Cheltenham Festival 2026–Full Events Schedule, Every Race Prize Money Breakdown, All Races Start-times.
The Cheltenham Festival 2026 is one of the most prestigious events in the National Hunt racing calendar, held over four thrilling days from 10–13 March 2026 at Cheltenham Racecourse.
Showcasing top-class jump racing, the festival features a blend of Grade 1, Grade 2, and high-profile handicap races, attracting elite horses, jockeys, and trainers from across the UK and Ireland.
The 2026 festival offers exceptional prize money, with highlights including the Cheltenham Gold Cup at £625,000, the Champion Hurdle at £450,000, and numerous other feature races totaling millions in stakes, underscoring its status as a pinnacle of jump racing excellence.
Day 1 – Champion Day (Tuesday 10 March 2026), Schedule, Race Times, Prize Money
13:20 – Supreme Novices’ Hurdle – Grade 1 – 2m – Hurdle – £150,000
14:00 – Arkle Novices’ Chase – Grade 1 – 2m – Chase – £200,000
14:40 – Ultima Handicap Chase – Premier Handicap – 3m 1f – Chase – £150,000
15:20 – Mares’ Hurdle (Close Brothers) – Grade 1 – 2m 4f – Hurdle – £120,000
16:00 – Champion Hurdle – Grade 1 – 2m – Hurdle – £450,000
16:40 – Juvenile Handicap Hurdle – Handicap – 2m – Hurdle – £80,000
17:20 – National Hunt Novices Chase – Novices’ Handicap – 3m 6f – Chase – £200,000
Day 2 – Ladies Day (Wednesday 11 March 2026), Schedule, Race Times, Prize Money
13:20 – Turners Novices’ Hurdle – Grade 1 – 2m 5f – Hurdle – £150,000
14:00 – Brown Advisory Novices’ Chase – Grade 1 – 3m – Chase – £200,000
14:40 – Coral Cup Handicap Hurdle – Premier Handicap – 2m 5f – Hurdle – £100,000
15:20 – Glenfarclas Cross Country Chase – Cross Country – 3m 5½f – Chase – £75,000
16:00 – Queen Mother Champion Chase – Grade 1 – 2m – Chase – £400,000
16:40 – Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Handicap Chase – Handicap – 2m – Chase – £150,000
17:20 – Champion Bumper (Weatherbys) – Grade 1 – 2m – Bumper – £80,000
Day 3 – St Patrick’s Thursday (Thursday 12 March 2026), Schedule, Race Times, Prize Money
13:20 – Ryanair Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle – Grade 2 – 2m 1f – Hurdle – £105,000
14:00 – Jack Richards Novices’ Handicap Chase – Handicap – 2m 4f – Chase – £125,000
14:40 – Pertemps Network Final – Handicap – 3m – Hurdle – £100,000
15:20 – Ryanair Chase – Grade 1 – 2m 4f – Chase – £375,000
16:00 – Paddy Power Stayers’ Hurdle – Grade 1 – 3m – Hurdle – £325,000
16:40 – TrustATrader Plate Handicap Chase – Handicap – 2m 4f – Chase – £150,000
17:20 – Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup Handicap Steeple Chase – Handicap – 3m 2f – Chase – £75,000
Day 4 – Gold Cup Day (Friday 13 March 2026), Schedule, Race Times, Prize Money
13:20 – Triumph Hurdle – Grade 1 – 2m – Hurdle – £150,000
14:00 – County Handicap Hurdle – Handicap – 2m – Hurdle – £98,370
14:40 – Mares’ Steeple Chase (Mrs Paddy Power) – Grade 2 – 2m 4f – Chase – £120,000
15:20 – Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle – Grade 1 – 3m – Hurdle – £150,000
16:00 – Cheltenham Gold Cup (Boodles) – Grade 1 – 3m 2f – Chase – £625,000
16:40 – Festival Hunter Chase – Hunter Chase – 3m 2f – Chase – £50,000
17:20 – Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys’ Hurdle – Handicap – 2m 4f – Hurdle – £75,000
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