The Cheltenham Festival 2023 is all set to begin with the start date and time all confirmed, check out the other details like the full schedule, race dates, times and how to watch live
The Cheltenham is a huge highlight every year on the horse-racing calendar and fans will be delighted to know that the 2023 edition will begin next month.
Cheltenham Festival 2023 race schedule, dates, times, tickets, live stream telecast on TV
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The Cheltenham Festival always delivers lots of drama and entertainment brining in thousands of fans on its famous Gloucestershire course, for events like The Gold Cup and The Champion Chase.
Rachael Blackmore
Last year, Rachael Blackmore was the star of Cheltenham Festival, following her win in the Champion Hurdle with Honeysuckle. She also won the showpiece race, The Gold Cup, on A Plus Tard. This year, again, the superstar jockey will make a return for more action against the very best at Cheltenham.
2023 Cheltenham Festival start date and time
The start date for the 2023 Cheltenham Festival has been confirmed as Tuesday, March 14 to Friday, March 17. The event will take place across four days featuring seven races on each day, which means 28 races in total.
Each day, the first race will begin at 1:30pm while the last race will begin at 5:30pm. This year again, Tuesday will traditionally be Champion Day, Wednesday is Ladies Day, Thursday is St Patrick’s Thursday, and Friday will be Gold Cup day.
The Cheltenham Festival includes 14 Grade 1 races featuring the best horses, trainers, and jockeys going head-to-head against each other. Tickets can be bought from here.
How to watch Cheltenham Festival 2023
Fans can catch the free-to-air live action of the Cheltenham Festival on ITV.
Cheltenham Festival 2023 full race-by-race schedule
The Cheltenham Festival 2023 will feature 28 races across different days, check out the full race-by-race schedule below:
Champion Day – Tuesday, March 14
| Time | Race |
| 13:30 | Supreme Novices’ Hurdle |
| 14:10 | Arkle Challenge Trophy |
| 14:50 | Handicap Steeple Chase |
| 15:30 | Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy |
| 16:10 | Mares’ Hurdle |
| 16:50 | Juvenile Handicap Hurdle |
| 17:30 | National Hunt Steeple Chase Challenge Cup |
Ladies Day – Wednesday, March 15
| Time | Race |
| 13:30 | Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle |
| 14:10 | Brown Advisory Novices’ Steeple Chase |
| 14:50 | Coral Cup Hurdle |
| 15:30 | Queen Mother Champion Chase |
| 16:10 | Cross-Country Steeple Chase |
| 16:50 | Grand Annual Handicap Chase |
| 17:30 | Champion Bumper |
St Patrick’s Thursday – Thursday, March 17
| Time | Race |
| 13:30 | Turners Novices’ Chase |
| 14:10 | Pertemps Network Final Hurdle |
| 14:50 | Ryanair Chase |
| 15:30 | Stayers’ Hurdle |
| 16:10 | County Plate Chase |
| 16:50 | Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle |
| 17:30 | Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup |
Gold Cup Day – Friday, March 17
| Time | Race |
| 13:30 | Triumph Hurdle Jump |
| 14:10 | Country Handicap Hurdle |
| 14:50 | Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle |
| 15:30 | Cheltenham Gold Cup Chase |
| 16:10 | Festival Challenge Cup Open Hunters’ Chase |
| 16:50 | Mares’ Chase |
| 17:30 | Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle |
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