Cheltenham Festival is again and trying to construct on what was an excellent meet 12 months in the past when Rachael Blackmore pulled off an astounding win within the Gold Cup.
There far more motion apart from, with 28 races throughout the 4 days, offering lots for followers to get pleasure from.
The British trainers will hope for a greater displaying this yr, having gone down within the Prestbury Cup towards their Irish counterparts, who managed 18 victories in comparison with simply 10 for the hosts.
It may also be an intriguing battle between the punters and the bookmakers as soon as extra, with Energumene, Shishkin and Galopin Des Champs getting into the week with quite a lot of assist and brief costs.
Here is a full rundown of the Cheltenham Festival throughout every of the 4 days and begin instances for the primary races, plus when every day’s racing concludes:
When is the 2023 Cheltenham Festival?
The 2023 Cheltenham Festival begins on Tuesday 14 March and runs till Friday 17 March. There are seven races every day, starting from 1.30pm GMT and concluding at 5.30pm.
Cheltenham Festival race schedule
Four days, 28 races and motion aplenty – right here’s the total schedule for Cheltenham in 2023 (All instances GMT)
Champion Day – Tuesday, March 14
- Supreme Novices’ Hurdle – 1.30pm
- Arkle Challenge Trophy – 2.10pm
- Handicap Steeple Chase – 2.50pm
- Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy – 3.30pm
- Mares’ Hurdle – 4.10pm
- Juvenile Handicap Hurdle – 4.50pm
- National Hunt Steeple Chase Challenge Cup – 5.30pm
Ladies Day – Wednesday, March 15
- Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle – 1.30pm
- Brown Advisory Novices’ Steeple Chase – 2.10pm
- Coral Cup Hurdle – 2.50pm
- Queen Mother Champion Chase – 3.30pm
- Cross-Country Steeple Chase – 4.10pm
- Grand Annual Handicap Chase – 4.50pm
- Champion Bumper – 5.30pm
St Patrick’s Thursday – Thursday, March 16
- Turners Novices’ Chase – 1.30pm
- Pertemps Network Final Hurdle – 2.10pm
- Ryanair Chase – 2.50pm
- Stayers’ Hurdle – 3.30pm
- County Plate Chase – 4.10pm
- Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle – 4.50pm
- Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup – 5.30pm
Gold Cup Day – Friday, March 17
- Triumph Hurdle Jump – 1.30pm
- Country Handicap Hurdle – 2.10pm
- Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle – 2.50pm
- Cheltenham Gold Cup Chase – 3.30pm
- Festival Challenge Cup Open Hunters’ Chase – 4.10pm
- Mares’ Chase – 4.50pm
- Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle – 5.30pm
How to observe the 2023 Cheltenham Festival?
Viewers within the United Kingdom will have the ability to watch the most effective motion on ITV, with reside protection on the channel on every of the 4 days. Registered customers can watch on-line through ITVX.
What are the chances for the Gold Cup (3.30pm, Friday 17 March)?
- Galopin Des Champs 13/8
- Noble Yeats 15/2
- A Plus Tard 8/1
- Bravemansgame 8/1
- Stattler 8/1
- Ahoy Senor 12/1
- Conflated 12/1
- Protektorat 16/1
- Hewick 20/1
- Minella Indo 20/1
- Shishkin 20/1
- Sounds Russian 25/1
All others 33/1 or greater
What are the chances for the Queen Mother Champion Chase (Wednesday 15 March, 3.30pm)?
- Energumene 13/8
- Edwardstone 15/8
- Editeur Du Gite 6/1
- Gentleman de Mee 10/1
- Blue Lord 14/1
- Nube Negra 25/1
- Greaneteen 33/1
- Funambule Sivola 40/1
- Captain Guiness 50/1
- Chacun Pour Soi 50/1
- Coeur Sublime 66/1
What are the chances for the Ryanair Chase (Thursday 15 March, 2.50pm)?
- Shishkin 11/8
- Blue Lord 5/1
- Fury Road 6/1
- Janidil 7/1
- Envoi Allen 12/1
- French Dynamite 14/1
- Conflated 16/1
- Fakir Doudairies 16/1
- Pic Dorhy 16/1
- Ga Law 20/1
- Haut En Couleurs 20/1
- Hitman 22/1
- Funambule Sivola 25/1
All others 40/1 or greater
What are the chances for the Stayers Hurdle (Thursday 15 March, 3.30pm)?
- Blazing Khal 11/4
- Teahupoo 7/2
- Home By The Lee 6/1
- Flooring Porter 7/1
- Maries Rock 7/1
- Gold Tweet 9/1
- Ashdale Bob 14/1
- Klassical Dream 14/1
- Paisley Park 16/1
- Asterion Forlonge 20/1
- Buzz 20/1
- Haut En Couleurs 20/1
- Dashel Drasher 25/1
- Sir Gerhard 25/1
All others 33/1 or greater
