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Cheltenham Festival Betting & Odds

Bet on the Cheltenham Festival with talkSPORT BET. The 2027 Cheltenham Festival runs from Tuesday 16 March to Friday 19 March 2027 at Prestbury Park, with defending Gold Cup champion Gaelic Warrior, defending Champion Hurdle winner Lossiemouth and an army of fresh contenders all in line for ante-post outright markets. Find the latest ante-post odds on all 28 races below.

Cheltenham Festival Ante Post

Supreme Novices' Hurdle

2m 1/2f - E/W 1/5 3 Places

  • Feel Gut

    14/112/1

  • The Mourne Rambler

    25/120/1

  • Even Tho

  • Planters Punch

  • Uther

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Arkle Chase

2m - E/W 1/5 3 Places

  • Old Park Star

    5/211/4

  • Sober Glory

    10/19/1

  • Kabral Du Mathan

    12/110/1

  • Narciso Has

    14/116/1

  • Act Of Innocence

    16/114/1
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Champion Hurdle

2m 1/2f - E/W 1/5 3 Places

  • Lossiemouth

    5/29/4

  • Mydaddypaddy

    10/18/1

  • King Rasko Grey

  • The New Lion

    10/1

  • Kabral Du Mathan

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Turners Novices Hurdle

2m5f - E/W 1/5 3 Places

  • Charismatic Kid

    50/120/1

  • Bass Hunter

  • The Mourne Rambler

  • Lord Byron

  • Feel Gut

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Brown Advisory Novices Chase

3m 1f - E/W 1/5 3 Places

  • King Rasko Grey

  • Hes On Fire

    12/18/1

  • Bossman Jack

  • Johnnys Jury

  • No Drama This End

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Champion Chase

2m - E/W 1/5 3 Places

  • Il Etait Temps

    5/2

  • Kopek Des Bordes

    9/24/1

  • Dinoblue

  • Kargese

  • Marine Nationale

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Stayers Hurdle

3m - E/W 1/5 3 Places

  • The New Lion

    8/1

  • Zeus Power

    14/1

  • Jasmin De Vaux

    25/116/1

  • Wodhooh

    14/1

  • Jimmy Du Seuil

    20/1
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Ryanair Chase

2m 4 1/2f - E/W 1/5 3 Places

  • Fact To File

  • Lulamba

  • Grey Dawning

  • The Jukebox Man

  • Heart Wood

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Gold Cup

3m 2 1/2f - E/W 1/5 3 Places

  • Gaelic Warrior

    6/47/4

  • Jango Baie

  • Lulamba

  • Final Demand

  • Kitzbuhel

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Upcoming Races

Wolverhampton 18:00

6f 20y - E/W 1/4 2 Places

Going Behind

  • Pon Pon Dalia

    Billy Loughnane

    Form: 52

    2/91/5

  • Langdale Lass

    L Morris

    Form: 26

    5/111/2

  • Falah Glory

    Jack Doughty

    12/114/1
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Woodbine 18:00

5f 110y

In-Play

  • Heaven's Champion

    Christoff Douglas

    Form: 5928132833

    6/55/4

  • Alpha Kadin

    Eswan Flores

    Form: 7445/14676

    3/110/3

  • Tiger Town

    Austin Adams

    Form: 75146/9699

    5/19/2
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Kentucky Downs 18:05

6f 110y - E/W 1/5 3 Places

At The Post

  • Sea Isle City

    Flavien Prat

    Form: 62

    13/87/4

  • Illustrating

    Tyler Gaffalione

    11/25/1

  • Practical Patsy

    Jose L. Ortiz

    Form: 7

    7/113/2
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Philadelphia 18:07

6f - E/W 1/4 2 Places

Starts in 5m 52s

  • Liberty Star

    Silvestre Gonzalez

    Form: 121124

  • Cojelo Pa Ti

    Dalila A Rivera

    Form: 964552

  • Get Set

    F Pennington

    Form: 351346

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Galway 18:11

2m 6f 97y - E/W 1/5 5 Places

Starts in 9m 52s

  • Poetic Focus

    Danny Gilligan

    Form: F0-7502

    10/3

  • Strong Contender

    Conor Smithers

    Form: 0-07811

  • Tantrum Boy

    Phillip Enright

    Form: 0-08442

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Saratoga 18:12

6f - E/W 1/5 3 Places

Starts in 10m 52s

  • Bakuto

    Manuel Franco

    Form: 2754

    11/43/1

  • Plan On It

    Edgard J. Zayas

    10/33/1

  • Sfumato

    Junior Alvarado

    Form: 5752

    3/1
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Saint-Cloud 18:15

1m 1f 207y - E/W 1/5 3 Places

Starts in 13m 52s

  • Haricot

    M Barzalona

    Form: 234-14

    9/485/40

  • Eagle Emblem

    P C Boudot

    Form: 5-5565

    3/111/4

  • Aglaia

    C Demuro

    Form: 8-0546

    7/24/1
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Club Hipico de Santiago 18:19

