See below the 2023 Cheltenham Festival race times and full running order ahead of the biggest National Hunt Meeting of the season. The four-day Cheltenham Festival will be staged between Tuesday 14th March and Friday 17th March.
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2023 Cheltenham Festival Race Times and Full Running Order
Cheltenham Festival: Tuesday 14th March 2023
The curtain goes up on the 2023 Cheltenham Festival on Tuesday 14th March with the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle the opening race. There are seven top National Hunt races to look forward to that include the Arkle Chase and Mares’ Hurdle – however, it’s the Champion Hurdle at 3:30pm which is the big Championship contest on day one, where the Nicky Henderson-trained Constitution Hill is the current red-hot favourite @ 1/3 with BetUK.
| Time |
Cheltenham Festival Race |
Live on |
| 1:30 pm | Sky Bet Supreme Novices’ Hurdle (Grade 1) | ITV |
| 2:10 pm | Sporting Life Arkle Challenge Trophy Novices’ Chase (Grade 1) | ITV |
| 2:50 pm | Ultima Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) | ITV |
| 3:30 pm | Unibet Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy (Grade 1) | ITV |
| 4:10 pm | Close Brothers Mares’ Hurdle (Registered as the David Nicholson) (Grade 1) | ITV |
| 4:50 pm | Boodles Juvenile Handicap Hurdle (Registered as the Fred Winter) (Premier Handicap) | BetUK |
| 5:30 pm | National Hunt Chase (Challenge Cup Amateur Jockeys Novices’ Chase) (Grade 2) | BetUK |
WATCH: Honeysuckle Winning The 2022 Champion Hurdle
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Cheltenham Festival: Wednesday 15th March 2023
Onto day two at the 2023 Cheltenham Festival and there’s another seven races to take in that include the ultra-competitive Coral Cup, the Cross Country Chase and a chance to see some of the stars of the future in the Champion Bumper. But it’s the Queen Mother Champion Chase (3:30pm) that is the main Championship race on Wednesday and all eyes will be on the current champ Energumene @ 6/4 with BetUK as the Willie Mullins runner is expected to be back to try and defend his title.
| Time |
Cheltenham Festival Race |
Live on |
| 1:30 pm | Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle (Registered as the Baring Bingham) (Grade 1) | ITV4 |
| 2:10 pm | Brown Advisory Novices’ Chase (Registered as the Broadway Novices’ Chase) (Grade 1) | ITV |
| 2:50 pm | Coral Cup Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) | ITV |
| 3:30 pm | Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase (Grade 1) | ITV |
| 4:10 pm | Glenfarclas Chase (a Cross Country Chase) (Class 2) | ITV |
| 4:50 pm | Grand Annual Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) | BetUK |
| 5:30 pm | Weatherbys Champion Bumper (a Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race) (Grade 1) | BetUK |
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Cheltenham Festival: Thursday 16th March 2023
Day three at the 2023 Cheltenham Festival with seven more races on the schedule. The action gets going with the Turners Novices’ Chase, where some future stars will be strutting their stuff. But it’s the Ryanair Chase (2:50pm) and the Stayers’ Hurdle (3:30pm) that are the two Championship races on Thursday to get the pulses racing. Flooring Porter has won the last two runnings of the Stayers’ Hurdle and will be a popular choice again @ 6/1 with BetUK.
| Time |
Cheltenham Festival Race |
Live on |
| 1:30 pm | Turners Novices’ Chase (Registered as the Golden Miller) (Grade 1) | ITV |
| 2:10 pm | Pertemps Network Final Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) | ITV |
| 2:50 pm | Ryanair Chase (Registered as as the Festival Trophy) (Grade 1) | ITV |
| 3:30 pm | Paddy Power Stayers’ Hurdle (Grade 1) | ITV |
| 4:10 pm | Plate Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) | ITV |
| 4:50 pm | Jack De Bromhead Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle (Registered as the Dawn Run) (Grade 2) | BetUK |
| 5:30 pm | Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup Handicap Chase (for Amateur Jockeys) (Class 2) | BetUK |
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Cheltenham Festival: Friday 17th March 2023
The final day of the 2023 Cheltenham Festival gets going with the Triumph Hurdle and is followed by the competitive County Hurdle, but the Friday of the Cheltenham Festival is all about the Gold Cup (3:30 pm), which is the main contest from the 28 races over the four days. We look set for another crackerjack of a renewal in 2023 with last year’s Cheltenham Gold Cup winner A Plus Tard @ 6/1 with BetUK hoping to defend his crown but faces a stern challenge from the current favourite Galopin Des Champs.
| Time |
Cheltenham Festival Race |
Live on |
| 1:30 pm | JCB Triumph Hurdle (Grade 1) | ITV |
| 2:10 pm | County Hurdle (Premier Handicap) | ITV |
| 2:50 pm | Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle (Registered as the Spa Novices’ Hurdle) (Grade 1) | ITV |
| 3:30 pm | Cheltenham Gold Cup Chase (Grade 1) | ITV |
| 4:10 pm | Festival Challenge Cup Open Hunters’ Chase (Class 2) | ITV |
| 4:50 pm | Mrs Paddy Power Mares’ Chase (Registered as the Liberthine Mares’ Chase) (Grade 2) | BetUK |
| 5:30 pm | Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle (Class 2) | BetUK |
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