Cheltenham Festival 2025: Race schedule, tips, odds and free bets

Galopin Des Champs looking for a third Gold Cup triumph (Picture: Michael Steele/Getty Images) The biggest race week of the year is almost upon us with Cheltenham Festival taking centre stage. 28 races will take place across four pulsating days of action with the week reaching its crescendo on Gold Cup Day on Friday where Galopin Des Champs will be looking to make history and claim a third straight crown. Over a quarter of a million race-goers are expected to descend upon the famous old track with the Champion Hurdle getting us underway on Tuesday. Constitution Hill, who missed the meeting last year, will be looking to reclaim first place from last year’s winner State Man. Find out what time the races start, how to watch the Cheltenham Festival on TV and the latest odds for every race including the Gold Cup. When is Cheltenham Festival 2025? Cheltenham gets officially underway on Tuesday 11 March across four days with the action concluding on Gold Cup Day on Friday. First races on each day get underway at 1:20pm. Another action-packed week awaits (Picture: Michael Steele/Getty Images) How can I get tickets? Tickets for Champion Day (Tuesday), Style Wednesday and St Patrick’s Thursday are still available but selling fast through The Jockey Club. Gold Cup Day on Friday is close to being sold out with only Premium Area tickets still available. How many races will there be at Cheltenham Festival 2025? There will be 28 races in total across four days. Cheltenham Festival 2025 full race schedule Tuesday 11 March - Champion Day 13:20 Michael O’Sullivan Supreme Novices’ Hurdle 2m 14:00 My Pension Expert Arkle Novices’ Chase 2m 14:40 Ultima Handicap Chase 3m 1f 15:20 Close Brothers Mares’ Hurdle Race 2m 4f 16:00 Unibet Champion Hurdle 2m 16:40 Fred Winter Juvenile Handicap Hurdle 2m 17:20 Princess Royal National Hunt Novices’ Chase 3m 6f Wednesday 12 March - Style Wednesday 13:20 Turners Novices’ Hurdle 2m 5f 14:00 Brown Advisory Novices’ Chase 3m 14:40 Coral Cup Hurdle 2m 5f 15:20 Glenfarclas Cross Country Chase 3m 5½f 16:00 BetMGM Queen Mother Champion Chase 2m 16:40 Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Handicap Chase Challenge Cup 2m 17:20 Weatherbys Champion Bumper 2m Thursday 13 March - St Patrick's Thursday 13:20 Ryanair Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle 2m 1f 14:00 Jack Richards Novices’ Chase 2m 4f 14:40 Pertemps Network Final Handicap Hurdle 3m 15:20 Ryanair Chase 2m 4f 16:00 Paddy Power Stayers’ Hurdle 3m 16:40 TrustATrader Plate HandicapChase 2m 4f 17:20 Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup Handicap Chase 3m 2f Friday 14 March - Cheltenham Gold Cup Day 13:20 JCB Triumph Hurdle 2m Hurdle 14:00 William Hill County Handicap Hurdle 2m 14:40 Mrs Paddy Power Mares’ Chase 2m 4f 15:20 Albert Novices’ Hurdle 3m Hurdle 16:00 Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup Chase 3m 2f 16:40 St James’ Place Festival Hunters Chase 3m 2f 17:20 Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle 2m 4f Gold Cup race odds and runners and riders at Cheltenham Festival 2025 Galopin Des Champs: 4/9 Banbridge: 4/1 Fact To File: 5/1 Inothewayurthinkin: 8/1 Montys Star: 12/1 Corbetts Cross: 16/1 L’Homme Presse: 16/1 Grangeclare West: 20/1 Hewick: 40/1 The Real Whacker: 40/1 Jungle Boogie: 40/1 Gentlemansgame: 50/1 Royale Pagaille: 50/1 Ahoy Senor: 66/1 Conflated: 100/1 Paul Townend celebrates on board Galopin Des Champs (Picture: Michael Steele/Getty Images) Cheltenham 2025 free bets Paddy Power are offering £30 in free bets when you bet £5 for new customers. Betfair meanwhile will offer £50 in free bets when you bet £10, also a new customer offer. Sky Bet have bet anything and get £40 in free bets, again for new customers only.

