“The highlight of the Jump season with an atmosphere that will make the hairs on the back of your neck stand up.”
The famous festival is back, with the best of British and Irish-trained horses heading to Cheltenham Racecourse for the four-day event kicking off Tuesday 13th March.
Television coverage will be provided by ITV Racing, with the first of seven races going off each day at 1:30pm, and the last at 5:30pm. There will be a total of 28 races throughout the week, the crowning glory being Friday’s Gold Cup.
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Tuesday 13th March – Champion Day
13:30: Sky Bet Supreme Novices’ Hurdle 2m ½f
14:10: Racing Post Arkle Challenge Trophy Steeple Chase 2m
14:50: Ultima Handicap Steeple Chase 3m 1f
15:30: Unibet Champion Hurdle 2m ½f
16:10: OLBG Mares’ Hurdle Race 2m 4f
16:50:National Hunt Steeple Chase Challenge Cup (amateur and novices)
17:30: Close Brothers Novices’ Handicap Chase 4m
Wednesday 14th March – Ladies’ Day
13:30: Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle Race 2m 5f
14:10: RSA Steeple Chase 3m ½f
14:50: Coral Cup (handicap hurdle) 2m 5f
15:30: Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase 2m
16:10: Glenfarclas Cross Country Steeple Chase 3m 6f
16:50: Boodles Fred Winter Juvenile Handicap 2m 1½f
17:30: Weatherbys Champion Bumper 2m ½f
Thursday 15th March – St Patrick’s Day
13:30: JLT Novices’ Chase 2m 4f
14:10: Pertemps Network Final (handicap hurdle) 3m
14:50: Ryanair Steeple Chase 2m 5f
15:30: Sun Bets Stayers’ Hurdle 3m
16:10: Brown Advisory & Merriebelle Stable Plate (handicap steeple chase) 2m 5f
16:50: Trull House Stud Mares Novices’ Hurdle 2m 1f
17:30: Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup Handicap Steeple Chase 3m 2f
Friday 16th March – Gold Cup Day
13:30: JCB Triumph Hurdle 2m 1f
14:10: Randox Health County Handicap Hurdle 2m 1f
14:50: Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle 3m
15:30: Cheltenham Gold Cup Chase 3m 2½f
16:10: St. James’s Place Foxhunter Steeple Chase Challenge Cup 3m 2½f
16:50: Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle 2m 4½f
17:30: Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Handicap Chase 2m 1½f