The Cheltenham Festival roars from the gates every March and delivers four incredible days of horse racing to fans around the world. The festival features 28 races across four days of excitement that draws hundreds of thousands of people to Prestbury Park for the Cheltenham Festival racecard. Here we will be looking at the Cheltenham racecard and schedule for the week and what you can expect.

From Tuesday, 10 March to Friday, 13 March, all eyes in the sports world will be on Cheltenham Racecourse for the biggest event in British and Irish horse racing. In recent years, over £400 million have been bet on the races at the Cheltenham Festival and this year could see even more wagered on the top ponies. With this in mind, our expert horse racing staff will follow all of the action at Cheltenham to provide you with all of the information needed to make well-informed bets.

As you can expect, the Cheltenham Festival racecard is packed with Grade One races featuring the best jockeys, horses, and trainers in Britain and Ireland. You won’t want to miss any of the races, so check back each day before and during the festival to get the latest news, views, and picks.

The Cheltenham Festival racecard is filled with 28 races over the course of four days. The four-day festival is the premier race event in Great Britain and Ireland, and it draws six digits worth of fans and punters. Moreover, each day of the festival is headlined by a specific race and punters keep their eyes glued to the results of these events. Along with each day’s marquee event, the day is filled with additional races offering even more opportunities for punters to wager a quid or two.

The Cheltenham Festival racecard begins on Tuesday, 10 March with Champion Day and runs until Friday, 13 March with Gold Cup Day. It is on the final day that the Cheltenham Gold Cup, the most prestigious race at the festival, is held. In other words, the race can make or break those competing in it, and winning the Gold Cup is on par with other sporting achievements in Great Britain and Ireland.

Throughout the Cheltenham Festival racecard, you will find updated odds on all of the races taking place. Our expert staff will post their picks and predictions for the races to help you find value bets before you wager. So, you can get schedule and information updates from all of our articles to wager with confidence.

In addition, you will be able to find the latest bet bonuses and offers from our sportsbook partners. So, don’t miss out before the Cheltenham Festival racecard is finished.

Cheltenham Champion Day Racecard

The Cheltenham Festival starts on Tuesday, 10 March with seven races on Champion Day. The opening day of the Cheltenham Festival is always exciting as visitors to Prestbury Park anticipate great things upon arrival. As it is the opening day of the festival, the jockeys and horses can be nervous, leading to plenty of thrills when the races begin.

The Champion Hurdle is Champion Day’s marquee race. The Grade 1 National Hunt hurdle race can be found on the Old Course and covers a distance of around two miles. Similarly, the horses must navigate eight hurdles to be crowned the winner. The race features four-years-old and older horses competing for a prize purse of £450,000. However, the winner receives £256,275 of the prize money.

The six other races on Champions Day include:

• Supreme Novices’ Hurdle
• Arkle Challenge Trophy
• Festival Handicap Chase
• David Nicholson Mares’ Hurdle
• Novices’ Handicap Chase
• National Hunt Chase

Cheltenham Ladies Day Racecard

Ladies Day is when Cheltenham Racecourse receives a heavy dose of glitz and glamour. The heels and hats will be out in force on Cheltenham Ladies Day making day two of the festival both a sport and social event. Ladies Day takes place on Wednesday, 11 March and the Cheltenham Festival racecard will be just as packed as the queues for champagne.

Ladies Day features seven more great races with action beginning at 13:30 and continuing until the final race at 17:30. Above all, day two’s premier race is the Queen Mother Champion Chase. The two-mile event sets off at the Old Course.

The Grand 1 race is open to horses five-years-old and up with prize purse for the race reaching £400,000. After that, the winning horse receives £225,880. However, Altior won the race in 2018 and 2019 and will attempt to win the Queen Mother Champion Chase for a third straight year in 2020.

The six other races on Ladies Day are:

• Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle
• RSA Chase
• Coral Cup
• Cross Country Chase
• Boodles Juvenile Hurdle
• Champion Bumper

Cheltenham St Patricks Day Racecard

Cheltenham Festival celebrates St Patrick’s Day in style. With this in mind, headlining day three of the Cheltenham Festival racecard is The Ryanair Chase and Stayers’ Hurdle. The two races offer even more excitement on top of the incredible 14 races from days one and two.

The Stayers’ Hurdle is the top long-distance hurdle event on the National Hunt calendar. The Grade 1 race is open to horses aged four-years-old or older. In addition, fans and punters can see The Stayers’ Hurdle run on the New Course at Cheltenham over a distance of two miles and seven furlongs. Horses must jump the race’s 12 hurdles to win the prize packet of £325,000.

The Ryanair Chase co-headlines St. Patrick’s Day at the Cheltenham Festival racecard. The race is a Grade 1 National Hunt steeplechase that is open to horses five-years-old or older. The runners and riders race on the New Course for over two miles and four-and-a-half furlongs. Horses must leap over 17 fences during the race.

The five other races on St. Patrick’s Day including are:

• Marsh Novices’ Chase
• Pertemps Finals
• Festival Plate
• Dawn Run Novices’ Hurdle
• Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir

Cheltenham Gold Cup Day Racecard

The Cheltenham Festival racecard’s first three days simply lead up to the final day, Gold Cup Day. As stated above, Gold Cup Day is the highlight of Cheltenham Festival and the festival’s main attraction. The Cheltenham Gold Cup is the marquee event with the best racehorses in the United Kingdom and Ireland facing off. In addition, the Gold Cup offered £625,000 in prize money with over £351,000 going to the winner in 2019.

The six other races on Gold Cup Day include:

• Triumph Hurdle
• County Hurdle
• Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle
• Foxhunter Chase
• Grand Annual Chase
• Martin Pipe Handicap Hurdle