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Cheltenham Festival 2023: Race card, schedule, winners, weather, odds
With more than 200,000 set to descend on Prestbury Park across four days, the most exciting meeting of the horse racing calendar is not to be missed.
Jumps fans will be treated to 28 races, with the headline attraction being Friday’s Gold Cup where the Willie Mullins-trained Galopin Des Champs is favourite. Mullins won a remarkable 10 races over the four days last year but the biggest prize has evaded him since 2020.
An unpredictable weather forecast is adding further drama to an action-packed week, with snow, rain and sun all tipped to make an appearance in Gloucestershire. Here’s everything you need to know as the meet continues.
Cheltenham Festival 2023 dates, start times and venue
This year’s meet began on Tuesday, March 14, and runs until Friday, March 17, at Prestbury Park in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire.
There are seven races per day, with 28 in total, at 40-minute intervals. The first of the day is at 1.30pm and the last is at 5.30pm.
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Cheltenham Festival 2023 race card, schedule and results in full
Thursday, March 16
- 1.30: Turners Novices’ Chase
- 2.10: Pertemps Handicap Hurdle
- 2.50: Ryanair Chase
- 3.30: Stayers’ Hurdle
- 4.10: Plate Handicap Chase
- 4.50: Mares Novices’ Hurdle
- 5.30: Kim Muir Handicap Chase
1:30pm: Turners Novices’ Chase
1 Stage Star 15/2 H Cobden
2 Notlongtillmay 40/1 Adam Wedge
3 Mighty Potter 4/6 D N Russell
Friday, March 17
- 1.30: Triumph Hurdle
- 2.10: McCoy Contractors County Hurdle
- 2.50: Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle
- 3.30: Cheltenham Gold Cup
- 4.10: St. James’s Place Hunters’ Chase
- 4.50: Mares’ Steeple Chase
- 5.30: Martin Pipe Handicap Hurdle
Wednesday, March 15 results
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1:30pm |
Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle |
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1 Impaire Et Passe 5/2 Paul Townend |
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2 Gaelic Warrior 9/2 Mr P W Mullins |
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3 Champ Kiely 13/2 Danny Mullins |
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2:10pm |
Brown Advisory Novices’ Chase |
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1 The Real Whacker 8/1 Sam Twiston-Davies |
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2 Gerri Colombe 5/4 Jordan Gainford |
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3 Bronn 50/1 Daryl Jacob |
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2:50pm |
Coral Cup Hurdle |
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1 Langer Dan 9/1 Harry Skelton |
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2 An Epic Song 16/1 J J Slevin |
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3 Camprond 20/1 Aidan Coleman |
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4 Scaramanga 50/1 Jack Foley |
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3:30pm |
Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase |
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1 Energumene 6/5 Paul Townend |
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2 Captain Guinness 12/1 Rachael Blackmore |
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3 Greaneteen 25/1 Harry Cobden |
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4:10pm |
Glenfarclas Cross Country Chase |
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1 Delta Work 11/10 Keith Donoghue |
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2 Galvin 11/4 Davy Russell |
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3 Franco De Port 9/2 Mr P W Mullins |
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4:50pm |
Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Handicap Chase |
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1 Maskada 22/1 Darragh O’Keeffe |
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2 Dinoblue 7/2 L P Dempsey |
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3 Global Cititzen 12/1 Luca Morgan |
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4 Third Time Lucki 8/1 Harry Skelton |
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5:30pm |
Wetherbys Champion Bumper |
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1 A Dream To Share 7/2 Mr J L Gleeson |
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2 Fact To File 16/5 Mr P W Mullins |
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3 Captain Teague 40/1 Harry Cobden |
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4 Lecky Watson 80/1 Jack Foley |
Tuesday, March 14 results
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1:30pm |
Sky Bet Supreme Novices’ Hurdle |
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1 Marine Nationale 9/2 Michael O’Sullivan |
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2 Facile Vega 9/4 Paul Townend |
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3 Diverge 25/1 Mr P W Mullins |
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2:10pm |
Arkle Chase |
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1 El Fabiolo 11/10 Paul Townend |
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2 Jonbon 2/1 Aidan Colemna |
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3 Saint Roi 11/1 Mark Walsh |
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2:50pm |
Ultima Handicap Chase |
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1 Corach Rambler 6/1 Derek Fox |
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2 Fastorslow 7/1 J J Slevin |
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3 Monbeg Genius 6/1 Jonjo O’Neill Jr |
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4 The Goffer 7/1 Davy Russell |
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3:30pm |
Champion Hurdle |
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1 Constitution Hill 4/11 Nico de Boinville |
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2 State Man 7/2 Paul Townend |
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3 Zanahiyr 66/1 Davy Russell |
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4:10pm |
Mares’ Hurdle |
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1 Honeysuckle 9/4 Rachael Blackmore |
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2 Love Envoi 11/1 Jonathan Burke |
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3 Queens Brook 16/1 Davy Russell |
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4:50pm |
The Boodles Juvenile Handicap Hurdle Race |
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1 Jazzy Matty 18/1 Michael O’Sullivan |
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2 Byker 6/1 Philip Byrnes |
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3 Riske Belle 10/1 L P Dempsey |
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4 Sundial 18/1 Simon Torrens |
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5:30pm |
National Hunt Chase |
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1 Gaillard Du Mesnil 10/11 Mr P W Mullins |
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2 Chemical Energy 8/1 Mr J J Codd |
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3 Mister Coffey 11/1 Mr Derek O’Connor |
Rachael Blackmore won the Gold Cup last year on A Plus Tard
/ AFP via Getty ImagesHow to watch the Cheltenham Festival 2023
There are two ways to watch the meeting on TV. ITV1 will be showing the first five races of each day for free, while subscription channel Racing TV boasts every single race.
Click here for more TV and live stream details. You can also follow all the action LIVE every day with Standard Sport’s dedicated live blog.
Cheltenham Festival 2023 tickets
Tickets are still available for the meeting, starting at £55 per person for group discount tickets or £60 for single tickets.
Click here for the latest availability.
Cheltenham Festival 2023 weather
With all sorts of weather battering England over the past few days, the forecast is looking relatively favourable for day one. It should be largely dry and cloudy, with light in the mid-morning and then following the final race.
The Met Office has the latest forecasts here.
Cheltenham Gold Cup betting odds
- Galopin Des Champs 6/4
- Gravemansgame 6/1
- A Plus Tard 15/2
- Noble Yeats 8/1
- Statler 9/1
- Shishkin 10/1
- Conflated 12/1
- Protektorat 12/1
- Ahoy Senor 14/1
- Hewick 20/1
- Minella Indo 20/1
- Sounds Russian 20/1
- Capodanno 33/1
- Fury Road 33/1
- The Real Whacker 40/1
- Royale Pagaille 50/1
- Eldorado Allen 66/1
- Envoi Allen 66/1
- Franco De Port 100/1
- GA Law 100/1
- Galvin 100/1
- Angels Breath 150/1
- Coole Cody 250/1
Odds from Betfair, subject to change.
