When is the Cheltenham Gold Cup 2025? Cheltenham date, start time, runners and betting

The feature on the final day!

Galopin Des Champs winning the Cheltenham Gold Cup

As well as being the focal point of the Cheltenham Festival, the Cheltenham Gold Cup is the biggest race in the Jumps game.

Galopin Des Champs has won the last two editions of the prestigious contest and is likely to be bidding to complete the hat-trick by the time the March mega meet rolls around.

It is the ultimate test of stamina, speed and jumping as 22 fences over a challenging 3m2½f on the New Course awaits the high-class runners.

Cheltenham Gold Cup odds can be found on the Paddy Power website and Paddy Power app, otherwise all the key details for this year’s renewal are below.

Cheltenham Gold Cup 2025 date

The Cheltenham Gold Cup is set to take place at Cheltenham on Friday, 14th March.

Cheltenham Gold Cup 2025 start time

The Cheltenham Gold Cup post time is scheduled for 16:00.

How to watch the Cheltenham Gold Cup 2025

You can watch the Cheltenham Gold Cup live on paddypower.com and the Paddy Power app or on ITV1.

Cheltenham Gold Cup 2025 runners and riders

The following 19 horses hold entries for the Cheltenham Gold Cup ahead of confirmations and final declarations.

Ahoy Senor (Jockey TBC)
Banbridge (TBC)
Conflated (TBC)
Corbetts Cross (TBC)
Embassy Gardens (TBC)
Fact To File (TBC)
Galopin Des Champs (TBC)
Gentlemansgame (TBC)
Gerri Colombe (TBC)
Grangeclare West (TBC)
Grey Dawning (TBC)
Hewick (TBC)
Il Est Francais (TBC)
Jungle Boogie (TBC)
L’Homme Presse (TBC)
Minella Cocooner (TBC)
Monty’s Star (TBC)
Royale Pagaille (TBC)
The Real Whacker (TBC)

Cheltenham Gold Cup 2025 betting

Cheltenham Gold Cup odds are on paddypower.com and prices for the leading contenders can be seen on our snazzy widgets below.

Galopin Des Champs is the favourite with Paddy Power to win the Cheltenham Gold Cup after a smashing performance in the Savills Chase at Leopardstown over the Christmas period.

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Galopin Des Champs Gold Cup (Antepost)

 

The winner of last season’s Brown Advisory Novices’ Chase, Fact To File, is next in the early betting after finishing the best of the rest behind Galopin Des Champs in the Savills Chase.

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Fact To File Gold Cup (Antepost)

*Odds quoted on the widget are Future Racing / Antepost prices which means that if your selection does not run in the race for whatever reason – you will lose your stake under traditional Antepost rules

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