The Cheltenham Festival is home to 28 races across four days.
Feature Races
The Unibet Champion Hurdle
The feature race on Day One of The Cheltenham Festival, the Championship race for two-mile hurdlers and the highest-quality race of its type run anywhere in the world.
The Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase
The feature race of the day is The Grade 1 Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase, the championship event for two-mile chasers.
The Ryanair Steeple Chase
The Grade 1 Ryanair Steeple Chase is a race for five-year-olds and upwards which are rated in excess of 130 and is run over the intermediate trip of two miles, four and a half furlongs.
The Paddy Power Stayers' Hurdle
The ultimate stamina test for hurdlers, The Paddy Power Stayers’ Hurdle Race is run over three miles. It's the most prestigious long-distance hurdle race in the calendar,
The Cheltenham Gold Cup Steeple Chase
The cream of British and Irish staying chasers will be lining up for what is known as the Blue Riband of steeple chasing, and the small matter a total of £625,000 in first prize.
Official Race Schedule
Start Times |
Race |
Distance |
Type |
TELEVISED |
|---|---|---|---|---|
13:20 |
The Sky Bet Supreme Novices’ Hurdle Race (Grade 1) |
2m |
Hurdle |
ITV |
14:00 |
My Pension Expert Arkle Novices' Chase (Grade 1) |
2m |
Chase |
ITV |
14:40 |
The Ultima Handicap Steeple Chase |
3m abt 1f |
Chase |
ITV |
| 15:20 | The Close Brothers Mares' Hurdle (Grade 1) | 2m 4f |
Hurdle | ITV |
16:00 |
The Unibet Champion Hurdle (Grade 1) | 2m |
Hurdle |
ITV |
16:40 |
The Fred Winter Juvenile Handicap Hurdle |
2m |
Hurdle |
|
17:20 |
The National Hunt Chase (Novices' Handicap) | 3m abt 6f |
Chase |
Start Times |
Race |
Distance |
Type |
TELEVISED |
|---|---|---|---|---|
13:20 |
The Turners Novices' Hurdle Race (Grade 1) |
2m 5f |
Hurdle |
ITV |
14:00 |
The Brown Advisory Novices’ Chase |
3m |
Chase |
ITV |
14:40 |
The Coral Cup Handicap Hurdle |
2m abt 5f |
Hurdle |
ITV |
| 15:20 | Glenfarclas Cross Country Limited Handicap Chase | 3m 5f | Chase | ITV |
16:00 |
BetMGM Queen Mother Champion Chase (Grade 1) | 2m | Chase |
ITV |
16:40 |
The Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Handicap Chase |
2m |
Chase |
|
17.20 |
The Weatherbys Champion Bumper (Grade 1) |
2m |
Bumper |
Start Times |
Race |
Distance |
Type |
TELEVISED |
|---|---|---|---|---|
13:20 |
The Ryanair Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle (Grade 2) |
2m abt 1f |
Chase |
ITV |
14:00 |
The Jack Richards Novices’ Limited Handicap Chase |
2m 4f |
Chase |
ITV |
| 14:40 | Pertemps Network Final (Handicap Hurdle) | 3m | Chase | ITV |
15:20 |
The Ryanair Chase (Grade 1) | 2m 4f | Chase |
ITV |
16:00 |
Paddy Power Stayers’ Hurdle (Grade 1) | 3m | Hurdle |
ITV |
16:40 |
The Trustatrader Plate (Handicap Chase) | 2m 4f |
Chase |
ITV |
17:30 |
Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup (sponsored by the JRL Group) (0-145) |
3m abt 2f |
Chase |
Start Times |
Race |
Distance |
Type |
TELEVISED |
|---|---|---|---|---|
13:20 |
The JCB Triumph Hurdle (Grade 1) |
2m |
Hurdle |
ITV |
14:00 |
The William Hill County Handicap Hurdle | 2m |
Hurdle |
ITV |
14:40 |
The Mrs Paddy Power Mares’ Chase (Grade 2) | 2m 4f |
Chase |
ITV |
| 15:20 | The Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle (Grade 1) | 3m | Hurdle | ITV |
16:00 |
The Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup (Grade 1) | 3m 2f |
Chase |
ITV |
16:40 |
The St. James Place Festival Hunter Chase |
3m 2f | Chase |
ITV |
17:20 |
The Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle |
2m 4f |
Hurdle |
About Each Day
Tuesday's Races
Day One of the Cheltenham Festival with seven races, including the Unibet Champion Hurdle.
Wednesday's Races
Day Two of the Cheltenham Festival with seven races, including the Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase.
Thursday's Races
Day Three is home to seven races, including the Ryanair Chase, Paddy Power Stayers' Hurdle & Mares' Novices' Hurdle.
Friday's Races
Gold Cup Day is home to seven races, including the Cheltenham Gold Cup & the Triumph Hurdle.