REGARDED the Olympics of horse racing, the Cheltenham Festival will see the best horses from the British Isles and beyond do battle. The finest horses from Britain, Ireland, and France come together for four days of unmatched excitement and drama at Prestbury Park, the ultimate in jump racing. Cheltenham Festival betting offers and free bets For the past two years, crowds have decreased, and Irish stables have virtually destroyed British ones. In an effort to revive public interest in an event that takes place in one of the best natural amphitheatres in any sport, the 2025 festival will include three more handicaps in place of level-weights competitions. It will also see larger fields, fewer odds-on chances, and more expensive victors. Cheltenham Festival is the focal point of the whole season, for better or worse, with riders, owners, and trainers hoping to succeed on the greatest stage of all. Cheltenham Festival 2025 FULL race schedule DAY 1: Champion Day - Tuesday, March 11 (All times GMT) 1.20: Sky Bet Supreme Novices’ Hurdle (Grade 1 )Race conditions: £150,000 | 2m½f| 8 hurdles | Old Course2.00: My Pension Expert Arkle Novices’ Chase (Grade 1)Race conditions: £200,000 | 2m | 13 fences | Old Course2.40: Ultima Handicap Chase (Grade 3)Race conditions: £150,000 | 3m1f | 20 fences | Old Course3.20: Close Brothers Mares’ Hurdle (Grade 1)Race conditions: £120,000 | 2m4f | 10 hurdles | Old Course4.00: Unibet Champion Hurdle (Grade 1)Race conditions: £450,000 | 2m½f | 8 hurdles | Old Course4.40: Boodles Fred Winter Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3)Race conditions: £80,000 | 2m½f | 8 hurdles | Old Course5.20: National Hunt ChaseRace conditions: £200,000 | 2m | 13 fences | Old Course DAY 2: Style Wednesday - Wednesday, March 12 (All times GMT) 1.20: Turners Novices’ Hurdle (Grade 1)Race conditions: £150,000 | 2m5f | 10 hurdles | Old Course2.00: Brown Advisory Novices’ Chase (Grade 1)Race conditions: £200,000 | 3m½f | 20 fences | Old Course2.40: Coral Cup (Grade 3)Race conditions: £100,000 | 2m5f | 10 hurdles | Old Course3.20: Glenfarclas Cross Country Chase (Listed)Race conditions: £75,000 | 3m6f | 32 obstacles | Old Course4.00: Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase (Grade 1)Race conditions: £400,000 | 2m | 13 fences | Old Course4.40: Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Handicap Chase (Grade 3)Race conditions: £150,000 | 2m½f | 14 fences | Old Course5.20: Weatherbys Champion Bumper (Grade 1)Race conditions: £80,000 | 2m½f | 14 fences | Old Course DAY 3: St Patrick's Thursday - Thursday, March 13 (All times GMT) 1.20: Ryanair Mares Novices’ Hurdle (Grade 2)Race conditions: £105,000 | 2m1f | 8 hurdles | New Course2.00: Jack Richards Novices’ Handicap Chase (Grade 2)Race conditions: £125,000 | 2m4f | 17 fences | New Course2.40: Pertemps Final (grade 3)Race conditions: £100,000 | 3m | 12 hurdles | New course3.20: Ryanair Chase (Grade 1)Race conditions: £375,000 | 2m4½f | 17 fences | New Course4.00: Paddy Power Stayers’ Hurdle (Grade 1)Race conditions: £325,000 | 3m | 12 hurdles | New course4.40: TrustATrader Plate Handicap Chase (Grade 3)Race conditions: £150,000 | 2m4½f | 17 fences | New Course5.20: JRL Kim Muir Challenge Cup (Listed)Race conditions: £75,000 | 3m2f | 21 fences | New Course DAY 4: Gold Cup Day - Friday, March 14 (All times GMT) 1.20: JCB Triumph Hurdle (Grade 1)Race conditions: £150,000 | 2m1f | 8 hurdles | New Course2.00: BetMGM County Hurdle (Grade 3)Race conditions: £98,370 (2024) | 2m1f| 8 hurdles | New Course2.40: Paddy Power Mares’ Chase (Grade 2)Race conditions: £120,000 | 2m4½f | 17 fences | New Course3.20: Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle (Grade 1)Race conditions: £150,000 | 3m | 12 hurdles | New course4.00: Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup (Grade 1)Race conditions: £625,000 | 3m2½f | 22 fences | New Course4.40: St James’s Place Hunter Chase (Listed)Race conditions: £50 | 2m4½f | 17 fences | New Course5.20: Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap HurdleRace conditions: £75,000 | 2m4½f | 10 hurdles | New Course How to watch Cheltenham Festival 2025 In the UK, you can watch the first SIX races of each day on ITV1.You can live stream ITV's coverage for FREE via the ITVX app/website.The final race of each day will not be shown on ITV, but Racing TV (a paid for channel) will provide FULL coverage of the Cheltenham Festival.