5f 212y - E/W 1/5 3 Places

Starts in 17m 52s

  • Linda Josefa

    Gerald Andres Rodriguez Sepulveda

  • Pampita Alegre

    Alvaro Ignacio Apablaza Espinoza

    Form: 8080700000

  • Ribera Surena

    Darien Alexander Cheuque Rojas

    Form: 4405406399

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Monmouth Park 18:20

1m 70y

Starts in 18m 52s

  • Oxford Street

    Daniel Centeno

  • Diversification

    Jorge A. Vargas, Jr.

  • Crazy Diamond

    Edwin Gonzalez

    Form: 6724/33

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Thistledown 18:20

6f - E/W 1/4 2 Places

Starts in 18m 52s

  • Queen Kitty

    Brandon Tapara

    Form: 67/3222133

  • Dunn's River

    Jason Simpson

    Form: 7651444742

  • Spun in Dominus

    Erik Barbaran

    Form: 412/81351

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Presque Isle Downs 18:24

1m - E/W 1/4 2 Places

Starts in 22m 52s

  • Windhurst

    Taylor Kingsley

    Form: 55

  • Hegseth

    Gaddiel A. Martinez

    Form: 77

  • Cash for Whiskey

    Israel O. Rodriguez

    Form: 5477

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Finger Lakes 18:24

6f - E/W 1/4 2 Places

Starts in 22m 52s

  • Baracudabobbi

    Steven Fret

    Form: 4/374

  • Start the Day

    Jeremias Flores

    Form: 0663

  • Sunshine Bobalou

    Joel Cruz

    Form: 5884

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Fort Erie 18:25

6f 110y - E/W 1/4 2 Places

Starts in 23m 52s

  • Londo

    Da-Sean Zavier Gaskin

  • Woodglen Court

    Edgar Zenteno

    Form: 244/832542

  • Dancin Mary Marie

    Desean Bynoe

    Form: 224/764224

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Colonial Downs 18:27

1m - E/W 1/5 3 Places

Starts in 25m 52s

  • I Am Pepe

    Mychel J. Sanchez

    Form: 83

  • Paid Vacation

    Jorge Ruiz

    Form: /452432424

  • Fosroc

    Paco Lopez

    Form: 42/6/2

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Wolverhampton 18:30

1m 6f

Starts in 28m 52s

  • Level Look

    Callum Hutchinson

    Form: 04-1426

    1/110/11

  • Brunhilde

    Billy Loughnane

    Form: 4221

    15/82/1

  • Last Verse

    P Cosgrave

    Form: 3-81391

    5/19/2
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Bet on the Cheltenham Festival

The Cheltenham Festival is the biggest meeting of the year in Jumps racing. The best horses in each division tend to meet across the week in the Championship races, including the Champion Hurdle, Queen Mother Champion Chase, Stayers’ Hurdle, and the Cheltenham Gold Cup. The latter is the feature race of the week and is now known as the blue riband event in the sport. 

In total, there are 28 races across four days at the meeting, and Cheltenham Festival odds are available on each of those contests. You can bet in the ante-post markets before the meeting, while horse racing odds are also available on the day of each race. 

Every jockey, trainer and owner in the sport dreams of having a Cheltenham Festival winner. The trainers plan which races at the meeting they want to target with their horses from very early in the campaign. Racing fans also tend to book their tickets and travel arrangements well in advance, with thousands making the trip across from Ireland for the four days.   

