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AWAY DAY: Cheltenham Festival ~ Tuesday 10 to Friday 13 March 2026

🏇 Get ready for the ‘Cheltenham Roar’ as the jewel in the crown of the National Hunt season returns in 2026.  Cheltenham Festival tickets are on sale now! 

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Jump racing at its best returns to the Gloucestershire countryside for a festival of racing like no other.  The ‘Greatest Show on Turf’ is under starter’s orders for a stellar week of action which has lift-off in 2026 on Tuesday 10 March.  The famous Gold Cup will take place on Friday 13 March.  Fancy a trip to one of sports most iconic events?  Four days of unmissable horse racing (see below for a daily rundown) await and Cheltenham Festival tickets are available.

DAILY HIGHLIGHTS

Day 1 – Champion Day

Experience the palpable excitement of Day 1 of the Cheltenham Festival, as reigning and future champions unite, all eager to carve their name into the star-studded wall of jump racing greats.  The feature race of the day is the Unibet Champion Hurdle, where the very best hurdlers compete to make history.  Constitution Hill fell last year.  Can the superstar of hurdling regain the crown he won after a sublime performance in the 2023 edition of the race?

Day 2 – Ladies Day

Ladies Day celebrates speed, style and exhilaration.  Featuring the BetMGM Queen Mother Champion Chase, it is fast, furious, and requires a perfect blend of speed and an ability to be inch-perfect when negotiating each of the 13 fences at pace around Cheltenham’s legendary old course.  The fastest jump horses jumping at speed with the upmost precision and accuracy.  The defending champion is Marine Nationale who flew up the famous Cheltenham hill in 2025, beating hot favourite Jonbon.

Day 3 – St Patrick’s Thursday

Where Irish passion for the sport and the Cheltenham Festival raises the rafters and the craic is mighty.  The Cheltenham Festival is a second home to the Irish and St Patrick’s Thursday reflects this both on and off the track.  Featuring The Ryanair Chase and Paddy Power Stayer’s Hurdle, where endurance and stamina reign.  It’s the tough versus the tough and provides the most thrilling battles.

Day 4 – Gold Cup Day

The pinnacle of Jump Racing, where winners go down in history and legends are born.  Gold Cup Day is something quite incredible, indescribably amazing.  The racing, the atmosphere, the entertainment.  This year is going to be bigger and better than ever before as the Festival celebrates 100 years of the Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup.  2023 and 2024 winner Galopin Des Champs was aiming for a three-peat in 2025, but Inothewayurthinkin had not read the script.  The seven-year-old beat the defending champion by six lengths.

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CHELTENHAM FESTIVAL TICKETS, TIMINGS & TRAVEL

🎟️ Cheltenham Festival tickets are available via the ‘Get Tickets’ button.  Early bird prices – up to 50% off – currently apply.

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🗝️ Gates open at 10.30am daily. 

🏇 First race is at 1.30pm daily. 

🏇 Last race is at 5.30pm daily.  

🚊🚗 Travel tips: Car parking passes are available to purchase for all four days of the Festival and coach parking is also available.  The nearest train station is Cheltenham Spa.  Trains from London Paddington, journey time approximately two hours.  A dedicated bus service from the station to the racecourse will run daily during the Festival.  For more information see the Cheltenham Festival ‘Travel and parking’ guide here.

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