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cheltenham meetingsWhile the racecourse owners might deny it, the Cheltenham Festival takes pride of place on the list of events that occur at Prestbury Park, with all of the other meetings lining up accordingly. The Showcase Meeting is the first of the jump racing season, kicking off in October and providing racegoers with a chance to see how everyone’s coped with the flat racing break. The November Meeting, previously known as the Cheltenham Open, offers an opportunity for the Countryside Alliance to introduce racegoers to what their organisation has to offer. Though not the first jump meeting that the course hosts, it is still thought of as being the traditional start of the jump racing season.

The International Meeting is set in December and therefore everyone around the place is gearing up for Christmas, as well as having one eye on the following year’s Festival. The new year gets underway with the appropriately named New Year’s Day Meeting, then it’s Festival Trials Day in January where things truly start to heat up. The Cheltenham Festival in March is the racecourse’s jewell in the crown, taking centre stage for all of racing for the week that it’s on. The April Meeting is a little ‘after the Lord Mayor’s show’, but it’s a chance for horses that won’t be running at Aintree to get a run out. Then the season comes to a close with the Race Night, also known as Hunters Chase Evening.

Below you can find a list of all meetings, race days and races held at Cheltenham racecourse. Click any day or race to see a dedicated page or summary.

List Of Meetings At Cheltenham

Meeting Start Date Grade 1
Races
Grade 2
Races
Grade 3
Races
Cheltenham Festival 16th March 2021 14 3 7
The April Meeting 14th April 2021 0 1 1
Race Night 7th May 2021 0 0 0
The Showcase Meeting 22nd October 2021 0 0 0
November Meeting 12th November 2021 0 5 3
The International Meeting 10th December 2021 1 2 2
New Year's Day Meeting 1st January 2022 0 2 1
Festival Trials Day 29th January 2022 0 4 1

New Years’ Day

Time Race Grade Length
12:10 Ballymore Novices' Hurdle Listed 2m 4f 56y
12:45 Handicap Chase Class 2 Chase 3m 2f 70y
13:20 Dipper Novices’ Chase Grade 2 2m 4f 127y
13:55 Handicap Chase Grade 3 2m 4f 127y
14:30 Handicap Hurdle Class 2 Hurdle 2m 7f 213y
15:05 Relkeel Hurdle Grade 2 2m 4f 56y
15:35 Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race Listed 1m 5f 209y

Cheltenham New Years Day Race MeetingThe New Year’s Day Meeting is a chance to blow the cobwebs away and try to freshen yourselves up after the big night the night before. Most racegoers will either be nursing a headache or else still on the go from seeing in the New Year, but the horse and their jockeys will be well-rested and keen to impress.

With two Grade 2 offerings and a Grade 3 race for you to get your teeth into, it’s little wonder that so many of the industry’s best turn up at Prestbury Park to see what they can achieve in the year’s first jump race.

Festival Trials Day

Time Race Grade Length
12:40 JCB Triumph Trial Juvenile Hurdle Grade 2 2m 179y
13:15 Novices' Handicap Chase Class 2 Chase 2m 4f 127y
13:50 Trophy Handicap Chase Grade 3 2m 4f 127y
14:25 Trial Cotswold Chase Grade 2 3m 1f 56y
15:00 Ballymore Classic Novices' Hurdle Grade 2 2m 4f 56y
15:35 Cleeve Hurdle Grade 2 2m 7f 213y
16:10 Steel Plate And Sections Handicap Hurdle Class 2 Chase 2m 179y

Cheltenham racecourse festival trials dayLet’s be honest, Cheltenham Racecourse is known for the Festival more than anything else. With that in mind, Festival Trials Day is the perfect thing to rock up to if you’re hoping to garner a bit more information about the horses that will be hoping to make a name for themselves when the main event comes around. Typically held on the final Saturday in January, Festival Trials Day is a chance for owners and trainers to give their charges a run out at the venue that will take centre stage for jump racing just two months later.

The likes of the Triumph Hurdle, the Novices’ Handicap Chase and the Stayers’ Hurdle can all have some information about them divined from races run on Festival Trials Day. The crowd will be one filled with racegoers who know what they’re looking for, rather than those just turning up for a bit of a laugh as you might expect at other meetings. You would do well do have a chat to some of them if you’re there in person, given that you could pick up some invaluable info about who to look out for at the Festival.

