Cheltenham Festival 2018

“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.

Click here to view pubs showing ITV.

Click here to view pubs in Cheltenham. 

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

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