Prestbury Park opens its doors for another four days of high-class Jumps action from Tuesday, 10th March<\/strong> to Friday, 13th March<\/strong> in 2026. Champion Day and St Patrick\u2019s Thursday are affected by the changes as the Mares\u2019 Hurdle and Plate Handicap Chase have traded places on the running order.<\/p>\n A total of 28 races, including 13 Grade 1s, feature on this year\u2019s Cheltenham Festival race schedule. The big one, the Cheltenham Gold Cup, is the centre piece on the final day of action from the Gloucestershire track.<\/p>\n Find Cheltenham Festival odds<\/a> on the Paddy Power website and app. Otherwise, the schedule for this year\u2019s meeting is below.<\/p>\n Day One: Tuesday, 10th March<\/strong><\/p>\n 13:20:<\/strong> Supreme Novices\u2019 Hurdle (Grade 1) Day Two: Wednesday, 11th March<\/strong><\/p>\n 13:20:<\/strong> Turners Novices\u2019 Hurdle (Grade 1) Day Three: Thursday, 12th March<\/strong><\/p>\n 13:20:<\/strong> Mares\u2019 Novices\u2019 Hurdle (Grade 2) Day Four: Friday, 13th March <\/strong><\/p>\n 13:20:<\/strong> Triumph Hurdle (Grade 1) The Cheltenham Festival is the Olympics of horse racing as the cream of the crop in the Jumps game descend on Gloucestershire for four days of world-class action.<\/p>\n There are a total of 28 renewals on the Cheltenham Festival schedule including a feature race on each day. <\/p>\n The Cheltenham Gold Cup for staying chasers is the week\u2019s highlight and one of the biggest races of the whole Jumps season.<\/p>\n The Cheltenham Festival attracts more than 200,000 racegoers over the four-day period.<\/p>\n What horses will run at the Cheltenham Festival 2026?<\/p>\n Paddy Power\u2019s Champion Hurdle antepost betting<\/a> suggests Sir Gino is the one to beat over the minimum distance after an impressive return from injury. There\u2019s also the little matter of whether Lossiemouth will line up. <\/p>\n A pair of Irish contenders, last year\u2019s winner Marine Nationale and Il Etait Temps, head our antepost betting for the Champion Chase<\/a>.<\/p>\n Our Paddy Power Stayers\u2019 Hurdle antepost betting<\/a> market is headed by 2024 winner Teahupoo, who\u2019s looking to regain the crown. <\/p>\n Cheltenham Gold Cup antepost betting<\/a> could see Galopin Des Champs attempt to reverse the form with Inothewayurthinkin from last season\u2019s renewal. King George winner The Jukebox Man and last year\u2019s Arkle hero Jango Baie look good for the home team, however. <\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/newcustomeroffer.jpg\"\/)
<\/a>Cheltenham Festival 2026 schedule<\/p>\n
14:00:<\/strong> Arkle Novices\u2019 Chase (Grade 1)
14:40:<\/strong> Fred Winter Juvenile Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap)
15:20:<\/strong> Ultima Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap)
16:00:<\/strong> Champion Hurdle (Grade 1)
16:40:<\/strong> Plate Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap)
17:20:<\/strong> National Hunt Chase<\/p>\n
14:00:<\/strong> Brown Advisory Novices\u2019 Chase (Grade 1)
14:40:<\/strong> Coral Cup (Premier Handicap)
15:20:<\/strong> Cross Country Chase
16:00:<\/strong> Champion Chase (Grade 1)
16:40:<\/strong> Grand Annual (Premier Handicap)
17:20:<\/strong> Champion Bumper (Grade 1)<\/p>\n
14:00:<\/strong> Jack Richards Novices\u2019 Limited Handicap Chase (Grade 2)
14:40:<\/strong> Mares\u2019 Hurdle (Grade 1)
15:20:<\/strong> Paddy Power Stayers\u2019 Hurdle (Grade 1)
16:00:<\/strong> Ryanair Chase (Grade 1)
16:40:<\/strong> Pertemps Network Final (Premier Handicap)
17:20:<\/strong> Kim Muir<\/p>\n
14:00:<\/strong> County Hurdle (Premier Handicap)
14:40:<\/strong> Mrs Paddy Power Mares\u2019 Chase (Grade 2)
15:20:<\/strong> Albert Bartlett Novices\u2019 Hurdle (Grade 1)
16:00:<\/strong> Cheltenham Gold Cup (Grade 1)
16:40:<\/strong> Festival Hunters\u2019 Chase
17:20:<\/strong> Martin Pipe Handicap Hurdle<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/104868-PP-News-Editorial-Banners-1430x194-Banner5.jpg\"\/)
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