Four days of championship National Hunt racing. The Champion Hurdle, Queen Mother Champion Chase, Stayers' Hurdle and the Cheltenham Gold Cup are the four feature races, one per day. The biggest jumps festival in the calendar.
Cheltenham at a glance
228 days awayDatesTue 16 - Fri 19 Mar 2027
Duration4 days
Feature raceChampion Hurdle (Tue, G1)
CodeJumps
Course established1815
Capacity67,500
Direction—
Nearest stationCheltenham Spa
Where it is
CourseCheltenham RacecourseCheltenham, Gloucestershire
Nearest stationCheltenham Spa
Headline races
Champion Hurdle (Tue, G1)
Queen Mother Champion Chase (Wed, G1)
Stayers' Hurdle (Thu, G1)
Cheltenham Gold Cup (Fri, G1)
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