When is the Cheltenham Gold Cup 2025?
The Cheltenham Gold Cup is a grade one chase over three miles and two and a half furlongs. It’s one of the most iconic horse races in the world and the most exciting race of the annual Cheltenham Festival. There’s a £625,000 purse, with the winner taking over £350,000.
So, with March just around the corner and punters already securing tickets for race day, join us as we look ahead to the 2025 Cheltenham Gold Cup and how you can bet on the action at talkSPORT BET.
When and Where is the 2025 Cheltenham Gold Cup?
The Cheltenham Festival will run between Tuesday, March 11th and Friday, March 14th, 2025. As always, Gold Cup Day is the festival’s final day, which will be on Friday, March 14th, this year.
Cheltenham Festival Schedule 2025
Of course, the Gold Cup isn’t the only race to look forward to in the 2025 Cheltenham Festival. 28 races are scheduled across the four days, with the details below:
Day 1: Champion Day (Tuesday 11th March 2025)
- The Supreme Novices’ Hurdle Race (Grade 1)
- The Arkle Novices’ Chase (Grade 1)
- The Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap)
- The Mares’ Hurdle Race (Grade 1)
- The Champion Hurdle (Grade 1)
- The Fred Winter Juvenile Handicap Hurdle Race (Premier Handicap)
- The National Hunt Novices’ Chase (Novices’ Handicap)
Day 2: Style Wednesday (Wednesday 12th March 2025)
- The Novices’ Hurdle Race (Grade 1)
- The Novices’ Steeple Chase
- The Coral Cup Hurdle (Premier Handicap)
- The Cross Country Steeple Chase
- The Queen Mother Champion Steeple Chase (Grade 1)
- The Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Handicap Steeple Chase Challenge Cup (Premier Handicap)
- The Champion Bumper (Grade 1)
Day 3: St Patrick’s Thursday (Thursday 13th March 2025)
- The Novices’ Hurdle (Grade 2)
- The Jack Richards Novices’ Limited Handicap Chase
- The Network Final (Premier Handicap)
- The Steeple Chase (Grade 1)
- The Stayers’ Hurdle (Grade 1)
- The Plate (Premier Handicap)
- The Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup Handicap Steeple Chase
Day 4: Gold Cup Day (Friday 14th March 2025)
- The Triumph Hurdle (Grade 1)
- The County Handicap Hurdle Race (Premier Handicap)
- The Mrs Mares’ Steeple Chase (Grade 2)
- The Novices’ Hurdle Race (Grade 1)
- The Cheltenham Gold Cup Steeple Chase (Grade 1)
- The Festival Hunters Chase
- Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle
The Cheltenham Gold Cup Steeple Chase is scheduled to get underway at 16.00 on Friday, 14th March 2025.
Who are the Runners & Riders? Cheltenham Gold Cup 2025 Ante-post Favourites
At talkSPORT BET, we offer competitive ante-post odds for all races at the 2025 Cheltenham Festival, including the iconic Gold Cup. At the time of writing, the following runners are the Gold Cup ante-post favourites:
Galopin Des Champs 1/1*
Trainer: WP Mullins
Owner: Audrey Turley
Galopin Des Champs is aiming for a hat-trick of Cheltenham wins as he returns in 2025 under jockey Paul Townend.
The favourite often wins the Gold Cup – the only favourite not to win the race in the past five years was Al Boum Photo when he missed out on the main prize in 2021 when he was also bidding for a hat-trick of wins.
One of the reasons Galopin Des Champs is so heavily favoured is that he’s practically faultless going left-handed over fences, and his imperious recent record at Cheltenham speaks for itself. It’d be difficult to look elsewhere at this stage.
Fact To File 4/1*
Trainer: WP Mullins
Owner: John P McManus
Galopin Des Champs’ stablemate Fact to File is the second favourite for the Cheltenham Gold Cup, a surprise to some, though he rode well at Cheltenham in 2024 and defeated Galopin Des Champs in the John Durkan earlier this year.
Mark Walsh on Fact to File was impressive at Punchestown, and many referred to it as the race of the year so far.
It’s certainly done a lot for Fact To File’s chances ahead of the Gold Cup, with many positing that he has what it takes to beat Galopin Des Champs once again when the action gets underway in March.
Gerri Colombe 10/1*
Trainer: Gordon Elliot
Owner: Robcour
Gerri Colombe, most likely under J W Kennedy, will look to the likes of Plus A Tard and Native River as he hopes to become yet another horse to follow up a Cheltenham Gold Cup place with a win.
Though he disappointed punters at Down Royal and Leopardstown, Gerri Colombe was within touching distance of Galopin Des Champs going into the final fence at Cheltenham last year and will look to repeat his performance in this year’s race.
Banbridge 12/1*
Trainer: Joseph Patrick O’Brien
Owner: R A Bartlett
Banbridge has shown he can win over fences at the highest level, with six wins from eleven efforts. He has also won at Cheltenham in the past, with victory in the G2 Arkle Trial back in 2022.
One of Banbridge’s biggest issues is the ground, and a sniff of testing ground could be worrisome for the JP O’Brien 9-year-old. He certainly has what it takes, but the conditions will need to be right for him to capitalise in the Gold Cup.
Bet on the Cheltenham Gold Cup 2025 at talkSPORT BET
With many already concluding that it’s Galopin Des Champs’ to lose, you can have your say and bet on the Cheltenham Gold Cup at talkSPORT BET in 2025.
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*Odds correct at the time of writing.
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