We look forward to welcoming you to The Festival™ presented by Magners from 10 - 13 March, but why not join us at Festival Trials Day on 25 January?
Finalise your choices for The Festival at Festival Trials Day, before all roads lead to The Festival™ presented by Magners in March.
In 2019, we saw three Festival Trials Day winners continue their winning streak and win at The Cheltenham Festival 2019.
Join us for our last raceday before The Cheltenham Festival. Huge crowds gather for an atmosphere full of anticipation as The Festival is within touching distance.
Catch a glimpse of Festival contenders as they show the world what they're really made of.
Gates Open
10:30
First Race
12:40
Last Race
4:10
Tickets
Buy in advance for the best price.
- In advance from £12
- Groups in advance from £10
- On the day from £15
- Under 18s: free
FROM
£10
- 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.
We are pleased to offer free onsite parking, view our raceday map for car parking locations here.
On arrival to the Racecourse, please ensure you follow the signs to match the colour of your car parking label. If you don't have a car parking label, please follow the green signs for our free car parking areas.
The racing highlight of Festival Trials Day is the Trial Cotswold Steeple Chase, often considered a trial for the Magners Gold Cup in March. Last year Definitly Red relished the wet ground conditions and flew home in front for connections.
The clue is in the name for our final raceday before The Festival. Three winners from this day all went on to score on Day Three of The Festival.
Popular Paisley Park cemented his place on the road in The Stayers’ hurdle with a convincing victory in the galliardhomes.com Cleeve Hurdle (Grade 2), with Frodon backing up his December success here and winning the Trial Cotswold Chase (Grade 2).
Siruh Du Lac and Lizzie Kelly were too good for the field in the Spectra Cyber Security Solutions Trophy Handicap Chase (Grade 3) winning for her Step Father, trainer Nick Williams.
race Schedule
GATES OPEN: 10:30am
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) |
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 |