Cheltenham Festival 2025
Here are the details for the Cheltenham Festival 2025!
The Cheltenham Festival takes place between Tuesday 11 – Friday 14 March 2025, and it promises to be an event to remember.
Gates open at 10:30 on each of the four days of the Festival.
DAY 1: CHAMPION DAY – TUESDAY 11 MARCH 2025
Seven races are scheduled for Day One of the Cheltenham Festival. The feature race of the day is the Unibet Champion Hurdle, a 2 mile Grade 1 race. This takes place at 16:00.
| TIMES | RACE | DISTANCE | TYPE |
| 13:20 | The Sky Bet Supreme Novices’ Hurdle Race (Grade 1) | 2m | Hurdle |
| 14:00 | The My Pension Expert Arkle Novices’ Chase (Grade 1) | 2m | Chase |
| 14:40 | The Ultima Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) | 3m abt 1f | Chase |
| 15:20 | The Close Brothers Mares’ Hurdle Race (Grade 1) | 2m abt 4f | Hurdle |
| 16:00 | The Unibet Champion Hurdle (Grade 1) | 2m | Hurdle |
| 16:40 | The Fred Winter Juvenile Handicap Hurdle Race (Premier Handicap) | 2m | Hurdle |
| 17:20 | The National Hunt Novices’ Chase (Amateur Riders’ Novices’ Steeple Chase) (Novices’ Handicap) | 3m abt 6f | Chase |
DAY 2: STYLE WEDNESDAY – WEDNESDAY 12 MARCH 2025
On the second day, the highlight is the BetMGM Queen Mother Champion Steeple Chase. Runners in this Grade 1 event jump over 12 fences over the course of 2 miles. It is the highlight of the traditionally known ladies day and is off at 16:00.
*Please note the timings are subject to change.
| TIMES | RACE | DISTANCE | TYPE |
| 13:20 | The Turners Novices’ Hurdle Race (Grade 1) | 2m abt 5f | Hurdle |
| 14:00 | The Brown Advisory Novices’ Steeple Chase | 3m | Chase |
| 14:40 | The Coral Cup Hurdle (A Handicap Hurdle Race) (Premier Handicap) | 2m abt 5f | Hurdle |
| 15:20 | The Glenfarclas Cross Country Steeple Chase | 3m abt 5½f | Chase |
| 16:00 | The BetMGM Queen Mother Champion Steeple Chase (Grade 1) | Abt 2m | Chase |
| 16:40 | The Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Handicap Steeple Chase Challenge Cup (Premier Handicap) | 2m | Chase |
| 17.20 | The Weatherbys Champion Bumper (A Standard Open NH Flat Race) (Grade 1) | 2m | Bumper |
DAY 3: ST PATRICK’S THURSDAY – THURSDAY 13 MARCH 2025
One of the key dates for Cheltenham Festival 2025 is St Patrick’s Day, as it marks the third day of racing. The championship races today are the Ryanair Steeple Chase at 15:20 & Paddy Power Stayers’ Hurdle at 16:00.
*Please note the timings are subject to change.
| TIMES | RACE | DISTANCE | TYPE |
| 13:20 | The Ryanair Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle (Grade 2) | 2m 1f | Hurdle |
| 14:00 | The Jack Richards Novices’ Handicap Chase | 2m 4f | Chase |
| 14:40 | The Pertemps Network Final (A Handicap Hurdle Race) (Listed) (Premier Handicap) | 3m | Hurdle |
| 15:20 | The Ryanair Steeple Chase (Grade 1) | 2m 4f | Chase |
| 16:00 | The Paddy Power Stayers’ Hurdle (Grade 1) | 3m | Hurdle |
| 16:40 | The TrustATrader Plate (A Handicap Steeple Chase) (Premier Handicap) | 2m 4f | Chase |
| 17:20 | The Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup (Sponsored by The JRL Group) Handicap Steeple Chase (0-145) | 3m 2f | Chase |
DAY 4: GOLD CUP DAY – FRIDAY 14 MARCH 2025
The focus of the day will be The Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup, as the name suggests. Over three miles and two furlongs long, this is the premier race of the event. It will begin at 16:00, and the winner will take home the Gold Cup.
*Please note the timings are subject to change.
| TIMES | RACE | DISTANCE | TYPE |
| 13:20 | The JCB Triumph Hurdle (Grade 1) | 2m | Hurdle |
| 14:00 | The William Hill County Handicap Hurdle Race (Premier Handicap) | 2m | Hurdle |
| 14:40 | The Mrs Paddy Power Mares’ Steeple Chase (Grade 2) | 2m 4f | Chase |
| 15:20 | The Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle Race (Grade 1) | 3m | Hurdle |
| 16:00 | The Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup Steeple Chase (Grade 1) | 3m 2f | Chase |
| 16:40 | The St. James’s Place Festival Hunters Chase | 3m 2f | Chase |
| 17:20 | Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle (0-145) | 2m 4f | Hurdle |
Tickets can be brought from the Jockey Club here.
