2025 Dates
Your guide to the upcoming 2025 festival of racing action. The Cheltenham Festival 2025 runs from 11th – 14th MARCH 2025. The Cheltenham Festival 2025 dates, times and race schedule are below:
Tuesday, March 11, 2025 – DAY 1 – CHAMPION DAY
| 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 (Novices’ Steeple Chase) (Novices’ Handicap) | 3m abt 6f | Chase |
Wednesday, March 12, 2025 – DAY 2 – STYLE WEDNESDAY
| 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 |
Thursday, March 13, 2025 – DAY 3 – ST PATRICK’S THURSDAY
| 13:20 | The Ryanair Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle (Grade 2) | 2m 1f | Hurdle |
| 14:00 | The Jack Richards Novices’ Limited 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 |
Friday, March 14, 2025 – DAY 4 – GOLD CUP DAY
| 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 |