Name: New Year's Day Racing
Start: 2021-01-01T12:00
Location: Cheltenham Racecourse

We believe there is only one place to continue your New Year celebrations, and that's a day at the races. Be part of Cheltenham's big day out on Friday 1 January 2021.

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Please read BEFORE YOU BOOK

To protect everyone’s health, we require contact details and consent to Covid 19 Code of Conduct for each individual before racecourse entry. The booker will receive an email with instructions on what to do.

As per Government Guidelines, spectators from a Tier 3 postcode will not be allowed entry and tickets will be cancelled and refunded.

All tickets purchased will be issued when all details for track and trace have been filled in and our Covid Code on Conduct and terms of entry' have been accepted. Please note there may be a slight delay in receiving your tickets.

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Family Fun Zone Entertainment

New Year's Day 2020 hosted a variety of complimentary entertainment in the Family Fun Zone, located in the Club/Tattersalls enclosure, including:

Inflatables from All About Fun
Facepainting by Cheltenham Facepaints - free for kids
Have your photograph with Alex the Lion and Skipper the Penguin from Madagascar at intervals throughout the day, on the hour from 11am - 3pm
Free Rosette Making and Horseracing themed colouring in
Horse Hopper racing with Sam's Funky Fun, where you'll become spectators as your little one becomes a jockey as they race to the finish line
Live shows from local favourite Showtime Shane who mixes magic, puppetry, and party games
Free balloon models from Twistopher and Twistina - such as swords, hats, flowers, and more
Don't miss out on collecting your childs FREE Walking Pet Balloon, they'll bring with them horses, unicorns, giraffes and more (first 500 only)
St James City Farm will be bringing their farm to us! They'll be bringing their beloved rabbits, guinea pigs, birds, chickens, and an owl. They'll also be bringing a horse simulator and a wooden milking cow - so your little ones can learn and have a go at milking a cow!

Live Music

Lampa will be performing in The Guinness Village throughout the day for Club/Tattersalls racegoers. Lampa will continue the new year's celebrations throughout the day and are a contemporary Irish band who will play everyone's Irish favourites

Live music in The Centaur after racing from local favourites Tommy and The Fuse for Club/Tattersalls racegoers. Tommy and The Fuse will be performing party classics, to continue the new year celebrations after racing

RACE SCHEDULE

Start Times	Race	Distance	Type
12:15	The Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle (Listed)	2m abt 4½f	Hurdle
12:50	The Markel Insurance Handicap Steeple Chase (Class 2)	3m abt 2½f	Steeple Chase
1:25	The Paddy Power Broken Resolutions Already Dipper Novices’ Steeple Chase (Class 1) (Grade 2)	2m abt 5f	Steeple Chase
2:00	The Paddy Power Handicap Steeple Chase (Class 1) (Grade 3) (Feature race)	2m abt 5f	Steeple Chase
2:35	The Paddy Power 69 Sleeps to Cheltenham Handicap Hurdle (Class 2)	abt 3m	Hurdle
3:10	The Dornan Engineering Relkeel Hurdle Race (Grade 2)	2m abt 4½f	Hurdle
3:50	The EBF Stallions & Cheltenham Pony Club Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race (Listed)	1m abt 6f	Bumper