great Britain £80,000
2023 Challow Novices' Hurdle Captain Teague Harry Cobden Great Britain £100,000
2023 Golden Miller Novices' Chase Stage Star Harry Cobden Great Britain £125,000
2023 Melling Chase Pic D'Orhy Harry Cobden Great Britain £250,000
2023 Molyneux Hurdle Rubaud Harry Cobden Great Britain £70,000
2023 Paddy Power Gold Cup Stage Star Harry Cobden Great Britain £160,000
2023 Persian War Novices' Hurdle Captain Teague Harry Cobden Great Britain £75,000
2023 Rising Stars Novices' Chase Knappers Hill Harry Cobden Great Britain £75,000
2023 Scottish Champion Hurdle Rubaud Harry Cobden Great Britain £40,000
2023 Spa Novices' Hurdle Stay Away Fay Harry Cobden Great Britain £150,000
2022 Aintree Bowl Clan Des Obeaux Harry Cobden Great Britain £250,000
2022 Celebration Chase Greaneteen Harry Cobden Great Britain £175,000
2022 Challow Novices' Hurdle Hermes Allen Harry Cobden Great Britain £100,000
2022 Charlie Hall Chase Bravemansgame Harry Cobden Great Britain £100,000
2022 Hyde Novices' Hurdle Hermes Allen Harry Cobden Great Britain £80,000
2022 Kempton Mares' Hurdle Miranda Harry Cobden Great Britain £25,000
2022 King George VI Chase Bravemansgame Harry Cobden Great Britain £250,000
2022 Molyneux Hurdle Knappers Hill Harry Cobden Great Britain £70,000
2022 Sefton Novices' Hurdle Gelino Bello Harry Cobden Great Britain £100,000
2022 Silver Trophy Handicap Hurdle Knappers Hill Harry Cobden Great Britain £75,000
2021 Aintree Bowl Clan Des Obeaux Harry Cobden Great Britain £250,000
2021 Anniversary 4-Y-O Juvenile Hurdle Monmiral Harry Cobden Great Britain £110,000
2021 Celebration Chase Greaneteen Bryony Frost Great Britain £175,000
2021 Challow Novices' Hurdle Stage Star Harry Cobden Great Britain £100,000
2021 Oddschecker Handicap Chase Yala Enki Bryony Frost Great Britain £75,000
2021 Tingle Creek Chase Greaneteen Bryony Frost Great Britain £175,000
2021 Yorkshire Rose Mares' Hurdle Miranda Harry Cobden Great Britain £35,000
2020 Challow Novices' Hurdle Bravemansgame Harry Cobden Great Britain £100,000
2020 Charlie Hall Chase Cyrname Harry Cobden Great Britain £100,000
2020 King George VI Chase Frodon Bryony Frost Great Britain £250,000
2020 Midlands Grand National Truckers Lodge Lorcan Williams Great Britain £160,000
2020 Persian War Novices' Hurdle McFabulous Harry Cobden Great Britain £75,000
2020 Queen Mother Champion Chase Politologue Harry Skelton Great Britain £400,000
2020 Tingle Creek Chase Politologue Harry Skelton Great Britain £175,000
2019 1965 Chase Cyrname Harry Cobden Great Britain £80,000
2019 Broadway Novices' Chase Topofthegame Harry Cobden Great Britain £200,000
2019 Future Champion Novices' Chase Secret Investor Harry Cobden Great Britain £24,000
2019 King George VI Chase Clan des Obeaux Sam Twiston-Davies Great Britain £250,000
2019 Ryanair Chase Frodon Bryony Frost Great Britain £375,000
2018 1965 Chase Politologue Sam Twiston-Davies Great Britain £80,000
2018 December Gold Cup Frodon Bryony Frost Great Britain £125,000
2018 Henry VIII Novices' Chase Dynamite Dollars Harry Cobden Great Britain £100,000
2018 Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Chase Le Prezien Barry Geraghty Great Britain £150,000
2018 King George VI Chase Clan des Obeaux Harry Cobden Great Britain £250,000
2018 Maghull Novices' Chase Diego Du Charmil Harry Cobden Great Britain £120,000
2018 Melling Chase Politologue Sam Twiston-Davies Great Britain £250,000
2018 Old Roan Chase Frodon Bryony Frost Great Britain £80,000
2018 Persian War Novices' Hurdle Secret Investor Harry Cobden Great Britain £75,000
