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Friday 15 December 2023

THE CHRISTMAS MEETING FRIDAY

 

Celebrate your Christmas party or Christmas get together with friends, by enjoying the fun festive atmosphere, fantastic racing and superb entertainment. With an overseas flare and the spectacle of the Glenfarclas Cross Country Chase, to the entertainment off the track, it promises to be a race day to remember.

 

The festive feature race is the Dahlbury Handicap Chase, last year won by the Welsh Randox Grand National hope Eva’s Oscar. After finishing second at The November Meeting, the grey mare went one better at the Christmas meeting and won for jockey Alan Johns and trainer Tim Vaughan.

 

Lily Pinchin and the David Bridgewater trained Dame Du Soir won the CF Roberts Electrical & Mechanical Services Mares Handicap Chase. This was a welcome winner for David Bridgewater who was previously famed for training horses like The Giant Bolster and more recently the 2019 Cheltenham Festival Ultima Chase winner The Conditional.

 

The Tattersalls Cheltenham Sales are back on the Friday of  The Christmas Meeting, the racing sales will offer a select group of winning and placed point-to-pointers and form horses after racing in the sales ring.

 

Enjoy and experience fabulous festive fun and great racing at the Home of Jump Racing.

 

Under 18’s race free and do not require a ticket to enter.

Timings and races are subject to change

 

Gates Open

10:00

RACEDAY PREVIEW

11:20 - 11:50

Live in the Parade Ring

First Race

12:05

Last Race

15:35

Start Times

Race

Distance

Type

12:05 The British E.B.F. National Hunt Novices’ Hurdle Race (Class 3) (Qualifier) 2m abt 1f Hurdle

12:40

The Cheltenham & South-West Racing Club Novices’ Steeple Chase (Class 2)

2m abt 4f

Hurdle

13:15

The Catesby Estates Handicap Hurdle Race (Class 3)

2m abt 1f

Hurdle

13:50

The Mares’ Handicap Steeple Chase (Class 3) (Challenger Mares’ Chase Series Qualifier)

2m abt 4½f

Steeple Chase

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14:25

The Unibet Middle Distance Veterans Handicap Steeple Chase (Class 2)

2m abt 4½f

Steeple Chase

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15:00 The Glenfarclas Crystal Cup Cross Country Handicap Steeple Chase (Class 2) 3m abt 5½f Steeple Chase image029h9.png

15:35

The CITIPOST Handicap Hurdle Race (Class 2)

Abt 3m

Hurdle

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FRIDAY FESTIVE ENTERTAINMENT

 

  • Friday will be filled with Christmas cheer across the racecourse with entertainment from The Hipcats performing Christmas hits on the Quevega Stage to Got2Sing Choir entertaining racegoers with Christmas Carols throughout the day.
  • The festivities don’t stop there, as a living snow globe will glide gracefully through best mate plaza, at 11:10 - 11:40, 12:10 - 12:40 & 13:20 - 13:50, all against a backdrop of exhilarating racing.
MAKE THE MOST  OUT OF THE CHRISTMAS MEETING

MAKE THE MOST OUT OF THE CHRISTMAS MEETING

Festivities are really starting to ramp up when Cheltenham’s Christmas Meeting comes along. So, round up your troops and start your Christmas merriment at Cheltenham Racecourse. Saturday will see family festivities with Santa's Grotto and Pony rides!

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MAKE THE MOST  OUT OF THE CHRISTMAS MEETING

MAKE THE MOST OUT OF THE CHRISTMAS MEETING

Festivities are really starting to ramp up when Cheltenham’s Christmas Meeting comes along. So, round up your troops and start your Christmas merriment at Cheltenham Racecourse. Saturday will see family festivities with Santa's Grotto and Pony rides!

Tradestands

Tradestands

Take a look at the retailers in attendance at The Christmas Meeting for all of your shopping needs.

Tattersalls

Tattersalls

The Tattersalls Cheltenham Sales are back on the Friday of The Christmas Meeting, the racing sales will offer a select group of winning and placed point-to-pointers and form horses after racing in the sales ring.

WE NEED YOUR HELP!

 

This year Cheltenham Racecourse are teaming up with The Trussell trust to together support and provide emergency food to people in poverty.


This winter, food banks in Trussell Trusts network are expecting to provide over one million emergency food parcels. Your support could help us provide emergency food this winter and create a future where nobody needs to rely on a food bank for the essentials.


At the Christmas Meeting, across both days, racegoers will be encouraged to donate at our left luggage locations on the main drive and north entrance. Please see the list below on the items we can collect and donate for The Trussell Trust.

 

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Under 18s go FREE

Under 18s go FREE

Under 18s race for free at the majority of Jockey Club racedays. 

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