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Cheltenham Festival 2025 runs from Tuesday 11th March 2025, until Friday 14th March 2025. With four days of top horse racing action to look forward to, it promises to be one of the highlights of the matched betting calendar! Here’s the full schedule of all 28 races…

(featured races in bold)
Day 1 – Tuesday 11th March 2025
Champion Day
Start Time | Race |
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13:20 | The Michael O’Sullivan Supreme Novices’ Hurdle (Grade 1) |
14:00 | The My Pension Expert Arkle Novices’ Chase (Grade 1) |
14:40 | The Ultima Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) |
15:20 | The Close Brothers Mares’ Hurdle Race (Grade 1) |
16:00 | The Unibet Champion Hurdle (Grade 1) |
16:40 | The Fred Winter Juvenile Handicap Hurdle Race (Premier Handicap) |
17:20 | The National Hunt Novices’ Chase (Novices’ Steeple Chase) (Novices’ Handicap) |
Day 2 – Wednesday 12th March 2025
Style Wednesday
Start Time | Race |
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13:20 | The Turners Novices’ Hurdle Race (Grade 1) |
14:00 | The Brown Advisory Novices’ Steeple Chase |
14:40 | The Coral Cup Hurdle (A Handicap Hurdle Race) (Premier Handicap) |
15:20 | The Glenfarclas Cross Country Steeple Chase |
16:00 | The BetMGM Queen Mother Champion Steeple Chase (Grade 1) |
16:40 | The Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Handicap Steeple Chase Challenge Cup (Premier Handicap) |
17:20 | The Weatherbys Champion Bumper (A Standard Open NH Flat Race) (Grade 1) |
Day 3 – Thursday 13th March 2025
St Patrick’s Thursday
Start Time | Race |
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13:20 | The Ryanair Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle (Grade 2) |
14:00 | The Jack Richards Novices’ Limited Handicap Chase |
14:40 | The Pertemps Network Final (A Handicap Hurdle Race) (Listed) (Premier Handicap) |
15:20 | The Ryanair Steeple Chase (Grade 1) |
16:00 | The Paddy Power Stayers’ Hurdle (Grade 1) |
16:40 | The TrustATrader Plate (A Handicap Steeple Chase) (Premier Handicap) |
17:20 | The Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup Handicap Steeple Chase (0-145) |
Day 4 – Friday 14th March 2025
Gold Cup Day
Start Time | Race |
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13:20 | The JCB Triumph Hurdle (Grade 1) |
14:00 | The William Hill County Handicap Hurdle Race (Premier Handicap) |
14:40 | The Mrs Paddy Power Mares’ Steeple Chase (Grade 2) |
15:20 | The Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle Race (Grade 1) |
16:00 | The Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup Steeple Chase (Grade 1) |
16:40 | The St. James’s Place Festival Hunters Chase |
17:20 | Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle (0-145) |
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