Mar 6, 2025 - 19:04

Cheltenham Festival 2025: Race schedule, tips, odds and free bets

Cheltenham Festival 2024: Day Four — Galopin Des Champs looking for a third Gold Cup triumph (Picture: Michael Steele/Getty Images)

The biggest race week of the year is almost upon us with Cheltenham Festival taking centre stage.

28 races will take place across four pulsating days of action with the week reaching its crescendo on Gold Cup Day on Friday where Galopin Des Champs will be looking to make history and claim a third straight crown.

Over a quarter of a million race-goers are expected to descend upon the famous old track with the Champion Hurdle getting us underway on Tuesday.

Constitution Hill, who missed the meeting last year, will be looking to reclaim first place from last year’s winner State Man.

Find out what time the races start, how to watch the Cheltenham Festival on TV and the latest odds for every race including the Gold Cup.

When is Cheltenham Festival 2025?

Cheltenham gets officially underway on Tuesday 11 March across four days with the action concluding on Gold Cup Day on Friday. First races on each day get underway at 1:20pm.

Cheltenham Festival 2024: Day One — Another action-packed week awaits (Picture: Michael Steele/Getty Images)

How can I get tickets?

Tickets for Champion Day (Tuesday), Style Wednesday and St Patrick’s Thursday are still available but selling fast through The Jockey Club.

Gold Cup Day on Friday is close to being sold out with only Premium Area tickets still available.

How many races will there be at Cheltenham Festival 2025?

There will be 28 races in total across four days.

Cheltenham Festival 2025 full race schedule

Tuesday 11 March - Champion Day

13:20 Michael O’Sullivan Supreme Novices’ Hurdle 2m

14:00 My Pension Expert Arkle Novices’ Chase 2m

14:40 Ultima Handicap Chase 3m 1f

15:20 Close Brothers Mares’ Hurdle Race 2m 4f

16:00 Unibet Champion Hurdle 2m

16:40 Fred Winter Juvenile Handicap Hurdle 2m

17:20 Princess Royal National Hunt Novices’ Chase 3m 6f

Wednesday 12 March - Style Wednesday

13:20 Turners Novices’ Hurdle 2m 5f

14:00 Brown Advisory Novices’ Chase 3m

14:40 Coral Cup Hurdle 2m 5f

15:20 Glenfarclas Cross Country Chase 3m 5½f

16:00 BetMGM Queen Mother Champion Chase 2m

16:40 Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Handicap Chase Challenge Cup 2m

17:20 Weatherbys Champion Bumper 2m

Thursday 13 March - St Patrick's Thursday

13:20 Ryanair Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle 2m 1f

14:00 Jack Richards Novices’ Chase 2m 4f

14:40 Pertemps Network Final Handicap Hurdle 3m

15:20 Ryanair Chase 2m 4f

16:00 Paddy Power Stayers’ Hurdle 3m

16:40 TrustATrader Plate HandicapChase 2m 4f

17:20 Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup Handicap Chase 3m 2f

Friday 14 March - Cheltenham Gold Cup Day

13:20 JCB Triumph Hurdle 2m Hurdle

14:00 William Hill County Handicap Hurdle 2m

14:40 Mrs Paddy Power Mares’ Chase 2m 4f

15:20 Albert Novices’ Hurdle 3m Hurdle

16:00 Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup Chase 3m 2f

16:40 St James’ Place Festival Hunters Chase 3m 2f

17:20 Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle 2m 4f

Gold Cup race odds and runners and riders at Cheltenham Festival 2025

Galopin Des Champs: 4/9

Banbridge: 4/1

Fact To File: 5/1

Inothewayurthinkin: 8/1

Montys Star: 12/1

Corbetts Cross: 16/1

L’Homme Presse: 16/1

Grangeclare West: 20/1

Hewick: 40/1

The Real Whacker: 40/1

Jungle Boogie: 40/1

Gentlemansgame: 50/1

Royale Pagaille: 50/1

Ahoy Senor: 66/1

Conflated: 100/1

Cheltenham 2025 free bets

Paddy Power are offering £30 in free bets when you bet £5 for new customers.

Betfair meanwhile will offer £50 in free bets when you bet £10, also a new customer offer.

Sky Bet have bet anything and get £40 in free bets, again for new customers only.