2018 Prestbury Juvenile Hurdle Quel Destin Harry Cobden Great Britain £80,000
2018 St James's Place Festival Hunter Chase Pacha Du Polder Harriet Tucker Great Britain £50,000
2017 Cheltenham Guardians Safeguarding Team Mares' Open National Hunt Flat Race Posh Trish Harry Cobden Great Britain £25,000
2017 Maghull Novices' Chase San Benedeto Nick Scholfield Great Britain £120,000
2017 Rising Stars Novices' Chase Modus Sam Twiston-Davies Great Britain £75,000
2017 Scottish Grand National Vicente Sam Twiston-Davies Great Britain £150,000
2017 St James's Place Festival Hunter Chase Pacha Du Polder Bryony Frost Great Britain £50,000
2017 Tingle Creek Chase Politologue Harry Cobden Great Britain £175,000
2016 December Gold Cup Frodon Sam Twiston-Davies Great Britain £125,000
2016 Fighting Fifth Hurdle Irving Harry Cobden Great Britain £115,000
2016 Fred Winter Juvenile Handicap Hurdle Diego du Charmil Sam Twiston-Davies Great Britain £80,000
2016 Future Champion Novices' Chase Le Mercurey Sam Twiston-Davies Great Britain £24,000
2016 Grande Course de Haies d'Auteuil Ptit Zig Sam Twiston-Davies France £299,145
2016 Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Chase Solar Impulse Sam Twiston-Davies Great Britain £150,000
2016 Kennel Gate Novices' Hurdle Capitaine Sam Twiston-Davies Great Britain £25,000
2016 Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Ibis du Rheu Jack Sherwood Great Britain £75,000
2016 Persian War Novices' Hurdle El Bandit Sean Bowen Great Britain £75,000
2016 Rising Stars Novices' Chase Frodon Harry Cobden Great Britain £75,000
2016 Scottish Grand National Vicente Sam Twiston-Davies Great Britain £150,000
2015 Aintree Bowl Silviniaco Conti Noel Fehily Great Britain £250,000
2015 Anniversary 4-Y-O Juvenile Hurdle All Yours Sam Twiston-Davies Great Britain £110,000
2015 Bet365 Gold Cup Just A Par Sean Bowen Great Britain £175,000
2015 BetMGM Cup Aux Ptits Soins Sam Twiston-Davies Great Britain £110,000
2015 Fred Winter Juvenile Handicap Hurdle Qualando Nick Scholfield Great Britain £80,000
2015 International Hurdle Old Guard Sam Twiston-Davies Great Britain £112,000
2015 Molyneux Hurdle Irving Nick Scholfield Great Britain £70,000
2015 Old Roan Chase Sound Investment Nick Scholfield Great Britain £80,000
2015 Queen Mother Champion Chase Dodging Bullets Sam Twiston-Davies Great Britain £400,000
2014 1965 Chase Al Ferof Ruby Walsh Great Britain £80,000
2014 Aintree Bowl Silviniaco Conti Noel Fehily Great Britain £250,000
2014 Betfair Chase Silviniaco Conti Noel Fehily Great Britain £200,000
2014 County Handicap Hurdle Lac Fontana Daryl Jacob Great Britain £100,000
2014 Fighting Fifth Hurdle Irving Nick Scholfield Great Britain £115,000
2014 Henry VIII Novices' Chase Vibrato Valtat Noel Fehily Great Britain £100,000
2014 Jane Seymour Mares' Novices' Hurdle Tagrita Daryl Jacob Great Britain £22,500
2014 King George VI Chase Silviniaco Conti Noel Fehily Great Britain £250,000
2014 Many Clouds Chase Sam Winner Nick Scholfield Great Britain £50,000
2014 Oddschecker Handicap Chase Sam Winner Sam Twiston-Davies Great Britain £75,000
2014 Paddy Power Gold Cup Caid Du Berlais Sam Twiston-Davies Great Britain £160,000
2014 Rising Stars Novices' Chase Southfield Theatre Sam Twiston-Davies Great Britain £75,000
2014 Tingle Creek Chase Dodging Bullets Sam Twiston-Davies Great Britain £175,000
2013 1965 Chase Al Ferof Daryl Jacob Great Britain £80,000
2013 Aintree Hurdle Zarkandar Ruby Walsh Great Britain £250,000
2013 Henry VIII Novices' Chase Hinterland Daryl Jacob Great Britain £100,000
2013 Kennel Gate Novices' Hurdle Irving Nick Scholfield Great Britain £25,000
