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2023 Cheltenham Festival Questions Answered
See below a comprehensive list of quick-fire Cheltenham Festival questions that will prepare you for the best horse racing event on the planet. You could even use these questions to impress your horse racing mates down the pub or even create your own Cheltenham Festival quiz.
How Many Cheltenham Festival Races Are There?
There are 28 Cheltenham Festival races (7 on each of the four days). You can keep up with all the 2023 Cheltenham Festival results here.
What Date Is The 2023 Cheltenham Festival?
The Cheltenham Festival runs over four days -you can see the full 2023 Cheltenham Festival race times and running order here.
- Tuesday 14th March 2023
- Wednesday 15th March 2023
- Thursday 16th March 2023
- Friday 17th March 2023
What Times Are The 2023 Cheltenham Festival Races?
Over the four days of the Cheltenham Festival, the seven races each day are at the same time.
The first race will be at 1:30pm each day, with the final Cheltenham Festival 2023 race at 5:30pm
- 1st race – 1:30pm
- 2nd race – 2:10pm
- 3rd race – 2:50pm
- 4th race – 3:30pm
- 5th race – 4:10pm
- 6th race – 4:50pm
- 7th race – 5:30pm
What are The Best Bookmaker Free Bets and Offers?
There will be many Cheltenham Festival free bets and betting offers to snap up over the four days. The bookies will be falling over themselves trying to get your business, so you can look out for the best online 2023 Cheltenham Festival sign-up offers here.
Who Was The Top Jockey At The Cheltenham Festival Last Year?
Paul Townend was the 2022 Cheltenham Festival top jockey after riding 5 winners. With Townend getting the pick from the powerful Willie Mullins Cheltenham runners, he’s going to be a warm favourite to be the leading rider again. Townend was also top Cheltenham jockey in 2020 (5 wins), while in 2021 Rachael Blackmore (6 wins) became the first female leading rider.
Who Was the Leading Trainer At The Cheltenham Festival Last Year?
Willie Mullins sent out 10 Cheltenham Festival winners in 2022 to become the top trainer. Mullins has now been the top Cheltenham Trainer nine times, including for the last three years. He’ll be a hot favourite in the top trainer betting market again.
Overall, Willie Mullins has sent out 88 Cheltenham Festival winners (before 2023) and is the all-time winning trainer at the meeting. Nicky Henderson is second in the all-time list with 72 Cheltenham Festival winners.
Which Horse Is the Current Cheltenham Gold Cup Favourite?
Galopin Des Champs is the 2023 Cheltenham Festival Gold Cup favourite – priced @ 13/8 with BetUK. The horse fell at the last in the Turners Novices’ Chase last year so will be looking to make amends this season and if successful will provide trainer Willie Mullins with this third Gold Cup winner. Also won the feature race back in 2019 and 2020 with Al Boum Photo.
What Is The Difference Between The Old and New Course?
There are two courses at Cheltenham – the ‘old course’ and the ‘new course’. The first two days (Tues/Weds) races are run on the ‘old course’, while the second to days (Thurs/Fri) are staged on the ‘new course’. Cheltenham also has a Cross Country course, which is in the middle of the track. This stages the Glenfarclas Cross Country Chase on the Wednesday.
Which Cheltenham Festival Race Has the Most Prize Money?
The Cheltenham Gold Cup has the most prize money on offer – with £351,688 going to the winner.
Next best is the Champions Hurdle with £253,215, with the Champion Chase £225,080, the Ryanair Chase ith £211,013 and the Stayers’ Hurdle £182,878.
Who Are the Best 2023 Cheltenham Festival Tipsters?
There will be Cheltenham tips all over the place in the build-up to the 2023 Cheltenham Festival. So, to help, we’ve put together a list of the best 2023 Cheltenham Festival tipsters to look out for.
Are There Any Horses That Won at The Cheltenham Festival Last Year That Are Running Again?
There are several possible horses that are returning to the Cheltenham Festival to try and defend their crowns. We’ll know more for certain when the final declarations are out two days before each race.
- Corach Rambler (Ultima Chase)
- Marie’s Rock (Mare’s Hurdle)
- Energumene (Champion Chase)
- Delta Work (Cross Country Chase)
- Global Citizen (Grand Annual Chase)
- Flooring Porter (Stayers’ Hurdle)
- Coole Cody (NH Plate Chase)
- Chambard (Kim Muir Chase)
- A Plus Tard (Gold Cup)
- Billaway (Hunters’ Chase)
- Elimay (Mares Chase)
How Many Cheltenham Festival Winners Has Willie Mullins Trained?
Willie Mullins has trained 88 Cheltenham Festival winners and is the all-time leading trainer at the meeting. Mullins has won all the four main races at the Cheltenham Festival at least once.
How Many Cheltenham Festival Winners Has Nicky Henderson Trained?
Nicky Henderson has trained 72 Cheltenham Festival winners and is second in the all-time leading trainers list at the meeting. Henderson is another trainer that has won all four of the main four Festival races, including 8 Champion Hurdles.
RELATED: 2023 Cheltenham Festival: Willie Mullins vs Nicky Henderson Net Worth & Cheltenham Festival Stats
How Many Cheltenham Festival Winners Has Gordon Elliott Trained?
Gordon Elliott has trained 33 Cheltenham Festival winners to date, but has only won one of the ‘big four’ races once. That success came in 2016 when his Don Cossack won the Gold Cup.