Cheltenham Festival

Champion Day

Time Race Grade Length
13:20 Supreme Novices' Hurdle Grade 1 2m, 87y
13:55 Arkle Challenge Trophy Grade 1 1m 7f 199y
14:30 Festival Trophy Handicap Chase Grade 3 3m 1f
15:05 The Champion Hurdle Grade 1 2m 87y
15:40 Mares' Hurdle Grade 1 2m 3f 200y
16:15 Juvenile Novices' Hurdle Grade 3 2m 87y
16:50 National Hunt Chase Grade 2 3m 5f 201y

Ladies Day

Time Race Grade Length
13:20 Ballymore Novices' Hurdle Grade 1 2m 5f
13:55 Brown Advisory Novices' Chase Grade 1 3m 80y
14:30 Coral Cup Grade 3 2m 5f
15:05 Queen Mother Champion Chase Grade 1 1m 7f 199y
15:40 Cross Country Chase Class 2 Chase 3m 6f 37y
16:15 Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Chase Grade 3 1m 7f 199y
16:50 Champion Bumper Grade 1 2m 87y

St Patrick’s Thursday

Time Race Grade Length
13:20 Marsh Novices' Chase Grade 1 2m 3f 168y
13:55 Pertemps Final Handicap Hurdle Grade 3 2m 7f 213y
14:30 Ryanair Chase Grade 1 2m 4f 127y
15:05 The Stayers' Hurdle Grade 1 2m 7f 213y
15:40 Plate Handicap Chase Grade 3 2m 4f 127y
16:15 Dawn Run Mares' Novices' Hurdle Grade 2 2m 179y
16:50 Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup Class 2 Chase 3m 2f

Gold Cup Day

Time Race Grade Length
13:20 JCB Triumph Hurdle Grade 1 2m 179y
13:55 County Handicap Hurdle Grade 3 2m 179y
14:30 Spa Novices' Hurdle Grade 1 2m 7f 213y
15:05 The Cheltenham Gold Cup Grade 1 3m 2f 70y
15:40 Foxhunter Challenge Cup Class 2 Chase 3m 2f 70y
16:30 Mrs Paddy Power Mares' Chase Grade 2 2m 4f 127y
16:50 Martin Pipe Handicap Hurdle Class 2 Hurdle 2m 4f 56y

festival 400The meeting that needs no introduction, the Cheltenham Festival is one of the most thrilling weeks in jump racing. From the moment the first race gets underway and the famed ‘Cheltenham Roar’ is released by the watching crowd through to the running of the Gold Cup, it’s a week that is guaranteed to be filled with ups and down, highs and lows and losses and gains. Four days of racing allows for some of the finest jump races on the National Hunt calendar.

The great and the good from jump racing will find itself at Prestbury Park during the month of March, which is when the Festival is held. There are too many races to tell you about, but every day has a standout one that you’ll want to look out for. From the Champion Hurdle on the first day to the Gold Cup on the last via the Queen Mother Champion Chase and the Ryanair Chase, there’s quality race after quality race on offer on the racecourse’s three courses.

The April Meeting

April Meeting Day One

Time Race Grade Length
14:05 Novices' Hurdle Class 2 Hurdle 2m 4f 56y
14:40 Silver Trophy Chase Grade 2 2m 4f 127y
15:15 Kingston Stud Handicap Hurdle Class 2 Hurdle 2m 4f 56y
15:50 Nicholson Holman Chase Class 3 Chase 3m 1f 56y
16:25 Handicap Hurdle Class 2 Hurdle 2m 7f 213y
17:00 Handicap Chase Class 2 Chase 3m 2f
17:30 Handicap Hurdle Class 3 Hurdle 2m 179y