2013 King George VI Chase Silviniaco Conti Noel Fehily Great Britain £250,000
2013 Many Clouds Chase Unioniste Sam Twiston-Davies Great Britain £50,000
2013 Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Salubrious Harry Derham Great Britain £75,000
2013 Rising Stars Novices' Chase Wonderful Charm Nick Scholfield Great Britain £75,000
2012 Bet365 Gold Cup Tidal Bay Daryl Jacob Great Britain £175,000
2012 Betfair Chase Silviniaco Conti Ruby Walsh Great Britain £200,000
2012 Celebration Chase Sanctuaire Daryl Jacob Great Britain £175,000
2012 Champion Hurdle Rock On Ruby Noel Fehily Great Britain £450,000
2012 Charlie Hall Chase Silviniaco Conti Ruby Walsh Great Britain £100,000
2012 December Gold Cup Unioniste Harry Derham Great Britain £125,000
2012 Future Champion Novices' Chase Pacha du Polder Ruby Walsh Great Britain £24,000
2012 International Hurdle Zarkandar Ruby Walsh Great Britain £112,000
2012 Liverpool Hurdle Big Buck's Ruby Walsh Great Britain £250,000
2012 Molyneux Hurdle Zarkandar Daryl Jacob Great Britain £70,000
2012 Paddy Power Gold Cup Al Ferof Ruby Walsh Great Britain £160,000
2012 Persian War Novices' Hurdle Wonderful Charm Ruby Walsh Great Britain £75,000
2012 Prestbury Juvenile Hurdle Far West Ruby Walsh Great Britain £80,000
2012 Red Rum Handicap Chase Edgardo Sol Ruby Walsh Great Britain £100,000
2012 Sharp Novices' Hurdle Dodging Bullets Ruby Walsh Great Britain £80,000
2012 Stayers' Hurdle Big Buck's Ruby Walsh Great Britain £325,000
2012 Warfield Mares' Hurdle Violin Davis Ruby Walsh Great Britain £50,000
2011 1965 Chase Master Minded Daryl Jacob Great Britain £80,000
2011 Anniversary 4-Y-O Juvenile Hurdle Zarkandar Ruby Walsh Great Britain £110,000
2011 Betfair Chase Kauto Star Ruby Walsh Great Britain £200,000
2011 Henry VIII Novices' Chase Al Ferof Ruby Walsh Great Britain £100,000
2011 King George VI Chase Kauto Star Ruby Walsh Great Britain £250,000
2011 Liverpool Hurdle Big Buck's Ruby Walsh Great Britain £250,000
2011 Long Walk Hurdle Big Buck's Ruby Walsh Great Britain £125,000
2011 Melling Chase Master Minded Ruby Walsh Great Britain £250,000
2011 Molyneux Hurdle Celestial Halo Daryl Jacob Great Britain £70,000
2011 Prestbury Juvenile Hurdle Hinterland Ruby Walsh Great Britain £80,000
2011 Rising Stars Novices' Chase Silviniaco Conti Daryl Jacob Great Britain £75,000
2011 Scottish Champion Hurdle Sanctuaire Ruby Walsh Great Britain £40,000
2011 Stayers' Hurdle Big Buck's Ruby Walsh Great Britain £325,000
2011 Supreme Novices' Hurdle Al Ferof Ruby Walsh Great Britain £150,000
2011 Triumph Hurdle Zarkandar Daryl Jacob Great Britain £150,000
2010 1965 Chase Master Minded Noel Fehily Great Britain £80,000
2010 Aintree Bowl What A Friend Ruby Walsh Great Britain £250,000
2010 December Gold Cup Poquelin Ian Popham Great Britain £125,000
2010 Fred Winter Juvenile Handicap Hurdle Sanctuaire Ruby Walsh Great Britain £80,000
2010 Liverpool Hurdle Big Buck's Ruby Walsh Great Britain £250,000
2010 Long Walk Hurdle Big Buck's Tony McCoy Great Britain £125,000
2010 Maghull Novices' Chase Tataniano Ruby Walsh Great Britain £120,000
2010 Persian War Novices' Hurdle Silviniaco Conti Noel Fehily Great Britain £75,000
2010 Prestbury Juvenile Hurdle Sam Winner Noel Fehily Great Britain £80,000
2010 Stayers' Hurdle Big Buck's Ruby Walsh Great Britain £325,000
2010 Tingle Creek Chase Master Minded Noel Fehily Great Britain £175,000
2009 Betfair Chase Kauto Star Ruby Walsh Great Britain £200,000
2009 Celebration Chase Twist Magic Ruby Walsh Great Britain £175,000
2009 Centenary Novices' Handicap Chase Chapoturgeon Timmy Murphy Great Britain £40,000
