John Francombe rode 11 Cheltenham Festival winners between 1975 and 1984 including a Gold Cup on Midnight Court and a Champion Hurdle on Sea Pigeon. We have videos of both wins below.
Fred Winter trained 7 of Francombe’s 11 Festival winners.
1978 Gold Cup – Midnight Court
Sea Pigeon Champion Hurdle wins
John Francome Cheltenham Festival Winners (11)
| Race | Year | Horse | Age | Trainer |
| Festival Trophy | 1975 | King Flame | 9 | Richard Head |
| RSA Chase | 1975 | Pengrail | 7 | Fred Winter |
| Mildmay of Flete | 1977 | Uncle Bing | 8 | Richard Head |
| Gold Cup | 1978 | Midnight Court | 7 | Fred Winter |
| Cathcart | 1979 | Roller Coaster | 6 | Fred Winter |
| World Hurdle | 1981 | Derring Rose | 6 | Fred Winter |
| Grand Annual | 1981 | Friendly Alliance | 8 | Fred Winter |
| Champion Hurdle | 1981 | Sea Pigeon | 11 | Peter Easterby |
| RSA Chase | 1982 | Brown Chamberlin | 7 | Fred Winter |
| Cathcart | 1983 | Observe | 7 | Fred Winter |
| Pertemps | 1984 | Canio | 7 | Ron Hodges |
