Cheltenham Festival 2024 – Preview and Racecards
Venue: Cheltenham Racecourse, Cheltenham UK | Dates: 12-15 March 2024 | Official Site: Cheltenham Festival 2024
Get ready for the most thrilling and exhilarating event of the year! The Cheltenham Festival 2024 is just around the corner and the anticipation is palpable. With top-notch horses, legendary jockeys, and heart-pumping races, this is a week you definitely don’t want to miss. The racecards are set, the competition is fierce, and the atmosphere is electrifying.
So mark your calendars and join us for four days of pure adrenaline and excitement. Brace yourself for the ultimate showdown at the Cheltenham Festival 2024!
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Cheltenham Day 1 – Racecard
Day 1, Champions Day, will kick off with a bang as the best of the best battle it out for glory on the track. The anticipation and excitement are at an all-time high as we witness the ultimate display of speed, agility, and determination. Don’t miss out on this epic showdown!
1:30 – Supreme Novices’ Hurdle (Grade 1) 2m½f – £75,965
2:10 – Arkle Challenge Trophy Novices’ Chase (Grade 1) 2m – £98,473
2:50 – Ultima Handicap Chase (Class1) 3m1f – £70,338
3:30 – Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy (Grade 1) 2m½f – £262,078
4:10 – Mares’ Hurdle (Grade 1) 2m4f – £67,524
4:50 – Boodles Juvenile Handicap Hurdle (Class 1) 2m½f – £45,016
Cheltenham Festival Day 2 – Style Wednesday 13/03/2024
Day 2, Style Wednesday, will not only showcase the finest horses but also the most stylish and glamorous fashion. Featuring the Betway Queen Mother Champion chase, This prestigious race demands a unique combination of agility and accuracy as riders navigate through 13 challenging fences at high speed on Cheltenham’s renowned Old Course.
Put on your best outfit and join us for a day of high fashion and high stakes. It’s the perfect combination of sophistication and adrenaline, making it a day you’ll never forget.
Cheltenham Day 2 – Racecard
1:30 – Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle (Grade 1) 2m5f – £75,964
2:10 – Brown Advisory Novices Chase (Grade 1) 3m110y – £98,472
2:50 – Coral Cup Hurdle (premier handicap) 2m5f – £56,270
3:30 – Champion Chase (Grade 1) 1m7f199y – £225,080
4:10 – Glenfarclas Chase (Cross Country Chase) 3m5f56y – £39,022
4:50 – Grand Annual Chase (Class 1) 1m7f199y – £70,337
5:30 – Champion Bumper (Class 1) 2m0f87y – £45,560
Cheltenham Festival Day 3 – St Patricks Thursday 14/03/2024
Day 3 will be a celebration of Irish culture and of course, nail-biting races. St Patrick’s Thursday is a highlight of the festival, with the prestigious Ryanair Chase and Paddy Power Stayer’s Hurdle showcasing the best of endurance and stamina on the track. The atmosphere will be electric as we honor the luck of the Irish and witness some of the most skilled jockeys take on the challenging course.
Green may be the colour of the day, but the real winners will be those who come out on top in the races.
Cheltenham Day 3 – Racecard
1:30 – Turners Novices’ Chase (Grade 1) 2m3f168y – £98,472
2:10 – Pertemps Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) 2m7f213y – £56,270
2:50 – Ryanair Chase (Grade 1) 2m4f127y – £211,012
3:30 – Stayers’ hurdle (Grade 1) 2m7f213y – £182,877
4:10 – Plate Handicap chase (Premier Handicap) 2m4f127y – £67,524
4:50 – Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle (Grade 2) 2m0f179y – £59,083
5:30 – Challenge Cup Amateur Jockeys’ Handicap Chase (GBB Race) 3m2f0y – £36,667
Cheltenham Festival Day 4 – Gold Cup Day 15/03/2024
And finally, the highly anticipated Gold Cup Day. It’s the pinnacle of the Cheltenham Festival, where the best of the best compete for the ultimate prize. The tension will be palpable as the horses thunder down the final stretch, with the roar of the crowd urging them on. It’s a day you won’t want to miss.
Legends will be born, Gold Cup Day is something quite incredible!
Cheltenham Day 4 – Racecard
1:30 – Triumph Hurdle (Grade 1) 2m0f179y – £75,964
2:10 – County Hurdle (Premier Handicap) 2m0f179y – £56,270
2:50 – Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle (Grade 1) 2m7f213y – £75,964
3:30 – Gold Cup (Grade 1) 3m2f70y – £351,687
4:10 – Hunters Chase – 3m2f70y – £24,445
4:50 – Mares’ Chase (Grade 2) 2m4f127y – £67,524
5:30 – Martin Pipe Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) 2m4f56y – £39,022
What the pundits are saying
Selected Preview Night snippets:
- “Ballyburn will win whatever race he turns up in”
- “Slade Steel will run in whichever race Ballyburn doesn’t run in”
- “Tullyhill is a serious horse but will his jumping hold up in the Supreme?”
- “My Mate Mozzie is a live outsider for the Arkle”
- “Lossiemouth is a certainty in the Mares Hurdle”
- “Connections believe that Fact To File is ‘a hell of a horse”
- “Grey Dawning will be a danger to all in the Brown Advisory or The Turners”
- “The Turners Novices Chase is the best option for Facile Vega”
- “The Yellow Clay could be overpriced in the bumper”
- “The jockey is keen for King Of Kingsfield to head for the County Hurdle”
- “Sir Gino is a certainty in the Triumph Hurdle”
Ante Post Bets Placed
Cheltenham Each-Way Acca:
- Jeriko Du Reponet – Supreme Novices Hurdle
- Lossiemouth – Mares Hurdle
- Crambo – Stayers Hurdle Horse
- Dysart Enos – Mares Novices Hurdle
- Sir Gino – Triumph Hurdle