April Meeting Day Two

Time Race Grade Length
14:05 Mares' Novices' Hurdle Listed 2m 4f 56y
14:40 Mares' Novices' Handicap Chase Listed 2m 4f 127y
15:15 Mares' Handicap Hurdle Listed 2m 4f 56y
15:50 Mares' Handicap Chase Class 3 Chase 3m 2f
16:25 Fillies' Juvenile Handicap Hurdle Grade 3 2m 179y
16:55 Thoroughbred Breeders' Association Mares' Handicap Chase Class 2 Chase 2m 62y
17:30 Mares' Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race Class 2 Open Flat 2m 179y

the april meetingAfter the Lord Mayor’s show? Perhaps. But that doesn’t mean that the April Meeting doesn’t offer anything worthy of your attention. It’s fair to suggest that the meeting that garners the most attention during the month of April is the Grand National one at Aintree, but Prestbury Park still has a trick or two up its sleeve to entertain the racegoers that are happy to make the trip to Gloucestershire. The penultimate meeting before the flat racing season takes over is a good one.

Spread over two days of racing, you can expect to see horses that are hoping to develop during the summer in order to come back stronger for the next jump racing season. The first day plays host to the Silver Trophy Chase, which is a Grade 2 offering for horses aged five and up. It’s day two when there’s a bit of a twist on the usual, however, thanks to Cheltenham Racecourse’s decision to make it a day for mares and fillies only.

Race Night

Time Race Grade Length
17:05 Open Hunters' Chase Class 5 Chase 2m 62y
17:40 Championship Final Hunters' Chase Class 4 Chase 3m 2f
18:15 Open Hunters' Chase Class 4 Chase 3m 1f 56y
18:50 Mixed Open Gold Cup Final Hunters' Chase Class 2 Chase 3m 2f 70y
19:20 Mares' Open Hunters' Chase Class 4 Chase 3m 1f 56y
19:50 Open Hunters' Chase Class 4 Chase 4m 97y
20:20 Junior Jumpers Open Hunters' Chase Class 5 Chase 2m 4f 127y

race nightPreviously known as the Hunters Chase Evening, Race Night is the final chance to watch jump racing at Cheltenham before the flat racing season properly kicks into gear.

The weather should be pleasant, the crowd up for a laugh and the horses, jockeys, trainers and owners all keen to demonstrate their strengths before they rest up for a couple of months. What probably sums up this meeting is that a DJ takes to the stage at the Centaur after the last race to get the party started.

The Showcase Meeting

Showcase Friday

Time Race Grade Length
13:50 Ballymore Novices Hurdle Grade 1 2m 5f
14:25 Novices' Chase Class 2 Chase 3m 80y
15:00 Handicap Hurdle Class 3 Hurdle 2m 5f
15:35 October Handicap Chase Class 2 Chase 1m 7f 199y
16:10 Maiden Hurdle Class 3 Hurdle 2m 87y
16:45 Novices' Chase Class 2 Chase 1m 7f 199y
17:15 Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 3 Hurdle 2m 87y

Showcase Saturday

Time Race Grade Length
14:05 Masterson Holdings Hurdle Class 2 Hurdle 2m 87y
14:40 Novices' Chase Class 2 Chase 2m 3f 166y
15:15 Handicap Hurdle (Series Qualifier) Class 2 Hurdle 2m 7f 208y
15:50 Handicap Chase Class 2 Chase 3m 1f
16:25 Showcase Novices' Hurdle Class 2 Hurdle 2m 7f 208y
17:00 Amateur Riders' Handicap Chase Class 3 Chase 3m 1f
17:35 Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race Class 2 Open Flat 2m 87y

cheltenham the showcaseThis two day meeting is the first one to be run after the jump racing season has got back underway, so it’s a chance for horses, jockeys and trainers to see how they’ve held up over the summer months. It’s a chance to celebrate the return of jump racing for those that aren’t all that interested in its flat equivalent. The first day of the Showcase Meeting presents a number of races for less experienced horses, so a chance for you to learn what they have to offer.

There are another couple of races for novices on the second day of the Meeting, so keep your eyes peeled for the horses that cope best with the pressure of racing at Prestbury Park. It’s a genuine opportunity to learn some information about the field prior to the jump racing season really getting into its swing, so if you know what you’re looking for you’ve got a chance to get ahead of the crown when it comes to what to expect in the months ahead.

