The Cheltenham Festival 2025 will be one of the year’s biggest and best race meetings. In this post, we will bring you all the key information you need about the festival, which will be regularly updated ahead of the main event in March!
We’ll reveal exciting news about the latest runners and non-runners for the festival and break down each of the days that will make up the Cheltenham Festival 2025!
After the success of our preview and review of Cheltenham Festival 2024, we’re going all out for the best coverage of this outstanding race meeting this spring!
Of course, bet365 Sport will be offering its usual mix of fantastic odds and regular horse racing betting offers on the festival. Antepost prices are already available for a number of the big races at the Cheltenham Festival 2025, including, of course, the famous Cheltenham Gold Cup!
Remember too, check back to bet365 nearer the start of the Cheltenham Festival 2025 for a breakdown of any specific promotions or offers for the festival! We’ll also bring you details of any special offers from bet365, or any of our other partner sites, right here! You won’t miss a thing!
This article will be broken into three key sections.
- Latest Cheltenham Festival 2025 News, Rumours & Announcements
- Cheltenham Festival 2025 – Notable Betting Promotions & Options
- Cheltenham Festival 2025 – Race Days, Dates & Times
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Latest Cheltenham Festival 2025 News, Rumours & Announcements
Cheltenham Festival 2025 Dates
The 2025 Cheltenham Festival takes place over four days from Tuesday 11th March through to Friday 14th March 2025.
Each day will feature seven races, for a total of 28 races across the festival. The first race each day will start at 1.20 pm, with the final race at 5.20 pm. The other five races are scheduled for 2 pm, 2.40 pm, 3.20 pm, 4 pm and 4.40 pm.
Race Changes Announced for Six Cheltenham Festival 2025 Races
After a consultation with racegoers, jockeys, trainers, owners and organisers, the Cheltenham Festival organisers have announced a number of changes to the races for the 2025 meeting.
A total of six changes have been made to races across the festival:-
- The 2M 4F Grade 1 Golden Miller Novice Chase has been replaced with a Grade 2 Limited Novice Handicap Chase (2m 4F).
- The National Hunt Chase will become a Novice Handicap Chase and will no longer only be open to amateur jockeys.
- The Glenfarclass Cross Country Chase will now become a limited handicap with a 20lb weight range.
- The prior experience required to run in a Class 1 or 2 (Non-Novice) handicap race at the Cheltenham Festival 2025 has been increased from three chase and four hurdle runs, to four chase and five hurdle runs.
- All penalties will be moved from the Grade 2 RyanAir Dawn Run Mares Novice Hurdle.
- Winners of the Pertemps Qualifiers will be protected, if they are within the weights at the declaration stage, when running in the Pertemps Final.
Cheltenham Festival 2025 – Notable Betting Promotions & Options
- Bet365 Sport – Bet365 Sport has full Antepost prices available for all 28 of the Cheltenham Festival Races.
- 888Sport – Will offer Non-Runner No Bet options in the run up to Cheltenham Festival 2025.
- William Hill – The famous highstreet and online bookmaker has announced it will also offer Non-Runner No Bet prices on all 28 races at the Cheltenham Festival 2025.
More betting promotions and offers will be announced over the coming weeks as we head towards the festival in March.
Cheltenham Festival 2025 – Race Days, Dates & Times
There are four days of racing at the Cheltenham Festival 2025 as follows:
(Race Distance Key – m – miles, f – furlongs, y – yards)
Tuesday 11th March – Champion Day
An outstanding opening day of races kicks off with four Grade 1 races in the first five, including the Arkle Challenge Trophy and the Champion Hurdle Challenge.
- 1.20 pm – Sky Bet Supreme Novices’ Hurdle (Grade 1) (2m 87y)
- 2.00 pm – My Pension Expert Arkle Challenge Trophy Novices’ Chase (Grade 1) (1m 7f 199y)
- 2.40 pm – Ultima Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (3m 1f)
- 3.20 pm – Close Brothers Mares’ Hurdle (Grade 1) (2m 3f 200y)
- 4.00 pm – Unibet Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy (Grade 1) (2m 87y)
- 4.40 pm – Fred Winter Juvenile Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (2m 87y)
- 5.20 pm – National Hunt Challenge Cup Amateurs’ Novices’ Chase (Grade 2) (3m 5f, 201y)
Wednesday 12th March – Style Wednesday
Style Wednesday is the Cheltenham Festival 2025 equivalent of Ladies’ Day at Ascot. Dressed in their finery, the crowd will enjoy a wide range of top-quality races, including the Coral Cup and the Queen Mother Champion Chase.
- 1.20 pm – Gallagher Novices’ Hurdle (Grade 1) (2m 5f)
- 2.00 pm – Brown Advisory Novices’ Chase (Grade 1) (3m 110y)
- 2.40 pm – Coral Cup Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (2m 5f)
- 3.20 pm – Glenfarclas Cross Country Chase (3m 5f, 201y)
- 4.00 pm – Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase (Grade 1) (1m 7f 199y)
- 4.40 pm – Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Challenge Cup Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (1m 7f 199y)
- 5.20 pm – Weatherby’s Champion Bumper (Grade 1) (2m 87y)
Thursday 13th March – St Patrick’s Thursday
The Luck of the Irish will be on full display on the most raucous day of the festival, St Patrick’s Thursday. An outstanding day of racing is in store, too, including the Ryanair Chase, the Paddy Power’s Stayer’s Hurdle and the Jack Richards Novice Handicap Chase.
- 1.20 pm – Ryanair Mares’ Novices Hurdle (Grade 2) (2m 179y)
- 2.00 pm – Jack Richards Novice Handicap Chase (Grade 1) (2m 3f 168y)
- 2.40 pm – Pertemps Network Final Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (2m 7f 213y)
- 3.20 pm – Ryanair Chase (Grade 1) (2m 4f 127y)
- 4.00 pm – Paddy Power Stayers’ Hurdle (Grade 1) (2m 7f 213y)
- 4.40 pm – TrustATrader Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (2m 4f)
- 5.20 pm – Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup Amateurs’ Handicap Chase (3m 2f)
Friday 14th March – Gold Cup Day
The Cheltenham Gold Cup is the highlight race of the final day of Cheltenham Festival 2025. However, the Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle and JCB Triumph Hurdle also offer outstanding betting options and competitive racing on the final day of racing for 2025!
- 1.20 pm – JCB Triumph Hurdle (Grade 1) (2m 179y)
- 2.00 pm – William Hill Country Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (2m)
- 2.40 pm – Mrs Paddy Power Mare’s Chase (Grade 2) (2m 4f)
- 3.20 pm – Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle (Grade 1) (2m 7f 213y)
- 4.00 pm – Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup (Grade 1) (3m 2f 70y)
- 4.40 pm – St. James’s Palace Festival Challenge Cup Open Hunters Chase (3m 2f 70y)
- 5.20 pm – Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle (2m 4f 56y)
Check back to this post regularly as we will bring you the latest news, betting promotions, festival announcements and more for Cheltenham Festival 2025!
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