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Cheltenham Festival 2025 Schedule

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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…

A banner showing the full schedule for the Cheltenham Festival 2025.

(featured races in bold)

Day 1 – Tuesday 11th March 2025

Champion Day

Start TimeRace
13:20The Michael O’Sullivan Supreme Novices’ Hurdle (Grade 1)
14:00The My Pension Expert Arkle Novices’ Chase (Grade 1)
14:40The Ultima Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap)
15:20The Close Brothers Mares’ Hurdle Race (Grade 1)
16:00The Unibet Champion Hurdle (Grade 1)
16:40The Fred Winter Juvenile Handicap Hurdle Race (Premier Handicap)
17:20The National Hunt Novices’ Chase (Novices’ Steeple Chase) (Novices’ Handicap)

Day 2 – Wednesday 12th March 2025

Style Wednesday

Start TimeRace
13:20The Turners Novices’ Hurdle Race (Grade 1)
14:00The Brown Advisory Novices’ Steeple Chase
14:40The Coral Cup Hurdle (A Handicap Hurdle Race) (Premier Handicap)
15:20The Glenfarclas Cross Country Steeple Chase
16:00The BetMGM Queen Mother Champion Steeple Chase (Grade 1)
16:40The Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Handicap Steeple Chase Challenge Cup (Premier Handicap)
17:20The Weatherbys Champion Bumper (A Standard Open NH Flat Race) (Grade 1)

Day 3 – Thursday 13th March 2025

St Patrick’s Thursday

Start TimeRace
13:20The Ryanair Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle (Grade 2)
14:00The Jack Richards Novices’ Limited Handicap Chase
14:40The Pertemps Network Final (A Handicap Hurdle Race) (Listed) (Premier Handicap)
15:20The Ryanair Steeple Chase (Grade 1)
16:00The Paddy Power Stayers’ Hurdle (Grade 1)
16:40The TrustATrader Plate (A Handicap Steeple Chase) (Premier Handicap)
17:20The Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup Handicap Steeple Chase (0-145)

Day 4 – Friday 14th March 2025

Gold Cup Day

Start TimeRace
13:20The JCB Triumph Hurdle (Grade 1)
14:00The William Hill County Handicap Hurdle Race (Premier Handicap)
14:40The Mrs Paddy Power Mares’ Steeple Chase (Grade 2)
15:20The Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle Race (Grade 1)
16:00The Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup Steeple Chase (Grade 1)
16:40The St. James’s Place Festival Hunters Chase
17:20Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle (0-145)

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