How Many Cheltenham Festival Winners Has Paul Nicholls Trained?
Trainer Paul Nicholls has trained 46 Cheltenham Festival winners and is the third in the list of the all-time trainers at the meeting. Nicholls has won all four of the main Cheltenham Festival races, including four Gold Cups.
How Many Cheltenham Festival Winners Has Leading Owner JP McManus Had?
JP McManus has owned 69 Cheltenham Festival winners and is the most successful owner in history. In 2022 JP McManus owned two more Cheltenham Festival winners – Elimay and Brazil. While over the years JP has owned 9 Champion Hurdle winners and his only Gold Cup winner to date was Synchronised on 2012.
What Is Rachael Blackmore’s Best Ride at The 2023 Cheltenham Festival?
Rachael Blackmore was the top rider at the Cheltenham Festival in 2021 – when riding 6 winners. She’s going to be a popular pick with punters again with several good chances. Her best rides look to be the 3-time Festival winner Honeysuckle in the Mares’ Hurdle on Tuesday 14th March and the current Gold Cup champ A Plus Tard – who is back to defend his title on Friday 17th March.
How Much Money Do Cheltenham Festival Jockeys Get?
Jump jockeys receive approx 11% of any winning prize money and 3.4% of the place money. A jump jockey will also get £214.63 for riding a horse.
Therefore, the winning jockey of the Cheltenham Gold Cup will get 11% of the £351,688 winning prize = £38,685.68 (plus their £214.63 riding fee). Not bad for around 7 minutes work!
How Many Irish-Trained Cheltenham Festival Winners Were There Last Year?
The Irish-trained horses have dominated the Cheltenham Festival in recent years. The Irish won 18 of the 28 Cheltenham Festival races in 2022 and a massive 23 in 2021.
The UK and Irish-trained runners battle for the Prestbury Cup each year – with the country with the most winners getting the cup. Ireland have won the last three years and will be a short-price to do so again.
What Is the Best 2023 Cheltenham Festival Banker Bet?
There will be many 2023 Cheltenham Fesitval banker bets at the meeting. However, it’s the Nicky Henderson-trained Constitution Hill that is going to be the main Cheltenham Festival banker this year. The horse is the red-hot favourite for the Champion Hurdle (14th March), where he brings an unbeaten 5-from-5 record.
If winning at odds of 4/11 or shorter, Constitution Hill will become the shortest-priced Champion Hurdle winner ever!
How Many SP Favourites Won at The 2023 Cheltenham Festival?
In 2022 there were 12 SP Cheltenham Festival winning favourites – which works out at 43% of the 28 races going to the favourite.
Which Horse Has Won the Most Cheltenham Festival Races?
The Willie Mullins-trained Quevega won six Cheltenham Festival races between 2009 and 2014. She won the Mares’ Hurdle six times, which is run this year on Tuesday 14th March.
How Many Pints Of Guinness Will Be Drunk At The 2023 Cheltenham Festival?
It’s generally rumoured that around 260,000 pints of Guinness will be drunk over the four days of the Cheltenham Festival. At around £7 a pint, this works out at just over £1.8m that will be spent on the popular black stuff.
Which Jockey Has Ridden the Most Winners At The Cheltenham Festival?
Ruby Walsh has ridden 59 Cheltenham Festival winners and is the all-time winning rider. Walsh’s first Cheltenham Festival winner was on Alexander Banquet in the 1998 Champion Bumper.
Ruby Walsh retired from riding in 2019 and is now a respected pundit for Paddy Power and RacingTV.
Which 2023 Cheltenham Races Are On ITV?
The ITV Racing team will be showing the first five Cheltenham Festival races each day LIVE – see the full list below.
2023 Cheltenham Festival live races on ITV.
Tuesday March 14, 2023
- 1.30: Sky Bet Supreme Novices’ Hurdle ITV1
- 2.10: Sporting Life Arkle Challenge Trophy Novices’ Chase ITV1
- 2.50: Ultima Handicap Chase ITV1
- 3.30: Unibet Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy ITV1
- 4.10: Close Brothers Mares’ Hurdle ITV1
Wednesday March 15, 2023
- 1.30: Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle ITV4
- 2.10: Brown Advisory Novices’ Chase ITV1
- 2.50: Coral Cup Handicap Hurdle ITV1
- 3.30: Queen Mother Champion Chase ITV1
- 4.10: Glenfarclas Cross Country Chase ITV1
Thursday March 16, 2023
- 1.30: Turners Novices’ Chase ITV1
- 2.10: Pertemps Network Final Handicap Hurdle ITV1
- 2.50: Ryanair Chase ITV1
- 3.30: Paddy Power Stayers’ Hurdle ITV1
- 4.10: Plate Handicap Chase ITV1
Friday March 17, 2023
- 1.30: JCB Triumph Hurdle ITV1
- 2.10: McCoy Contractors County Handicap Hurdle ITV1
- 2.50: Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle ITV1
- 3.30: Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup Chase ITV1
- 4.10: St. James’s Place Festival Challenge Cup Open Hunters’ Chase ITV1
How Can I Watch the Non-ITV Cheltenham Races?
The last two Cheltenham Festival races each day will be shown on RacingTV, or you can join up to any of the best 2023 Cheltenham Festival bookmakers and stream the races via their betting sites online – including BetUK.
- Create a BetUK account
- Deposit £10
- Place a qualifying bet
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