The 2026 Cheltenham Festival: trends, stats and replays for all the races
By Racing TV
Last Updated: Sun 8 Mar 2026
The Cheltenham Festival is the biggest Jump meeting of the year, featuring the sport's most coveted prizes.
It's where the glorious past meets the nerve-tingling excitement of the present. Where lifelong dreams are realised, and where hearts can be broken. And everything in between.
Four more epic days are assured.
Here are all 28 races. Click on the links for race histories, trends, stats and a plethora of wonderful replays.
The timings are subject to change.
Lossiemouth was in a class of her own in the the 2025 Mares' Hurdle
TUESDAY MARCH 10
1.20 Sky Bet Supreme Novices’ Hurdle (Grade 1)
2.40 McCoy Contractors Juvenile Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap)
3.20 Trustmarque Ultima Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap)
4.00 Unibet Champion Hurdle (Grade 1)
4.40 Sun Racing Plate (Premier Handicap Chase)
Captain Guinness and Rachael Blackmore after securing the Champion Chase (focusonracing.com)
WEDNESDAY MARCH 11
1.20 Turners Novices’ Hurdle (Grade 1)
2.00 Brown Advisory Novices’ Chase (Grade 1)
2.40 BetMGM Cup Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap)
3.20 Glenfarclas Cross Country Chase (Limited Handicap)
4.00 BetMGM Queen Mother Champion Chase (Grade 1)
4.40 Debenhams Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap)
5.20 Weatherbys Champion Bumper (Grade 1)
Harry Skelton shows his gratitude to Protektorat, winner of the Ryanair Chase in 2024
THURSDAY MARCH 12
1.20 Ryanair Mares Novices’ Hurdle (Grade 2)
2.40 Close Brothers Mares’ Hurdle (Grade 1)
3.20 Paddy Power Stayers’ Hurdle (Grade 1)
4.00 Ryanair Chase (Grade 1)
4.40 Pertemps Network Final (Premier Handicap)
5.20 The Rosconn Group Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup (Sponsored by The JRL Group) (Handicap Chase - 0-145)
Find out what it is like to own two-time Gold Cup hero Galopin Des Champs
FRIDAY MARCH 13
1.20 JCB Triumph Hurdle (Grade 1)
2.00 William Hill County Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap)
2.40 Mrs Paddy Power Mares' Chase (Grade 2)
3.20 Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle (Grade 1)
4.00 Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup (Grade 1)
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