Cheltenham Festival Race Cards 

Below are the races scheduled for the festival over four days at Cheltenham Racecourse:  

Tuesday: Cheltenham Champion Day  

  • Supreme Novices’ Hurdle (Grade 1) 2m 87y  
  • Arkle Novices’ Chase (Grade 1) 1m 7f 199y  
  • Juvenile Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) 2m 87y  
  • Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) 3m 1f  
  • Champion Hurdle (Grade 1) 2m 87y  
  • Plate Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) 2m 4f 44y  
  • Princess Royal National Hunt Novices’ Handicap Chase 3m 5f 201y 

Wednesday: Ladies Day  

  • Novices’ Hurdle (Grade 1) 2m 5f  
  • Novices’ Chase (Grade 1) 3m 80y  
  • Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) 2m 5f  
  • Cross Country Handicap Chase 3m 6f 37y  
  • Queen Mother Champion Chase (Grade 1) 1m 7f 199y  
  • Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) 1m 7f 199y  
  • Champion Bumper (Grade 1) 2m 87y  

Thursday: St Patrick’s Thursday  

  • Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle (Grade 2) 2m 179y  
  • Novices’ Limited Handicap Chase (Grade 2) 2m 4f 127y  
  • Mares’ Hurdle (Grade 1) 2m 4f 213y  
  • Stayers’ Hurdle (Grade 1) 2m 7f 213y  
  • Ryanair Chase (Grade 1) 2m 4f 127y 
  • Network Final Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) 2m 7f 113y  
  • Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Amateur Jockeys’ Handicap Chase 3m 2f  

Friday: Gold Cup Day  

  • Triumph Hurdle (Grade 1) 2m 179y 
  • County Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) 2m 179y  
  • Mrs Mares’ Chase (Grade 2) 2m 4f 127y  
  • Novices’ Hurdle (Grade 1) 2m 7f 213y  
  • Cheltenham Gold Cup (Grade 1) 3m 2f 70y  
  • Festival Challenge Cup Open Hunters’ Chase 3m 2f 70y  
  • Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle 2m 4f 56y 

Major Race Previews: What Can We Expect in 2027?

Looking for an angle ahead of this year’s Cheltenham Festival? Here’s how the biggest races on the card might go:  

2027 Champion Hurdle Preview  

Lossiemouth heads into the 2027 Champion Hurdle as the one they all have to beat, following her brilliant six-and-a-half-length victory in the 2026 renewal. The Willie Mullins-trained mare swept aside Brighterdaysahead and The New Lion last March and remains the early ante-post favourite to defend her crown.

Gordon Elliott's Brighterdaysahead is expected to mount another challenge after finishing runner-up, while Dan Skelton's The New Lion will be aiming to bridge the gap after coming home third. With former champion Constitution Hill now retired to a Flat career, the division has a settled look at the top of the market heading into the new season.

2027 Queen Mother Champion Chase Preview  

Il Etait Temps will bid to defend his crown in the 2027 Queen Mother Champion Chase after a dazzling display in the 2026 renewal, giving trainer Willie Mullins yet another day-two highlight. The win came as a surprise to some, with odds-on favourite Majborough undone by a poor round of jumping.

Majborough is expected to bounce back and will likely feature prominently in the ante-post market once again, while the two-mile chasing division promises plenty of fresh contenders as the season develops.

Elsewhere, 2025 winner Marine Nationale is heavily fancied again this year, and he will arrive at Cheltenham off consecutive second-placed finishes.  

2027 Stayers’ Hurdle Preview  

Home By The Lee provided trainer Joseph O'Brien and jockey JJ Slevin with a surprise victory in the 2026 Stayers' Hurdle, holding off Ballyburn by a length and a quarter. The veteran will look to defend his title in the 2027 renewal, though he is likely to face a stiff challenge from a deep staying division.

Ballyburn, beaten into second last time, heads the list of likely challengers, while the Paddy Power Stayers' Hurdle traditionally throws up plenty of fresh contenders from both sides of the Irish Sea as the festival approaches.

2027 Cheltenham Gold Cup Preview  

Gaelic Warrior stormed to an eight-length victory in the 2026 Cheltenham Gold Cup, handing trainer Willie Mullins and jockey Paul Townend a historic blue riband triumph. The win gave Townend his record-breaking fifth Gold Cup as a jockey, eclipsing Pat Taaffe's long-standing record of four. For Mullins, it was a record-equalling fifth Gold Cup as a trainer, drawing him level with the great Tom Dreaper at the top of the all-time list.

The Closutton stable also pulled off a remarkable Champion Hurdle and Gold Cup double in the same week thanks to owners Rich and Susannah Ricci, whose Lossiemouth landed the Tuesday opener before Gaelic Warrior delivered on Friday. Gaelic Warrior heads the early ante-post market to defend his crown in 2027, with Mullins now chasing an outright record sixth Gold Cup and Townend chasing his sixth in succession.

