The prestigious 2025 Cheltenham Festival will undoubtedly be one of the most watched horse racing events of the year worldwide.
The four-day meeting generates massive interest in the betting industry, with many punters viewing it as the highlight of their annual wagering activities.
Online sportsbooks have been offering betting odds for Cheltenham for several months now, and they will be inundated with wagers when the action gets underway.
Read on as we look at the schedule for the 2025 Cheltenham Festival, before showing you the best ways to watch the meeting live.
Cheltenham Festival 2025 – Schedule
The meeting will be staged from Tuesday, March 11, to Friday, March 14. There are seven races on each day. The schedule is as follows:
Tuesday, March 11
1.20 pm – The Supreme Novices’ Hurdle
2.00 pm – The My Pension Expert Arkle Novices’ Chase
2.40 pm – The Ultima Handicap Chase
3.20 pm – The Close Brothers Mares’ Hurdle
4.00 pm – The Champion Hurdle
4.40 pm – The Fred Winter Juvenile Handicap Hurdle
5.20 pm – The National Hunt Novices’ Chase
Wednesday, March 12
1.20 pm – The Turners Novices’ Hurdle
2.00 pm – The Brown Advisory Novices’ Steeple Chase
2.40 pm – The Coral Cup Hurdle
3.20 pm – The Glenfarclas Cross Country Steeple Chase
4.00 pm – The Champion Steeple Chase
4.40 pm – The Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Handicap Steeple Chase Challenge Cup
5.20 pm – The Weatherbys Champion Bumper
Thursday, March 13
1.20 pm – The Ryanair Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle
2.00 pm – The Jack Richards Novices’ Limited Handicap Chase
2.40 pm – The Pertemps Network Handicap Hurdle Final
3.20 pm – The Ryanair Steeple Chase
4.00 pm – The Stayers’ Hurdle
4.40 pm – The TrustATrader Plate
5.20 pm – The Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup Handicap Steeple Chase
Friday, March 14
1.20 pm – The JCB Triumph Hurdle
2.00 pm – The County Handicap Hurdle
2.40 pm – The Mares’ Steeple Chase
3.20 pm – The Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle
4.00 pm – The Cheltenham Gold Cup Steeple Chase
4.40 pm – The St. James’s Place Festival Hunters Chase
5.20 pm – Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle
How to Watch the 2025 Cheltenham Festival
The first six races of each day will be broadcast live on ITV1. Extensive coverage is also available via the ITVX app, which can be downloaded to numerous digital devices.
The feature race on all four days will now take place later in the card – a move which has been designed to increase viewership for each event.
The Champion Hurdle is the highlight on the opening day, and will feature Constitution Hill’s bid to regain the two-mile hurdling crown for trainer Nicky Henderson.
The two-mile Champion Chase takes centre stage on the second day, while the Stayers’ Hurdle will showcase the best three-mile hurdlers the following day.
The standout race of the entire meeting will be run on the final day when the leading staying chasers in the business will bid to win the Cheltenham Gold Cup.
The Willie Mullins-trained Galopin Des Champs is attempting to claim a third consecutive victory in the race and he is strongly fancied to achieve the feat.
ITV will also be broadcasting a daily preview show on each of the four days, which has been extended to 90 minutes to further enhance the coverage.
Subscribers to Racing TV can watch all 28 races at the 2025 Cheltenham Festival. Broadcaster Nick Luck, who is a regular part of NBC’s Breeders’ Cup coverage, will head up the coverage.