2009 Cheltenham Gold Cup Kauto Star Ruby Walsh Great Britain £646,880
2009 Coral Gold Cup Denman Ruby Walsh Great Britain £250,000
2009 County Handicap Hurdle American Trilogy Ruby Walsh Great Britain £100,000
2009 December Gold Cup Poquelin Ruby Walsh Great Britain £125,000
2009 King George VI Chase Kauto Star Ruby Walsh Great Britain £250,000
2009 Liverpool Hurdle Big Buck's Ruby Walsh Great Britain £250,000
2009 Long Walk Hurdle Big Buck's Ruby Walsh Great Britain £125,000
2009 Molyneux Hurdle Celestial Halo Ruby Walsh Great Britain £70,000
2009 Queen Mother Champion Chase Master Minded Ruby Walsh Great Britain £400,000
2009 Stayers' Hurdle Big Buck's Ruby Walsh Great Britain £325,000
2009 Tingle Creek Chase Twist Magic Ruby Walsh Great Britain £175,000
2008 Bridle Road Handicap Hurdle Forest Pennant Ruby Walsh Great Britain £75,000
2008 Celebration Chase Andreas Ruby Walsh Great Britain £175,000
2008 Cheltenham Gold Cup Denman Sam Thomas Great Britain £646,880
2008 King George VI Chase Kauto Star Ruby Walsh Great Britain £250,000
2008 Persian War Novices' Hurdle Hell's Bay Sam Thomas Great Britain £75,000
2008 Queen Mother Champion Chase Master Minded Ruby Walsh Great Britain £400,000
2008 Rising Stars Novices' Chase Breedsbreeze Ruby Walsh Great Britain £75,000
2008 Tingle Creek Chase Master Minded Tony McCoy Great Britain £175,000
2008 Triumph Hurdle Celestial Halo Ruby Walsh Great Britain £150,000
2007 Becher Chase Mr Pointment Sam Thomas Great Britain £150,000
2007 Betfair Chase Kauto Star Sam Thomas Great Britain £200,000
2007 Broadway Novices' Chase Denman Ruby Walsh Great Britain £200,000
2007 Cheltenham Gold Cup Kauto Star Ruby Walsh Great Britain £646,880
2007 Coral Gold Cup Denman Sam Thomas Great Britain £250,000
2007 Future Champion Novices' Chase Natal Ruby Walsh Great Britain £24,000
2007 Henry VIII Novices' Chase Marodima Sam Thomas Great Britain £100,000
2007 Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Chase Andreas Robert Thornton Great Britain £150,000
2007 King George VI Chase Kauto Star Ruby Walsh Great Britain £250,000
2007 Maghull Novices' Chase Twist Magic Ruby Walsh Great Britain £120,000
2007 Persian War Novices' Hurdle Elusive Dream Ruby Walsh Great Britain £75,000
2007 Rising Stars Novices' Chase Ornais Ruby Walsh Great Britain £75,000
2007 Ryanair Chase Taranis Ruby Walsh Great Britain £375,000
2007 Sharp Novices' Hurdle I'msingingtheblues Ruby Walsh Great Britain £80,000
2007 Tingle Creek Chase Twist Magic Sam Thomas Great Britain £175,000
2006 1965 Chase Cerium Sam Thomas Great Britain £80,000
2006 Becher Chase Eurotrek Liam Heard Great Britain £150,000
2006 Betfair Chase Kauto Star Ruby Walsh Great Britain £200,000
2006 Broadway Novices' Chase Star de Mohaison Barry Geraghty Great Britain £200,000
2006 County Handicap Hurdle Desert Quest Ruby Walsh Great Britain £100,000
2006 King George VI Chase Kauto Star Ruby Walsh Great Britain £250,000
2006 Oddschecker Handicap Chase My Will Ruby Walsh Great Britain £75,000
2006 Old Roan Chase Kauto Star Ruby Walsh Great Britain £80,000
2006 Rising Stars Novices' Chase Turko Ruby Walsh Great Britain £75,000
2006 Silver Trophy Handicap Hurdle Taranis Ruby Walsh Great Britain £75,000
2006 Supreme Novices' Hurdle Noland Ruby Walsh Great Britain £150,000
2006 Tingle Creek Chase Kauto Star Ruby Walsh Great Britain £175,000
2005 Challow Novices' Hurdle Denman Ruby Walsh Great Britain £100,000
2005 Ryanair Chase Thisthatandtother Ruby Walsh Great Britain £375,000
2005 St James's Place Festival Hunter Chase Sleeping Night Colman Sweeney Great Britain £50,000