November Meeting

Countryside Day

Time Race Grade Length
13:15 November Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 3 Hurdle 2m 5f 26y
13:50 Handicap Chase Class 2 Chase 1m 7f 199y
14:25 Racing Welfare Novices' Chase Class 2 Chase 2m 4f 44y
15:00 Cross Country Handicap Chase Class 2 Chase 3m 6f 37y
15:35 Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle Grade 2 2m 5f 26y
16:05 Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 3 Hurdle 2m 87y

Gold Cup Day

Time Race Grade Length
12:30 JCB Triumph Trial Juvenile Hurdle Grade 2 2m 87y
13:05 Amateur Riders' Handicap Chase Class 3 Hurdle 3m 1f 67y
13:40 November Novices' Chase Grade 2 1m 7f 199y
14:25 Paddy Power Gold Cup Grade 3 2m 4f 44y
14:50 Handicap Hurdle Listed 2m 7f 208y
15:25 Intermediate Handicap Hurdle Class 3 Hurdle 2m 5f 26y
15:55 Mares' Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race Listed 2m 87y

November Meeting Sunday

Time Race Grade Length
13:15 Novices' Chase Class 2 Chase 3m 80y
13:50 Handicap Chase Grade 3 3m 3f 71y
14:25 Shloer Chase Grade 2 1m 7f 199y
15:00 Greatwood Handicap Hurdle Grade 3 2m 87y
15:35 Supreme Trial Novices' Hurdle Grade 2 2m 87y
16:05 Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race Listed 2m 87y

Cheltenham open name change to the November meetingThought of by many as the true start to the jump racing season, it’s perhaps more accurate to describe it as the moment that jump racing truly hits its stride. Formerly known as the Cheltenham Open, the November Meeting is run in coordination with the Countryside Alliance. That gives the Alliance to introduce racegoers to the sort of things that they do, with events run off the course offering the same sort of excitement as those taking place on it.

Run over three days, each of them has its own races that you’ll want to keep an eye out for. The first day has the Hyde Novices’ Hurdle, for example, which is a Grade 2 offering run over 2 miles and 5 furlongs. The Triumph Trial Hurdle is also a Grade 2 race and takes place on the second day, though it’s the Gold Cup that take centre stage. The Greatwood Handicap Hurdle takes the spot of the feature race on the final day of the Meeting.

The International Meeting

International Friday

Time Race Grade Length
11:30 British EBF National Hunt Novices' Hurdle Class 3 Hurdle 2m 179y
12:05 December Novices' Chase Class 2 Chase 3m 1f 56y
12:40 Catesby Handicap Hurdle Class 3 Hurdle 2m 179y
13:15 Mares' Handicap Chase Class 3 Chase 2m 4f 127y
13:50 Peterborough Chase Grade 2 2m 3f 168y
14:25 December Handicap Chase Grade 3 3m 2f
15:00 Cross Country Handicap Chase Class 2 Chase 3m 6f 37y
15:35 Handicap Hurdle Class 2 Hurdle 2m 7f 213y

International Saturday

Time Race Grade Length
12:05 JCB Triumph Trial Juvenile Hurdle Class 2 Hurdle 2m 179y
12:40 Jockey Club Novices' Chase Class 2 Chase 2m 4f 127y
13:15 Junior Jumpers Handicap Chase Class 2 Chase 2m 62y
13:50 Gold Cup Handicap Chase Grade 3 2m 4f 127y
14:25 Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle Grade 2 2m 7f 213y
15:00 International Hurdle Grade 2 2m 179y
15:35 December Mares' Handicap Hurdle Class 2 Hurdle 2m 4f 56y

international logoTaking place in December, the International Meeting is a chance for jump racing horse to really get into the swing of things as the two days of racing provides plenty of opportunities for them to be put through their paces. For those in attendance in the crowd it’s as much about getting into the spirit of Christmas as it what’s taking place on the course, with mulled wine, decorations and stalls selling last minute presents being the order of the day.

The standout race on day one of the Meeting is the European Cross Country Challenge, which is seen as something of a warm-up race for the Cross Country event run during the Festival. Day two sees the Christmas excitement ramped up a notch, given that it traditional takes place a week or so before the fat man with the beard carries out his course of breaking and entering. The International Hurdle is the race that you’ll want to keep an eye out for, promising some of the best horses from across the continent.

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