What horses is Sir Alex Ferguson running at Cheltenham Festival 2025?

THE Greatest Show on Turf is BACK as Cheltenham Festival returns to Prestbury Park.

Four thrilling days of action sees the very best horses from Britain, Ireland and France come together for one of the highlights in the sporting calendar.

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28 races will take place across the four-day spectacle, attracting fans from all around the world.

Some familiar faces will be running horses at this year’s Cheltenham Festival, including none other than Manchester United legend Sir Alex Ferguson.

The iconic manager enjoyed a superb third day at Cheltenham last year when two of his horses rode to victory, which saw him pocket a whopping £275,000.

Sir Alex will be hoping for more paydays at Prestbury Park this week, and SunSport can reveal all the horses Fergie is running so you can back them, too!

What horses is Sir Alex Ferguson running at Cheltenham Festival 2025?

Sir Alex Ferguson will potentially have SIX horses running at Cheltenham Festival this year.

On the opening day (Tuesday, March 11), Fergie will run L’Eau Du Su in the 2pm Arkle Novices’ Chase, whilst Potters Charm will be racing in the Novices’ Hurdle at 1.20pm on Wednesday.

Day Three of Cheltenham will see Sir Alex have a whopping FOUR runners, including a defending champion.

Protektorat will be aiming to win the Ryanair Chase (3.20pm) for the second year running.

While, Monmiral will not race in the Pretemps Network Final Handicap, the race he won last year, as he has been entered into the Stayers’ Hurdle on Thursday instead.

Fergie’s other potential runners on Day Three include Caldwell Potter in the Jack Richards Novices’ Limited Handicap Chase (2pm) and Il Ridoto in the Plate Handicap Chase (4.40pm).

Thursday at Cheltenham will be the final day for Fergie’s horses, with the football legend not expected to have any running on Friday.

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Cheltenham Festival 2025 schedule in FULL

Tuesday, March 11 – Champion Day

1.20pm: Michael O’Sullivan Supreme Novices’ (Grade 1)
2pm: My Pension Expert Arkle Novices’ Chase (Grade 1)
2.40pm: Ultima Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap)
3.20pm: Close Brothers Mares’ Hurdle (Grade 1)
4pm: Unibet Champion Hurdle (Grade 1)
4.40pm: Hallgarten And Novum Wines Juvenile Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap)
5.20pm: National Hunt Novices’ Chase

Wednesday, March 12 – Style Wednesday

1.20pm: Turners Novices’ Hurdle (Grade 1)
2pm: Brown Advisory Novices’ Chase
2.40pm: Coral Cup Hurdle (Premier Handicap)
3.20pm: Glenfarclas Cross Country Chase
4pm: BetMGM Queen Mother Champion Chase (Grade 1)
4.40pm: Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap)
5.20pm: Weatherbys Champion Bumper

Thursday, March 13 – St Patrick’s Thursday

1.20pm: Ryanair Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle (Grade 2)
2pm: Jack Richards Novices’ Handicap Chase
2.40pm: Pertemps Network Final (Premier Handicap)
3.20pm: Ryanair Chase (Grade 1)
4pm: Paddy Power Stayers’ Hurdle (Grade 1)
4.40pm: TrustATrader Plate (Premier Handicap)
5.20pm: Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup

Friday, March 14 – Gold Cup Day

1.20pm: JCB Triumph Hurdle (Grade 1)
2pm: William Hill County Handicap Hurdle Race (Premier Handicap)
2.40pm: Mrs Paddy Power Mares’ Chase (Grade 2)
3.20pm: Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle (Grade 1)
4pm: Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup (Grade 1)
4.40pm: St. James’s Place Festival Hunters Chase
5.20pm: Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle

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, including the 5.20pm of each day.

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