2005 Tingle Creek Chase Kauto Star Mick Fitzgerald Great Britain £175,000
2005 Welsh Grand National L'Aventure Leighton Aspell Great Britain £170,000
2004 Becher Chase Silver Birch Ruby Walsh Great Britain £150,000
2004 Celebration Chase Cenkos Barry Geraghty Great Britain £175,000
2004 County Handicap Hurdle Sporazene Ruby Walsh Great Britain £100,000
2004 Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Chase St Pirran Ruby Walsh Great Britain £150,000
2004 Molyneux Hurdle Perouse Christian Williams Great Britain £70,000
2004 Prestbury Juvenile Hurdle Cerium Ruby Walsh Great Britain £80,000
2004 Queen Mother Champion Chase Azertyuiop Ruby Walsh Great Britain £400,000
2004 St James's Place Festival Hunter Chase Earthmover Rilly Goschen Great Britain £50,000
2004 Welsh Grand National Silver Birch Ruby Walsh Great Britain £170,000
2003 Anniversary 4-Y-O Juvenile Hurdle Le Duc Ruby Walsh Great Britain £110,000
2003 Arkle Challenge Trophy Azertyuiop Ruby Walsh Great Britain £200,000
2003 Bet365 Gold Cup Ad Hoc Ruby Walsh Great Britain £175,000
2003 Challow Novices' Hurdle Cornish Rebel Ruby Walsh Great Britain £100,000
2003 Coral Gold Cup Strong Flow Ruby Walsh Great Britain £250,000
2003 Future Champion Novices' Chase Vol Solitaire Ruby Walsh Great Britain £24,000
2003 Henry VIII Novices' Chase Thisthatandtother Ruby Walsh Great Britain £100,000
2003 International Hurdle Rigmarole Robert Thornton Great Britain £112,000
2003 Maghull Novices' Chase Le Roi Miguel Ruby Walsh Great Britain £120,000
2002 Celebration Chase Cenkos Barry Geraghty Great Britain £175,000
2002 Future Champion Novices' Chase Valley Henry Barry Geraghty Great Britain £24,000
2002 Maghull Novices' Chase Armaturk Timmy Murphy Great Britain £120,000
2002 Molyneux Hurdle Santenay Timmy Murphy Great Britain £70,000
2002 Tingle Creek Chase Cenkos Ruby Walsh Great Britain £175,000
2001 Bet365 Gold Cup Ad Hoc Ruby Walsh Great Britain £175,000
2001 Melling Chase Fadalko Ruby Walsh Great Britain £250,000
2001 Molyneux Hurdle Azertyuiop Timmy Murphy Great Britain £70,000
2000 Aintree Bowl See More Business Mick Fitzgerald Great Britain £250,000
2000 Charlie Hall Chase See More Business Mick Fitzgerald Great Britain £100,000
2000 Persian War Novices' Hurdle Valley Henry Joe Tizzard Great Britain £75,000
1999 Arkle Challenge Trophy Flagship Uberalles Joe Tizzard Great Britain £200,000
1999 Charlie Hall Chase See More Business Mick Fitzgerald Great Britain £100,000
1999 Cheltenham Gold Cup See More Business Mick Fitzgerald Great Britain £646,880
1999 King George VI Chase See More Business Mick Fitzgerald Great Britain £250,000
1999 Maghull Novices' Chase Flagship Uberalles Joe Tizzard Great Britain £120,000
1999 Queen Mother Champion Chase Call Equiname Mick Fitzgerald Great Britain £400,000
1999 Scottish Champion Hurdle Fadalko Richard Dunwoody Great Britain £40,000
1999 Sharp Novices' Hurdle Silence Reigns Mick Fitzgerald Great Britain £80,000
1999 Tingle Creek Chase Flagship Uberalles Joe Tizzard Great Britain £175,000
1998 Henry VIII Novices' Chase Dines Tony McCoy Great Britain £100,000
1998 Rising Stars Novices' Chase Irbee Joe Tizzard Great Britain £75,000
1997 King George VI Chase See More Business Andrew Thornton Great Britain £250,000
1997 Scottish Grand National Belmont King Tony McCoy Great Britain £150,000
1996 Rising Stars Novices' Chase See More Business Tony McCoy Great Britain £75,000
1995 Kennel Gate Novices' Hurdle Call Equiname Tony McCoy Great Britain £25,000
1994 Future Champion Novices' Chase See More Indians Richard Dunwoody Great Britain £24,000