Nicky Henderson's Jango Baie ran a huge race in second and is expected to return as a leading contender, while 2025 winner Inothewayurthinkin, third last time, remains a major player for trainer Gavin Cromwell. Ben Pauling's 2025 King George VI Chase winner The Jukebox Man also looks set to feature prominently in the betting after running below his best in 2026. With dual winner Galopin Des Champs sidelined for the rest of the 2025-26 season after a training setback, the staying chase division has a fresh look at the top heading into the new campaign.

2026 Cheltenham Festival Recap

The 2026 Cheltenham Festival ran from Tuesday 10 to Friday 13 March 2026, with the Willie Mullins stable producing eight winners across the four days to cap one of the most dominant Festival hauls in modern history. The Closutton operation now has 121 career Cheltenham Festival winners, the most of any National Hunt trainer in the sport's history.

The four Championship races produced some of the most memorable storylines of the modern era. Lossiemouth opened the Festival with a six-and-a-half-length romp in the Tuesday Champion Hurdle for Mullins and Townend, before Il Etait Temps stole the Queen Mother Champion Chase on Wednesday after odds-on favourite Majborough unravelled with poor jumping. Home By The Lee gave Joseph O'Brien and JJ Slevin a surprise win in the Thursday Stayers' Hurdle, holding off Ballyburn by a length and a quarter.

Friday's Gold Cup belonged to Gaelic Warrior, whose eight-length victory under Paul Townend gave the jockey a record-breaking fifth Gold Cup and joined Willie Mullins to Tom Dreaper at the top of the all-time trainer list with five Gold Cups apiece. The day was tinged with sadness after 2-time Festival winner Envoi Allen collapsed and died after finishing his eighth and final Festival run.

Cheltenham Festival Betting Markets  

So, how do you bet on the Cheltenham Festival at talkSPORT BET? Here are some of the markets and betting options available to you:  

  • To win: Back any horse to win any race in the Cheltenham Festival with the best odds available at talkSPORT BET. Your horse must win for you to win your bet. 
  • Each way: Place an each-way bet on a horse to win a race at the Cheltenham Festival and receive a 1/5 payout if it finishes in the top three places.  
  • Special bets: Access a range of special bets at talkSPORT BET ahead of the Cheltenham Festival. For instance, bet that JP McManus will own five or more winners or that Nicky Henderson trains four or more winners at the festival. 
  • Combination bets: Place doubles, trebles, or trixies at the Cheltenham Festival. You can use our bet calculator to work out your potential returns.  

How to bet on the Cheltenham Festival and Betting Tips at talkSPORT BET 

You can bet on all races of the Cheltenham Festival at talkSPORT BET. Create an account today by clicking the Sign Up button. Then, visit our offers page where you will find the latest Cheltenham Betting Offers and access to all the promotions ahead of any of the races.  

Please remember to gamble responsibly when betting on horse racing at talkSPORT BET. You can visit our Safer Gambling Portal for tools, tips, and resources to stay in control.

You can also visit the talkSPORT BET blog for betting tips and recommendations for the Cheltenham Festival and other major horse races this season. 

Betting on horse racing is available throughout the year at talkSPORT BET, including all the other leading Jumps and Flat meetings. You can find 2000 Guineas odds, Royal Ascot odds, Epsom Derby betting markets and Grand National Odds in the horse racing section of our website.

Calculate your potential winnings with our exclusive Horse Racing Calculator!

Frequently Asked Questions

When is the 2027 Cheltenham Festival?

The Cheltenham Festival 2027 takes place from Tuesday 16th March to Friday 19th March 2027.

Where can I bet on the Cheltenham Festival?

You can bet on the Cheltenham Festival with talkSPORT BET, where you will find the best odds and betting offers. Betting is available on all 28 races at the meeting, including the feature race, the Cheltenham Gold Cup. You can place bets through our mobile app or website.

How can I bet on the Cheltenham Festival?

If you are a talkSPORT BET account holder, log in to your account and access the Cheltenham Festival markets through our horse racing section. If you are not an account holder, you can open an account within minutes. You can place singles or combine your selections to create a multiple bet. Once you've added your selections to your bet slip, you can view potential returns before placing your bets.

What date is the Gold Cup 2027?

The Cheltenham Gold Cup will be held on Friday 19th March 2027.
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