Cheltenham Festival
Cheltenham Races dates 2025
The 2025 Cheltenham Festival is closing in, and anticipation is reaching a fever pitch! Taking place from Tuesday, March 11th, to Friday, March 14th, this iconic event promises four unforgettable days of thrilling races and unmissable moments.
Below, we’ll guide you through the schedule for each day of the Festival, so you don’t miss a single highlight. And remember, we are offering non-runner money back on all 28 races, including the William Hill County Handicap Hurdle Race, which takes place on Friday, March 14th.
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DAY 1: CHAMPIONS DAY – TUESDAY 11 MARCH 2025
Seven races are scheduled for Day One of the Cheltenham Festival. The feature race of the day is the Champion Hurdle, a 2 mile Grade 1 race.
The Supreme Novices’ Hurdle Race (Grade 1)
The Arkle Novices’ Chase (Grade 1)
The Ultima Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap)
The Close Brothers Mares’ Hurdle Race (Grade 1)
The Champion Hurdle (Grade 1)
The Fred Winter Juvenile Handicap Hurdle Race (Premier Handicap)
The National Hunt Novices’ Chase (Novices’ Steeple Chase) (Novices’ Handicap)
DAY 2: LADIES’ DAY – WEDNESDAY 12 MARCH 2025
On Day Two, the highlight is the Queen Mother Champion Steeple Chase. Runners in this Grade 1 event jump over 12 fences over the course of 2 miles.
The Turners Novices’ Hurdle Race (Grade 1)
The Brown Advisory Novices’ Steeple Chase
The Coral Cup Hurdle (A Handicap Hurdle Race) (Premier Handicap)
The Glenfarclas Cross Country Steeple Chase
The Queen Mother Champion Steeple Chase (Grade 1)
The Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Handicap Steeple Chase Challenge Cup (Premier Handicap)
The Weatherbys Champion Bumper (A Standard Open NH Flat Race) (Grade 1)
DAY 3: ST. PATRICK’S DAY – 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 on this day are the Ryanair Steeple Chase & Stayers’ Hurdle.
The Ryanair Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle (Grade 2)
The Jack Richards Novices’ Handicap Chase
The Pertemps Network Final (A Handicap Hurdle Race) (Listed) (Premier Handicap)
The Ryanair Steeple Chase (Grade 1)
The Stayers’ Hurdle (Grade 1)
The TrustATrader Plate (A Handicap Steeple Chase) (Premier Handicap)
The Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup (Sponsored by The JRL Group) Handicap Steeple Chase (0-145)
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. This year we are back sponsoring at Cheltenham with the William Hill County Handicap Hurdle.
The JCB Triumph Hurdle (Grade 1)
The William Hill County Handicap Hurdle Race (Premier Handicap)
The Mares’ Steeple Chase (Grade 2)
The Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle Race (Grade 1)
The Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup Steeple Chase (Grade 1)
The St. James’s Place Festival Hunters Chase
Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle (0-145)
