Cheltenham Racecourse

Festival Trials Day

Name: Festival Trials Day
Start: 2021-01-30T12:00
Location: Cheltenham Racecourse

Thank you for joining us at our final race meeting before The Cheltenham Festival. Get Festival ready as this is your final opportunity to finalise your choices before all roads lead to Cheltenham in March. Congratulations to the Prince of Cheltenham, Paisley Park on winning the galliardhomes.com Cleeve Hurdle Race for two consecutive years in a row.

2020 Highlights

In 2019, Festival Trials Day saw three winners from this day that went on to win on Day Three of The Cheltenham Festival 2019, Frodon, Paisley Park and Siruh Du Lac. Will any of our winners today do the same?

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Festival Trials Day will be taking place on 30 January 2021, date subject to confirmation.

Our 2020 Hightlights

For Festival Trials Day

Be a part of Festival Trials Day

Quality horseracing, with a seven races racecard
Finalise your choices and favourites, before all roads lead to The Cheltenham Festival in March
Live music around the course from The Hipcats in the Club/Tattersalls enclosure
Live music after racing from Lampa in The Centaur for Club/Tatts racegoers
A variety of hand-picked boutiques in our Shopping Village view our tradestands here
Under 18s go free
A variety of food and drink options in both enclosures
View our official raceday map here

Tattersalls Cheltenham will be in the Parade Ring after racing. Click here for more information.

race Schedule

Start Times	Race	Distance	Type
12:40	The JCB Triumph Hurdle Trial (A Juvenile Hurdle Race) (Grade 2)	2m abt 1f	Hurdle
1:15	The Timeform Novices’ Handicap Steeple Chase (Class 2)	2m abt 5f	Steeple Chase
1:50	The Paddy Power 45 Sleeps to Cheltenham Trophy Handicap Chase (Grade 3)	2m abt 5f	Steeple Chase
2:25	The Paddy Power Cotswold Chase (Grade 2) (feature race)	3m abt 1½f	Steeple Chase
3:00	The Ballymore Classic Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2)	2m abt 4½f	Hurdle
3:35	The galliardhomes.com Cleeve Hurdle Race (Grade 2)	Abt 3m	Hurdle
4:10	The Steel Plate & Sections Handicap Hurdle (Class 2)	2m abt 1f	Hurdle

Raceday Style

As we race largely during the winter months, the weather can be unpredictable, so we would advise you to dress accordingly.

Guide to Enclosures

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