{"id":45275,"date":"2024-12-17T11:43:16","date_gmt":"2024-12-17T11:43:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cheltenhambettingsites.co.uk\/?page_id=45275"},"modified":"2024-12-17T11:43:16","modified_gmt":"2024-12-17T11:43:16","slug":"cheltenham-schedule","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cheltenhambettingsites.co.uk\/schedule\/","title":{"rendered":"Cheltenham Schedule – All Cheltenham Festival Races by Day"},"content":{"rendered":"
Every now and then, the Cheltenham schedule and Festival programme has changes. The Jockey Club makes these with aim of improving jump racing’s biggest meeting in the calendar. This is our guide to everything happening during the four days of racing at the Cheltenham Festival.<\/p>\n
Maintaining high-quality racing is what everyone connected with and attending this racecourse, plus punters wagering on Cheltenham betting sites<\/a> wants. Horse racing is an ever evolving product, so the Cheltenham Festival schedule itself is no different.<\/p>\n A premier event like this could benefit from new races replacing existing ones despite tradition playing its part. The Jockey Club announced a raft of changes to the programme of jump racing at Prestbury Park and its premier meeting that commences in 2025.<\/p>\n Before we dive in to the revised the Cheltenham schedule, we thought it makes sense to look at what has changed. While some of the biggest horse races in the jump racing season stay as they are, you can expect more handicaps at the Festival moving forward.<\/p>\n The most notable change to the Cheltenham races schedule is the introduction of a Grade 2 novices’ limited handicap chase. This event replaces the Grade 1 Golden Miller Novices’ Chase<\/a> on the third day of the Festival.<\/p>\n A big reason for this alteration is field size. The Golden Miller, run in its later life as the Marsh Novices’ Chase and Turners Novices’ Chase attracted eight or fewer runners in four editions subsequent to 2020.<\/p>\n The Jack Richards Novices’ Limited Handicap Chase now takes over this slot in the Cheltenham race schedule over the same course and distance. Hopefully, this two-and-a-half mile event will bring greater competition to the Festival.<\/p>\n Two additional Cheltenham races today<\/a> switch from conditions races to limited handicaps. The first of these is the historic National Hunt Chase. No longer confined to amateur riders, it remains open to novices over fences only over about three-and-three-quarter miles.<\/p>\n The National Hunt Chase drops from Grade 2 status to a Class 2 novices’ handicap chase with a 0-145 ratings band<\/a> from now on. As with the Golden Miller, the aim is a more competitive field after 10 or fewer runners in each of the three previous seasons.<\/p>\n After starting life as a handicap, the Cross Country Chase changed to a conditions contest in 2016. From 2025 onwards, however, it reverts back to a limited handicap. Its place in the Cheltenham schedule and race distance of almost three and three-quarter miles remains the same.<\/p>\n Here is the complete race programme for the Cheltenham Festival day by day with seven events on the track. The Cheltenham Festival race cards<\/a> start on the Tuesday, then follow-on with Style Wednesday, St Patrick’s Thursday and conclude on Friday with the Gold Cup.<\/p>\n Racing fans have immediate quality on the opening day of the Festival thanks to four Grade 1s. These are the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle, Arkle Chase for novices over fences, Mares’ Hurdle and Champion Hurdle.<\/p>\n This is top-class action kicking the meeting off with plenty of Cheltenham favourites<\/a> often obliging in these big races. Smart punters often try and pull off a Champion Hurdle day accumulators from the Grade 1 events.<\/p>\n Besides the National Hunt Chase, there are two Premier Handicaps on the card. These are the Ultima Handicap Chase and Fred Winter Juvenile Handicap Hurdle. Check out the full schedule for Tuesday below:<\/p>\nGoodbye Golden Miller, Hello Jack Richards<\/h3>\n
Cross Country & National Hunt Chase Become Handicaps<\/h3>\n
Cheltenham Festival Schedule in Full<\/h2>\n
Cheltenham Schedule Day 1 – Champion Hurdle Day<\/h3>\n