The Cheltenham Festival 2023 promises to deliver four days of blockbuster action in March.
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There are 28 races on the jam-packed schedule and the latest Cheltenham Festival odds for all the renewals can be found on the Paddy Power website and Paddy Power app.
You can expect fireworks in the Championship races as Constitution Hill – the most exciting horse in training – tackles the Champion Hurdle, Energumene and Edwardstone face off in the Champion Chase, the Paddy Power Stayers’ Hurdle looks wide open and the Gold Cup could see Galopin Des Champs cement his status as a superstar.
If the novices are your sort of thing then there’s plenty to enjoy as a whole host of exciting prospects lurk in the hurdling and chasing ranks such as Facile Vega and Jonbon.
Maybe you like picking through the handicaps for each-way shots? Well, there’s plenty of those to savour during the four days of action at Prestbury Park.
Paddy Power News is your home for Cheltenham Festival betting tips, and you’ll find the day-by-day schedule and race times below.
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Cheltenham Festival Day 1 Races
SUPREME NOVICES’ HURDLE
Date: Tuesday, March 14 Time: 13:30 Last Year’s Winner: Constitution Hill
The first race of the Cheltenham Festival boasts an illustrious roll call of winners and Willie Mullins’ Facile Vega could bid to join the honours list. A fast-and-furious affair should kick the meeting off in fine style!
ARKLE CHASE
Date: Tuesday, March 14 Time: 14:10 Last Year’s Winner: Edwardstone
The leading minimum-distance novices tackle the larger obstacles in the second race of the meeting as racegoers are treated to back-to-back Grade 1s. Can Jonbon add his name to the honours board? Paddy’s certainly hoping so having already paid out…
ULTIMA HANDICAP CHASE
Date: Tuesday, March 14 Time: 14:50 Last Year’s Winner: Corach Rambler
The first handicap of the meeting is one for the stayers and this can sometimes be a springboard to the Grand National as last year’s Aintree hero, Noble Yeats, finished a lowly ninth in this.
CHAMPION HURDLE
Date: Tuesday, March 14 Time: 15:30 Last Year’s Winner: Honeysuckle
The opening day’s Championship race is set to see last year’s Supreme scorer, Constitution Hill, face the Irish champion hurdler, State Man, in a blockbuster clash.
MARES’ HURDLE
Date: Tuesday, March 14 Time: 16:10 Last Year’s Winner: Marie’s Rock
A chance for the girls to take centre stage and this year’s renewal is shaping up to be a cracker as Honeysuckle is set for her last dance against the likes of Brandy Love, Echoes In Rain, Epatante and Love Envoi.
BOODLES JUVENILE HANDICAP HURDLE
Date: Tuesday, March 14 Time: 16:50 Last Year’s Winner: Brazil
The four-year-olds that fall short of the quality required to win the Triumph will take part in this, however, it’s one of the big betting races of the week with plenty of horses set to take their chance.
NATIONAL HUNT CHASE
Date: Tuesday, March 14 Time: 17:30 Last Year’s Winner: Stattler
The second longest race in distance of the meeting rounds off the first afternoon of action at Prestbury Park and it is also reserved for amateur riders. A certain Tiger Roll won this in 2017 – the year before the first of his Grand National victories.
Cheltenham Festival Day 2 Races
BALLYMORE NOVICES’ HURDLE
Date: Wednesday, March 15 Time: 13:30 Last Year’s Winner: Sir Gerhard
A spin over the intermediate distance kicks off the second day of action and this could contain a future Champion Hurdle winner as the likes of Istabraq, Hardy Eustace and Faugheen have scored over the years.
- Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle odds
- Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle runners
- Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle tips antepost
BROWN ADVISORY NOVICES’ CHASE
Date: Wednesday, March 15 Time: 14:10 Last Year’s Winner: L’Homme Presse
A future Gold Cup winner could be lurking in the field and this year’s renewal looks like being a wide-open affair. The home team have dominated the race in recent years and will, no doubt, be hunting another success.
- Brown Advisory Novices’ Chase odds
- Brown Advisory Novices’ Chase runners
- Brown Advisory Novices’ Chase tips non runner money back
CORAL CUP
Date: Wednesday, March 15 Time: 14:50 Last Year’s Winner: Commander Of Fleet
The first handicap of the second afternoon usually attracts plenty of runners so get your each-way fancies in line for this one!
CHAMPION CHASE
Date: Wednesday, March 15 Time: 15:30 Last Year’s Winner: Energumene
The feature race on Festival Wednesday is set to see Energumene attempt to defend his crown from last season’s Arkle hero Edwardstone.
- Champion Chase odds
- Champion Chase runners
- Champion Chase tips non runner money back
CROSS COUNTRY CHASE
Date: Wednesday, March 15 Time: 16:10 Last Year’s Winner: Delta Work
One of the least-celebrated races on the schedule but last year’s renewal was a corker as Delta Work beat stablemate and retiring dual Grand National hero Tiger Roll in a sprint to the line. He was booed by the crowd but looks a solid fancy to make it back-to-back victories, although classy stablemate Galvin holds an entry.
- Cross Country Chase odds
- Cross Country Chase runners
- Cross Country Chase tips non runner money back
GRAND ANNUAL HANDICAP CHASE
Date: Wednesday, March 15 Time: 16:50 Last Year’s Winner: Global Citizen
The second handicap of the afternoon takes place over the minimum distance and each-way players will be busy studying the racecard for a value pick.
CHAMPION BUMPER
Date: Wednesday, March 15 Time: 17:30 Last Year’s Winner: Facile Vega
Facile Vega stormed to victory in an absolute bog 12 months ago for Willie Mullins and the Closutton handler will, no doubt, fire a number of darts at the afternoon’s final contest once again.
