four days of extraordinary jump racing
Cheltenham Racecourse comes alive for the infamous four days of Jump racing, The Festival™ presented by Magners.
It's hosted one of the most extraordinary moments in Festival history, now known appropriately as the 'Golden Hour'.
The atmosphere was electric as the crowd roared home Frodon under Jockey Club Racecourse Ambassador, Bryony Frost in the Grade 1 Ryanair Chase.
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This exceptional arena of sport produces fairytale after fairytale, year after year and sports fans from across the globe gather to attend this bucket list event in the heart of the Cotswolds.
Across all four days history was made with The Home of Jump Racing came alive for the first feature race of the week, the £450,000 Grade 1 Unibet Champion Hurdle.
This saw Gavin Cromwell celebrate his first-ever Festival winner, with Espoir d'Allen, owned by J P McManus, and ridden by Mark Walsh.
READ ABOUT ALL ACTION FROM DAY ONE
The star of the show on Day Two on 13 March was the incredible Altior who continued his unbeaten streak over fences for Nicky Henderson, equalling Big Bucks’s winning record, before going on to break the record later in the season at Sandown Park.
With an extraordinary performance returning to winning form at Newbury in February, the exceptional ten-year-old is set to return to challenge for back-to-back wins in the Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase.
The record crowd roared home Tiger Roll in the Glenfarclas Cross Country Chase who put in an outstanding performance to finish well clear of the field and to follow up on his success in this race last year for jockey Keith Donoghue, and trainer Gordon Elliot.
The mightly Tiger Roll will be chasing a third win in the Glenfarclas Cross Country Chase ahead of a record-breaking attempt to match the iconic Red Rum, in the Randox Health Grand National.
recap ALL THE ACTION FROM 2019
The atmosphere was electric as the 66,382 strong crowd roared home Frodon under Jockey Club Racecourse Ambassador, Bryony Frost in the Grade 1 Ryanair Chase. Bryony became the first female jockey to win a Grade 1 over fences at The Festival.
The emotions didn’t stop there however, as Paisley Park justified favouritism in the Stayers’ Hurdle to win for trainer Emma Lavelle and owner Andrew Gemmell.
RECAP ALL THE ACTION FROM 2019
On Gold Cup Day, Willie Mullins finally got his hands on the Magners Cheltenham Gold Cup for the first time as Al Boum Photo flew up the Cheltenham Hill under Paul Townend.
Will Al Boum Photo be able to retain golden glory in 2020?
RECAP ALL THE ACTION FROM 2019
WHY COME TO THE CHELTENHAM FESTIVAL?
the festival schedule
GATES OPEN: 10:30
Sponsors, prize money, and race distances are correct as of 10/02/2020, these are subject to change.
Start Times |
Race |
Distance |
Type |
Prize Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|
13:30 |
The Sky Bet Supreme Novices’ Hurdle Race |
2m abt ½f |
Hurdle |
£125,000 |
14:10 |
The Racing Post Arkle Challenge Trophy Steeple Chase |
abt 2m |
Chase |
£175,000 |
14:50 |
The Ultima Handicap Steeple Chase |
3m abt 1f |
Chase |
£110,000 |
15:30 |
The Unibet Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy |
2m abt ½f |
Hurdle |
£450,000 |
16:10 |
The Close Brothers Mares’ Hurdle Race |
2m abt 4f |
Hurdle |
£120,000 |
16:50 |
The Northern Trust Company Novices’ Handicap Chase |
2m abt 4½f |
Chase |
£70,000 |
17:30 |
The National Hunt Steeple Chase Challenge Cup (Amateur Riders’ Novices’ Steeple Chase) (Grade 2) |
3m abt 6f |
Chase |
£125,000 |
Sponsors, prize money, and race distances are correct as of 05/02/2020, these are subject to change.
Start Times |
Race |
Distance |
Type |
Prize Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|
13:30 |
The Ballymore Novices' Hurdle Race |
2m abt 5f |
Hurdle |
£125,000 |
14:10 |
The RSA Insurance Novices' Steeple Chase |
3m abt ½ f |
Chase |
£175,000 |
14:50 |
The Coral Cup Hurdle (A Handicap Hurdle Race) (Grade 3) |
2m abt 5f |
Hurdle |
£100,000 |
15:30 |
The Betway Queen Mother Champion Steeple Chase (Grade 1) |
Abt 2m |
Chase |
£400,000 |
16:10 |
The Glenfarclas Cross Country Steeple Chase |
3m 6f |
Chase |
£65,000 |
16:50 |
The Boodles Juvenile Handicap Hurdle Race (Grade 3) |
2m abt ½f |
Hurdle |
£80,000 |
17.30 |
The Weatherbys Champion Bumper (A Standard Open NH Flat Race) (Grade 1) |
2m abt ½f |
Bumper |
£75,000 |
Sponsors, prize money, and race distances are correct as of 05/02/2020, these are subject to change.
Start Times |
Race |
Distance |
Type |
Prize Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|
13:30 |
The Marsh Novices’ Chase (Grade 1) |
2m abt 4f |
Chase |
£150,000 |
14:10 |
The Pertemps Network Final (A Handicap Hurdle Race) (Listed) |
Abt 3m |
Hurdle |
£100,000 |
14:50 |
The Ryanair Steeple Chase (Grade 1) |
2m abt 5f |
Chase |
£350,000 |
15:30 |
The Paddy Power Stayers’ Hurdle (Grade 1) |
abt 3m |
Hurdle |
£325,000 |
16:10 |
The Brown Advisory & Merriebelle Stable Plate (A Handicap Steeple Chase) (Grade 3) |
2m abt 5f |
Chase |
£110,000 |
16:50 |
The Festival Mares Novices’ Hurdle (Grade 2) |
2m 1f |
Hurdle |
£90,000 |
17:30 |
The Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup Handicap Steeple Chase (0-145) |
3m abt 2f |
Chase |
£70,000 |
Sponsors, prize money, and race distances are correct as of 10/02/2020, these are subject to change.
Start Times |
Race |
Distance |
Type |
Prize Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|
13:30 |
The JCB Triumph Hurdle |
2m abt 1f |
Hurdle |
£125,000 |
14:10 |
The Randox Health County Handicap Hurdle Race |
2m abt 1f |
Hurdle |
£100,000 |
14:50 |
The Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle Race |
abt 3m |
Hurdle |
£125,000 |
15:30 |
The Magners Cheltenham Gold Cup Steeple Chase |
3m abt 2½ f |
Chase |
£625,000 |
16:10 |
The St. James’s Place Foxhunter Steeple Chase Challenge Cup |
3m abt 2½ f |
Chase |
£45,000 |
16:50 |
Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Handicap Chase |
2m abt ½f |
Chase |
£110,000 |
17:30 |
Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle |
2m abt 4½ f |
Hurdle |
£70,000 |