Cheltenham Races: Your ultimate guide to the November Meeting

Cheltenham is set to stage three days of top-class action as a whole host of established aces and rising stars take to the track at the home of Jumps racing.

The November Meeting is one of the highlights of the National Hunt season and there are 19 contests for fans to enjoy from Friday, November 17 to Sunday, November 19.

We’re once again sponsoring the big race of the fiesta, the Paddy Power Gold Cup, and it looks set to be a hot contest as a pair of winners at last season’s Cheltenham Festival, Stage Star and The Real Whacker, will take their chance.

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Persian War winner Captain Teague bids to make it two from two over flights in the Grade 2 Trustatrader Novices’ Hurdle on the opening day, although Friday’s most exciting race looks set to be the Glenfarclas Cross Country Handicap Chase as stablemates Delta Work and Galvin face off once again.

Sunday is headlined by the Greatwood Handicap Hurdle but the meeting between Jonbon and Edwardstone in the Grade 2 Shloer Chase should prove informative for next year’s Champion Chase.

Cheltenham odds can be found on the Paddy Power website and Paddy Power app, otherwise all the key information you need for the November Meeting is below.

Cheltenham Racecard

Our snazzy Racecards page has details of the runners and riders, weights, odds and Timeform’s horse-by-horse analysis for every renewal on the Cheltenham November Meeting schedule.

FRIDAY

Cheltenham 1.10 – Lycetts Insurance Brokers Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle

Distance: 2m5f
Runners: 20

Cheltenham 1.45 – Mucking Brilliant Paddy Power Handicap Chase

Distance: 2m
Runners: 11

Cheltenham 2.20 – SSS Super Alloys Arkle Challenge Trophy Trial Novices’ Chase (Grade 2)

Distance: 2m
Runners: 4

Cheltenham 2.55 – Glenfarclas Cross Country Handicap Chase

Distance: 3m5½f
Runners: 13

Cheltenham 3.30 – Trustatrader Novices’ Hurdle (Grade 2)

Distance: 2m5f
Runners: 8

Cheltenham 4.05 – Valda Energy Novices’ Handicap Hurdle

Distance: 2m½f
Runners: 18

SATURDAY

Cheltenham 12.35 – JCB Triumph Trial Juvenile Hurdle (Grade 2)

Distance: 2m½f
Runners: 11

Cheltenham 1.10 – Wienerberger Amateur Jockeys’ Handicap Chase

Distance: 3m1f
Runners: 20

Cheltenham 1.45 – From The Horse’s Mouth Podcast Novices’ Chase (Listed Race)

Distance: 3m½f
Runners: 6

Cheltenham 2.20 – Paddy Power Gold Cup Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap)

Distance: 2m4f
Runners: 14

Cheltenham 2.55 – Paddy Power Games Handicap Hurdle

Distance: 3m
Runners: 15

Cheltenham 3.30 – Paddy Power Feel Like A Favourite Intermediate Handicap Hurdle

Distance: 2m5f
Runners: 9

Cheltenham 4.05 – Karndean Designflooring Mares’ Open National Hunt Flat Race (Listed Race)

Distance: 2m½f
Runners: 15

SUNDAY

Cheltenham 1.10 – mallardjewellers.com Maiden Hurdle

Distance: 2m½f
Runners: TBC

Cheltenham 1.45 – Cheltenham Novices’ Limited Handicap Chase

Distance: 2m4f
Runners: TBC

Cheltenham 2.20 – Jewson Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap)

Distance: 3m3½f
Runners: TBC

Cheltenham 2.55 – Shloer Chase (Grade 2)

Distance: 2m
Runners: TBC

Cheltenham 3.30 – Unibet Greatwood Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap)

Distance: 2m½f
Runners: TBC

Cheltenham 4.00 – Prestbury Open National Hunt Flat Race (Listed Race)

Distance: 2m½f
Runners: TBC

Cheltenham Going

The official going at Cheltenham ahead of the November Meeting – according to the latest Turftrax report on Friday, November 17 – is Good to Soft, Soft on the Chase, Hurdle and Cross Country courses.

Cheltenham Tips

Whether it’s the Jumps or the Flat, Paddy Power News is your one-stop shop for horse racing tips. Our superstar stable of pundits includes ITV Racing star Matt Chapman, ace tipster Rory Delargy and legendary jockey Ruby Walsh.

FRIDAY

• Cross Country Handicap Chase tips and runner-by-runner guide to Cheltenham 2.55 on Friday
• Matt Chapman’s ITV Racing tips for Friday at Cheltenham
• Rory Delargy’s horse racing tips for Cheltenham on Friday
• Mick Fitzgerald’s Cheltenham tips for Friday’s ITV Racing
• Ruby Walsh’s horse racing tips for Friday’s ITV Racing at Cheltenham

SATURDAY

• Paddy Power Gold Cup tips and runner-by-runner guide to Cheltenham 2.20 on Saturday
• Matt Chapman’s ITV Racing tips for Saturday at Cheltenham
• Frank Hickey’s horse racing tips for Cheltenham on Saturday

SUNDAY

TBC

Cheltenham Live Stream

You can live stream all 19 races of the November Meeting at Cheltenham on the Paddy Power website and Paddy Power app for free.

Just head to paddypower.com or the Paddy Power app and sign up or log in. Once you’ve done that, find the betting page for the renewal you wish to watch and click the button that says ‘Watch Live’.

Cheltenham TV Schedule

ITV Racing will bring you live coverage of all three days of the November Meeting from Cheltenham.

Friday: ITV4 – 1:30pm to 4pm
Saturday: ITV1 – 1:15pm to 3:45pm
Sunday: ITV1 – 1:30pm to 4pm

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