Cheltenham Gold Cup 2025 LIVE: Start time, runners and riders, how to follow and prize money as Galopin Des Champs eyes history

The biggest and best race of the Cheltenham Festival always falls on the final day – Gold Cup Day. Every fan will be watching as the Cheltenham Gold Cup takes place at this year’s festival, which is now underway. Paul Townend has ridden Galopin Des Champs to glory twice in a rowGetty It is the event’s showpiece, and the sport’s best horses and jockeys will be hoping to claim the crown. The focus will be on Galopin Des Champs once again, after the incredible horse won a second straight Gold Cup in 2024. There is now a chance to make more history this time around by becoming the first horse since Best Mate in 2004 to win three in a row. Cheltenham Gold Cup: Date and start time The Cheltenham Gold Cup will take place on Friday, March 14. It is expected to get started at around 4pm. The showpiece race will follow the Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle and precede the Festival Hunters Chase. talkSPORT will have live coverage of this year’s Gold Cup. To tune in to talkSPORT or talkSPORT 2 through the website, click HERE for the live stream. You can also listen via the talkSPORT app, on DAB digital radio, through your smart speaker and on 1089 or 1053 AM. The race will also be broadcast free-to-air on ITV and ITVX. talkSPORT BET: Latest Cheltenham Festival odds and free bet offers Can Galopin Des Champs win a third a row?Getty Cheltenham Gold Cup: Runners and riders Gold Cup runners are officially confirmed but we are still awaiting some of the jockey bookings. Galopin Des Champs Banbridge Inothewayyurthinkin Monty’s Star – J: Rachel Blackmore Corbetts Cross Jungle Boogie Gentlemansgame The Real Whacker – J: Brian Hughes Ahoy Senor – J: Derek Fox Royale Pagaille – J: Charlie Deutsch Cheltenham Gold Cup: Past winners Every winner since 2010 2024 – Galopin Des Champs 2023 – Galopin Des Champs 2022 – A Plus Tard 2021 – Minella Indo 2020 – Al Boum Photo 2019 – Al Boum Photo 2018 – Native River 2017 – Sizing John 2016 – Don Cossack 2015 – Coneygree 2014 – Lord Windermere 2013 – Bobs Worth 2012 – Synchronised 2011 – Long Run 2010 – Imperial Commander Cheltenham Gold Cup: Prize money There is a record-breaking prize pot up for grabs at the Cheltenham Festival this year – with a total of £4.93 million available. The Gold Cup has the biggest single race prize at the festival Winning connections will claim a share of £351,688, the biggest chunk from the total race pot of £625,000. Second place will win £132,500, third will claim £66,312, fourth place will take home £33,125, and fifth place pockets £16,625. Cheltenham Gold Cup: Betting odds All odds via talkSPORT BET – 11/03/25 Galopin Des Champs – 1/2 Banbridge – 7/2 Inothewayyurthinkin – 7/1 Monty’s Star – 10/1 Corbetts Cross – 14/1 Jungle Boogie – 33/1 The Real Whacker – 33/1 Gentlemansgame – 50/1 Ahoy Senor – 50/1 Royale Pagaille – 80/1 *odds subject to change Check out all the best Cheltenham Festival free bets and offers at our dedicated page

Mar 12, 2025 - 12:57

The biggest and best race of the Cheltenham Festival always falls on the final day – Gold Cup Day.

Every fan will be watching as the Cheltenham Gold Cup takes place at this year’s festival, which is now underway.

It is the event’s showpiece, and the sport’s best horses and jockeys will be hoping to claim the crown.

The focus will be on Galopin Des Champs once again, after the incredible horse won a second straight Gold Cup in 2024.

There is now a chance to make more history this time around by becoming the first horse since Best Mate in 2004 to win three in a row.

The Cheltenham Gold Cup will take place on Friday, March 14.

It is expected to get started at around 4pm.

The showpiece race will follow the Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle and precede the Festival Hunters Chase.

talkSPORT will have live coverage of this year’s Gold Cup.

To tune in to talkSPORT or talkSPORT 2 through the website, click HERE for the live stream.

You can also listen via the talkSPORT app, on DAB digital radio, through your smart speaker and on 1089 or 1053 AM.

The race will also be broadcast free-to-air on ITV and ITVX.

Gold Cup runners are officially confirmed but we are still awaiting some of the jockey bookings.

Every winner since 2010

There is a record-breaking prize pot up for grabs at the Cheltenham Festival this year – with a total of £4.93 million available.

The Gold Cup has the biggest single race prize at the festival

Winning connections will claim a share of £351,688, the biggest chunk from the total race pot of £625,000.

Second place will win £132,500, third will claim £66,312, fourth place will take home £33,125, and fifth place pockets £16,625.

*odds subject to change