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.

Where Paul Nicholls wins

2 countries

Country Wins Share Biggest race won there
Great Britain 254 100% Cheltenham Gold Cup
France 1 0% Grande Course de Haies d'Auteuil

The trainers either side

Ranked 10th of 187 on big-race wins

# Trainer Wins Races Span Biggest win
187 Andreas Löwe 30 21 1987 to 2014 £427,350
1 André Fabre 893 156 1980 to 2026 £5,263,158£5.3m
2 Aidan O'Brien 385 97 1996 to 2026 £4,511,278£4.5m
3 Bob Baffert 377 99 1992 to 2026 £9,022,556£9.0m
4 Saeed bin Suroor 318 122 1995 to 2026 £9,022,556£9.0m
5 Alain de Royer-Dupré 307 114 1982 to 2021 £5,291,005£5.3m
6 Criquette Head 300 100 1978 to 2016 £4,273,504£4.3m
7 Todd A. Pletcher 289 107 1998 to 2026 £5,263,158£5.3m
8 François Boutin 272 105 1970 to 1994 £1,503,759£1.5m
9 D. Wayne Lukas 265 113 1978 to 2025 £5,263,158£5.3m
11 William I. Mott 230 102 1983 to 2026 £9,022,556£9.0m
12 John Gosden 229 112 1983 to 2026 £5,263,158£5.3m
13 Jean-Claude Rouget 220 91 1989 to 2026 £4,273,504£4.3m
14 Heinz Jentzsch 220 50 1967 to 1999 £5,493,600£5.5m
15 Nicky Henderson 215 67 1983 to 2026 £646,880
16 Peter Schiergen 215 68 1998 to 2026 £4,273,504£4.3m
17 Michael Stoute 190 75 1977 to 2023 £9,022,556£9.0m
18 Charlie Appleby 186 103 2013 to 2026 £5,291,005£5.3m
19 Chad C. Brown 182 74 2008 to 2026 £5,263,158£5.3m
20 Pascal Bary 181 93 1982 to 2024 £9,022,556£9.0m

Frequently asked questions

How many big races has Paul Nicholls won?

255, across 66 different races between 1994 and 2026. That is 10th of the 187 trainers on this site.

What is the biggest race Paul Nicholls has won?

the Cheltenham Gold Cup, worth £646,880 and run in Great Britain. Paul Nicholls won it in 2009, 2008, 2007, 1999.

Which race has Paul Nicholls won most often?

the King George VI Chase, 13 times at Kempton Park. 52 of these races have gone to Paul Nicholls more than once.

How much prize money has Paul Nicholls 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: 255 wins, the biggest of them worth £646,880.

When did Paul Nicholls win these races?

Between 1994 and 2026. The busiest spell was 2010-12, with 43 of them.

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The races Paul Nicholls has won

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