Cheltenham 2026

General Information

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THURSDAY

FRIDAY

Current Going

Details of the latest going can be found on the Cheltenham Website:

LATEST GOING REPORTS

Owners with a runner

All owners with an entry at the Cheltenham Festival will receive their owners’ brochure after entries close for the race their horse is running in.

Those still with entries after the last Festival races close, at the end of February, will be sent two car parking labels for each day that they have a runner.

Tickets, Badges and Lunch bookings

Please note that the PASS System will not be in use for the Cheltenham Festival.

The link for ticket, badge & lunch bookings will be sent out via email to the listed owner, first named in a partnership or syndicate manager.

Any bookings made by owners who then do not have a declared runner at The Cheltenham Festival will no longer be valid.

For races that close in January, all owners who still have entries after the scratch date will be invited to book in their tickets, badges and lunches via our online booking form.

For races with entries closing after the beginning of February they will be invited to book in their tickets, badges and lunches via the online booking form at entry stage.

Confirmations

All owners with confirmed runners will receive a letter and email reminding them of the booking process for tickets, badges and lunches.

At declarations all owners will receive an email with this information. Owners with declared runners will be able to collect their tickets and badges on the day they have a runner from the O&T desk at North Entrance on arrival.

Owners Badge Allocations

Every Owner and Partnership is entitled to six owners’ badges per declared runner, along with six complimentary lunches.
Syndicates and Racing Clubs are offered eight owners’ badges per declared runner as standard, along with eight complimentary lunches.

We understand that ownership comes in many different forms and as such we offer for syndicates and racing clubs to swap their complimentary lunches for up to 20 admission tickets to the racecourse.

We will always try our best to accommodate our owners where possible, so please get in touch with our Owners and Trainers team should you wish to enquire about lunches or further badges.

Cheltenham reserves the right to offer additional Owners’ Badges & Lunches at their discretion and subject to space. Any requests for additional badges should be made in advance of the meeting to [email protected].

For Owners who wish to attend the Festival, even if their horse is not declared to run, we recommend that tickets are purchased in advance. If your horse is then declared to run we will be happy to arrange a refund for tickets you have purchased.

Owners' Badges

Owners will receive both an Owners & Trainers Badge and a Parade Ring Pass specific for their race.

The Owners and Trainers Badge will gain access to the Tattersalls Pavilion (if you are booked to dine there), O&T Bar / Bistro in the Princess Royal Stand and The Steeplechase Club Room in the tented village.

Please note that access to the parade ring will not be possible without a Parade Ring Pass. The number of Parade Ring Passes per horse will be dependent on the number of declared runners in the race.

Schedule of the Week

Tuesday

1.20: Supreme Novices’ Hurdle (Grade 1)
Race conditions: £150,000 | 2m 87y | eight hurdles | Old Course

2.00: Arkle Chase (Grade 1)
Race conditions: £200,000 | 2m | 13 fences | Old Course

2.40: Fred Winter Juvenile Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3)
Race conditions: £80,000 | 2m 87y | eight hurdles | Old Course

3.20: Ultima Handicap Chase (Grade 3)
Race conditions: £150,000 | 3m 1f | 20 fences | Old Course

4.00: Champion Hurdle (Grade 1)
Race conditions: £450,000 | 2m 87y | eight hurdles | Old Course

4.40: Festival Plate Handicap (Grade 3)
Race conditions: £150,000 | 2m 4f 87y | 17 fences | Old Course

5.20: National Hunt Chase (Grade 2)
Race conditions: £100,00 | 3m 5f | 23 fences | Old Course

Wednesday

1.20: Turners Novices’ Hurdle (Grade 1)
Race conditions: £150,000 | 2m5f | 10 hurdles | Old Course

2.00: Brown Advisory Novices’ Chase (Grade 1)
Race conditions: £200,000 | 3m½f | 20 fences | Old Course

2.40: Coral Cup (Grade 3. handicap)
Race conditions: £100,000 | 2m5f | 10 hurdles | Old Course

3.20: Glenfarclas Cross Country Chase (Listed)
Race conditions: £75,000 | 3m6f | 32 obstacles | Old Course

4.00: Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase (Grade 1)
Race conditions: £400,000 | 2m | 13 fences | Old Course

4.40: Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Handicap Chase (Grade 3)
Race conditions: £150,000 | 2m½f | 14 fences | Old Course

5.20: Weatherbys Champion Bumper (Grade 1)
Race conditions: £80,000 | 2m½f | 14 fences | Old Course

Thursday

1.20: Ryanair Mares Novices’ Hurdle (Grade 2)
Race conditions: £105,000 | 2m1f | 8 hurdles | New Course

2.00: Jack Richards Novices’ Handicap Chase (Grade 2)
Race conditions: £125,000 | 2m4f | 17 fences | New Course

2.40: Close Brothers Mares’ Hurdle (Grade 1)
Race conditions: £120,000 | 2m4f | 10 hurdles | New Course

3.20: Paddy Power Stayers’ Hurdle (Grade 1)
Race conditions: £325,000 | 3m | 12 hurdles | New course

4.00: Ryanair Chase (Grade 1)
Race conditions: £375,000 | 2m4½f | 17 fences | New Course

4.40: Pertemps Final (Grade 3, handicap)
Race conditions: £100,000 | 3m | 12 hurdles | New course

5.20: JRL Kim Muir Challenge Cup (Listed, handicap)
Race conditions: £75,000 | 3m2f | 21 fences | New Course

Friday

1.20: JCB Triumph Hurdle (Grade 1)
Race conditions: £150,000 | 2m1f | 8 hurdles | New Course

2.00: BetMGM County Hurdle (Grade 3, handicap)
Race conditions: £98,370 (2024) | 2m1f| 8 hurdles | New Course

2.40: Paddy Power Mares’ Chase (Grade 2)
Race conditions: £120,000 | 2m4½f | 17 fences | New Course

3.20: Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle (Grade 1)
Race conditions: £150,000 | 3m | 12 hurdles | New course

4.00: Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup (Grade 1)
Race conditions: £625,000 | 3m2½f | 22 fences | New Course

4.40: St James’s Place Hunter Chase (Listed)
Race conditions: £50 | 2m4½f | 17 fences | New Course

5.20: Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle
Race conditions: £75,000 | 2m4½f | 10 hurdles | New Course

How to watch the Cheltenham Festival

The first six races of each day will be broadcast live on ITV1.

Racing TV will be showing full coverage of the entire meeting, including the final race of each day.

ITV and Racing TV also offer streaming services via their respective apps and websites, as well as your online bookmaker.

Owners Stories

OWNERS IN THE NEWS

Having a runner at one of the Festivals is the pinnacle of Ownership. Hear the stories behind those lucky enough to have the experience as we look back in the archives: