REGARDED the Olympics of horse racing, the Cheltenham Festival will see the best horses from the British Isles and beyond do battle.
The finest horses from Britain, Ireland, and France come together for four days of unmatched excitement and drama at Prestbury Park, the ultimate in jump racing.
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For the past two years, crowds have decreased, and Irish stables have virtually destroyed British ones.
In an effort to revive public interest in an event that takes place in one of the best natural amphitheatres in any sport, the 2025 festival will include three more handicaps in place of level-weights competitions.
It will also see larger fields, fewer odds-on chances, and more expensive victors.
Cheltenham Festival is the focal point of the whole season, for better or worse, with riders, owners, and trainers hoping to succeed on the greatest stage of all.
Cheltenham Festival 2025 FULL race schedule
DAY 1: Champion Day – Tuesday, March 11 (All times GMT)
1.20: Sky Bet Supreme Novices’ Hurdle (Grade 1 )
Race conditions: £150,000 | 2m½f| 8 hurdles | Old Course
2.00: My Pension Expert Arkle Novices’ Chase (Grade 1)
Race conditions: £200,000 | 2m | 13 fences | Old Course
2.40: Ultima Handicap Chase (Grade 3)
Race conditions: £150,000 | 3m1f | 20 fences | Old Course
3.20: Close Brothers Mares’ Hurdle (Grade 1)
Race conditions: £120,000 | 2m4f | 10 hurdles | Old Course
4.00: Unibet Champion Hurdle (Grade 1)
Race conditions: £450,000 | 2m½f | 8 hurdles | Old Course
4.40: Boodles Fred Winter Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3)
Race conditions: £80,000 | 2m½f | 8 hurdles | Old Course
5.20: National Hunt Chase
Race conditions: £200,000 | 2m | 13 fences | Old Course
DAY 2: Style Wednesday – Wednesday, March 12 (All times GMT)
1.20: Turners Novices’ Hurdle (Grade 1)
Race conditions: £150,000 | 2m5f | 10 hurdles | Old Course
2.00: Brown Advisory Novices’ Chase (Grade 1)
Race conditions: £200,000 | 3m½f | 20 fences | Old Course
2.40: Coral Cup (Grade 3)
Race conditions: £100,000 | 2m5f | 10 hurdles | Old Course
3.20: Glenfarclas Cross Country Chase (Listed)
Race conditions: £75,000 | 3m6f | 32 obstacles | Old Course
4.00: Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase (Grade 1)
Race conditions: £400,000 | 2m | 13 fences | Old Course
4.40: Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Handicap Chase (Grade 3)
Race conditions: £150,000 | 2m½f | 14 fences | Old Course
5.20: Weatherbys Champion Bumper (Grade 1)
Race conditions: £80,000 | 2m½f | 14 fences | Old Course
DAY 3: St Patrick’s Thursday – Thursday, March 13 (All times GMT)
1.20: Ryanair Mares Novices’ Hurdle (Grade 2)
Race conditions: £105,000 | 2m1f | 8 hurdles | New Course
2.00: Jack Richards Novices’ Handicap Chase (Grade 2)
Race conditions: £125,000 | 2m4f | 17 fences | New Course
2.40: Pertemps Final (grade 3)
Race conditions: £100,000 | 3m | 12 hurdles | New course
3.20: Ryanair Chase (Grade 1)
Race conditions: £375,000 | 2m4½f | 17 fences | New Course
4.00: Paddy Power Stayers’ Hurdle (Grade 1)
Race conditions: £325,000 | 3m | 12 hurdles | New course
4.40: TrustATrader Plate Handicap Chase (Grade 3)
Race conditions: £150,000 | 2m4½f | 17 fences | New Course
5.20: JRL Kim Muir Challenge Cup (Listed)
Race conditions: £75,000 | 3m2f | 21 fences | New Course
DAY 4: Gold Cup Day – Friday, March 14 (All times GMT)
1.20: JCB Triumph Hurdle (Grade 1)
Race conditions: £150,000 | 2m1f | 8 hurdles | New Course
2.00: BetMGM County Hurdle (Grade 3)
Race conditions: £98,370 (2024) | 2m1f| 8 hurdles | New Course
2.40: Paddy Power Mares’ Chase (Grade 2)
Race conditions: £120,000 | 2m4½f | 17 fences | New Course
3.20: Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle (Grade 1)
Race conditions: £150,000 | 3m | 12 hurdles | New course
4.00: Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup (Grade 1)
Race conditions: £625,000 | 3m2½f | 22 fences | New Course
4.40: St James’s Place Hunter Chase (Listed)
Race conditions: £50 | 2m4½f | 17 fences | New Course
5.20: Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle
Race conditions: £75,000 | 2m4½f | 10 hurdles | New Course
How to watch Cheltenham Festival 2025
In the UK, you can watch the first SIX races of each day on ITV1.
You can live stream ITV’s coverage for FREE via the ITVX app/website.
The final race of each day will not be shown on ITV, but Racing TV (a paid for channel) will provide FULL coverage of the Cheltenham Festival.
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