Cheltenham Festival Day 3 Races
TURNERS NOVICES’ CHASE
Date: Thursday, March 16 Time: 13:30 Last Year’s Winner: Bob Olinger
A novice chase over the intermediate distance opens the action on the third day of action and Willie Mullins is likely to hold the aces in this race.
PERTEMPS FINAL HANDICAP HURDLE
Date: Thursday, March 16 Time: 14:10 Last Year’s Winner: Third Wind
A fiercely-competitive handicap over a staying trip ramps up the action but fewer horses could miss out on a chance to run as the first four – instead of the first six – from qualifiers are eligible to run in this season’s final.
- Pertemps Final Handicap Hurdle odds
- Pertemps Final Handicap Hurdle runners
- Pertemps Final Handicap Hurdle qualifiers
RYANAIR CHASE
Date: Thursday, March 16 Time: 14:50 Last Year’s Winner: Allaho
A setback means Allaho is unable to go for the hat-trick but dual Cheltenham Festival winner Shishkin looks set to fill the void after romping to glory in last month’s Ascot Chase.
- Ryanair Chase odds
- Ryanair Chase runners
- Ryanair Chase tips non runner money back
PADDY POWER STAYERS’ HURDLE
Date: Thursday, March 16 Time: 15:30 Last Year’s Winner: Flooring Porter
We’re once again sponsoring the feature on St Patrick’s Thursday but Flooring Porter’s hat-trick bid has been hampered by a training setback and fresh rivals including Blazing Khal and Teahupoo could take their chance.
- Paddy Power Stayers’ Hurdle odds
- Paddy Power Stayers’ Hurdle runners
- Paddy Power Stayers’ Hurdle tips non runner money back
PLATE HANDICAP CHASE
Date: Thursday, March 16 Time: 16:10 Last Year’s Winner: Coole Cody
A meeting at Cheltenham wouldn’t be complete without a big-field handicap over the intermediate trip and punters should be familiar with most of the runners by the time the final field is declared.
MARES’ NOVICES’ HURDLE
Date: Thursday, March 16 Time: 16:50 Last Year’s Winner: Love Envoi
A competitive renewal looks to be on the cards as British hopeful Luccia and Irish challenger Ashroe Diamond could do battle in the afternoon’s penultimate race.
- Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle odds
- Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle runners
- Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle tips non runner money back
KIM MUIR CHALLENGE CUP
Date: Thursday, March 16 Time: 17:30 Last Year’s Winner: Chambard
A race for amateur jockeys over a marathon trip of 3m2f, the winner’s list includes Grand National winner Ballabriggs in 2010.
- Kim Muir odds
- Kim Muir runners
- Kim Muir tips non runner money back
Cheltenham Festival Day 4 Races
TRIUMPH HURDLE
Date: Friday, March 17 Time: 13:30 Last Year’s Winner: Vauban
The premiere race on the calendar for juveniles kicks off the stonking card on the final day of the Cheltenham Festival. It should be a cracker if the likes of Blood Destiny, Comfort Zone, Lossiemouth and Scriptwriter take their chance.
- Triumph Hurdle odds
- Triumph Hurdle runners
- Triumph Hurdle tips non runner money back
COUNTY HANDICAP HURDLE
Date: Friday, March 17 Time: 14:10 Last Year’s Winner: State Man
State Man made a mockery of his handicap mark to land the County Hurdle so it’s worth studying the form and weight in what is likely to be a big-field contest.
ALBERT BARTLETT NOVICES’ HURDLE
Date: Friday, March 17 Time: 14:50 Last Year’s Winner: The Nice Guy
One of the races to be added to the scheduled when the Cheltenham Festival added a fourth day, it is the longest in distance of the novice hurdle contests and was won by a certain Minella Indo in 2019.
- Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle odds
- Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle runners
- Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle tips antepost
GOLD CUP
Date: Friday, March 17 Time: 15:30 Last Year’s Winner: A Plus Tard
The biggest race of the four-day meeting. The Gold Cup is the Blue Riband on the National Hunt calendar and the one they all want to win. A Plus Tard is set to defend his crown but Galopin Des Champs is the hot favourite to land the renewal for Willie Mullins.
- Gold Cup odds
- Gold Cup runners
- Gold Cup tips non runner money back
ST JAMES’S PLACE FESTIVAL HUNTERS’ CHASE
Date: Friday, March 17 Time: 16:10 Last Year’s Winner: Billaway
A chance for the amateur jockeys to ride over the Gold Cup course and distance as the hunter chasers tackle a whopping 22 fences. Patrick Mullins rode his first winner in the race as Billaway turned on the turbo chargers to nick it from Winged Leader 12 months ago.
- St James’s Place Festival Hunters’ Chase odds
- St James’s Place Festival Hunters’ Chase runners
- St James’s Place Festival Hunters’ Chase tips non runner money back
MRS PADDY POWER MARES’ CHASE
Date: Friday, March 17 Time: 16:50 Last Year’s Winner: Elimay
Here come the girls! A tasty meeting between Impervious and Allegorie De Vassy is in the pipeline for the third running of the race.
- Mrs Paddy Power Mares’ Chase odds
- Mrs Paddy Power Mares’ Chase runners
- Mrs Paddy Power Mares’ Chase tips non runner money back
MARTIN PIPE HANDICAP HURDLE
Date: Friday, March 17 Time: 17:30 Last Year’s Winner: Banbridge
The curtain comes down on the Cheltenham Festival 2023 with a big-field handicap. Willie Mullins has saddled a record four winners in this race for conditional jockeys including Galopin Des Champs in 2021.
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