Cheltenham Festival – The Greatest National Hunt Race Meeting

The world’s biggest National Hunt horse racing meeting is of course the Cheltenham Festival, held annually every March and this meeting attracts the very best horses from around the world, and pits them all together in no fewer than 27 different races.

The interest in the 2014 running of the Cheltenham Festival is as strong as ever and we have dedicated a special section of our betting website to showcasing you the list of runners and a plethora of other valuable information that should enable you to hopefully pick a number of winners whilst also securing the very best odds.

Thanks to the huge turnover of betting cash during the entire Cheltenham Festival you will find all of our featured online betting sites are pushing the boat out in regards to generous bonuses and special promotions throughout the race meeting and as such we do invite you to have a look through our site for we have all of these offers and deals listed throughout it.

The first day of the Cheltenham Festival is March the 11^th 2014, and below we have an overview of the seven races that are scheduled to take part on that day, click on any of the race named below for lots of additional information on that particular race.

• Supreme Novices’ Hurdle – A huge list of runners make up the first race of the meeting which kicks off and starts at 13:30. The crowd will roar as the starter lets them go and this is all part of the Cheltenham Festive experience!
• Arkle Trophy – Many of the runners taking part in the Arkle Trophy have been training all year for this one race which begins at 14:05.
• Baylis & Harding Handicap Chase – Always a tricky little Handicap Chase to try and pick the winner of, however the odds often are generous and tempting, make sure to watch his race get underway at 14:40.
• Champion Hurdle – To be crowned Champion Hurdler is quite an achievement and this year it is anyone’s guess which horse is going to win this race which gets underway as always at 15:20.
• OLBG Mares’ Hurdle – The best Mares from the UK and Ireland will be taking their chances in this 16:00 race at Cheltenham and it is going to be an interesting battle all the way to the winning post as usual.
• National Hunt Chase – This is one of the most watched races of the first day due to the sheer endurance required to win this race which starts at 16:40.
• Rewards4Racing Novices Handicap Chase – The final race of the first day which is often the race where punters hope to recoup any losses on the day, it starts at 17:15.

Day two of the Cheltenham Festival 2014 will be getting underway on the 12^th of March 2012, and below are the seven races that will make up that days racing. By clicking on any of the race names you will be present with a comprehensive set of facts and figures about that one race which may just making picking your selections to wager on a tad easier!

• Neptune Investment Novices Hurdle – The first race of the second day of the Cheltenham Festival is just as tricky a race to pick a winner on as the other races, and this Novices Hurdle race will be starting at 13:30.
• RSA Chase – You are going to find some generous early prices available on one of the most anticipated races of the Festival and this is the RCA Chase which a lot of trainers want to take home the trophy of! The must view race is a display of class and gets underway at 14:05.
• Coral Cup – A huge cash prize is up for grabs and of course the Gold Cup on the 14:40 race at Cheltenham, in fact the day is often known as Gold Cup Day and there isn’t a jockey or trainer in the land who does not want to win this race.
• Queen Mother Champion Chase – A race that is now dedicated to the memory of the Late Queen Mother, the Queen Mother’s Chase is another of the races every jockey, owner and trainer wants to win, and this race gets underway mid afternoon at 15:20.
• Cross Country Chase – The race is a spectacle of rider, power and endurance, if you have not seen the Cross Country race before then try and watch it, for the course is like no other you will see on a race course and thrills and spills are guaranteed, the time to tune in is at 16:00.
• Fred Winter Handicap Hurdle – Another race named after and dedicated to a legendary racing character who is no longer with us is the Fred Winter Handicap, a tricky little race to win and this race starts at 16:40.
• Cheltenham Champion Bumper – The get out race of the second day and the one many punters will be looking to get back any losses made on the day is the Champion Bumper race, however, the odds on offer on nearly all of the runners is this race are going to be large, so if you do pick the winner then the rewards are there for the taking, this second day final race starts at 17:15.

Make no mistake about it, whichever day you do get involved with the Cheltenham Festival from either a betting or spectators point of view you are going to be in for an amazing day and a true show of racing and skill, below are the races all lined up to take place on the 13^th of March 2014.

• JLT Novices Chase – A very interesting Novices Chase gets the third day of this year’s Cheltenham Festival underway way at 13:30 and being novices then it will be an interesting race to watch and one picking the winner of may not be as easy as you think!
• Pertemps Final Handicap Hurdle – Another race that trainers and owners have been training their horses for all year is the Pertemps Final Handicap Hurdle and this year there are a number of horses that have outstanding chances of passing the winning post in first place, don’t miss this interesting content which begins at 14:05.
• Ryanair Chase – The colourful character Airline Chief Michael O’Leary loves his horse racing and it is his company, Ryanair that sponsors the 14:40 race, having pledged to stop upsetting people it will remain to be seen whether he will be able to control his excitement today!
• World Hurdle – Many punters will be spending a lot of time doing their research and studying the form of the 15:20 race today which is of course the long awaited World Hurdle race, where the cream of the hurdlers will be lining up and taking their place at the starting line.
• Byrne Group Plate – The Byrne Group Plate and a lot of prize money is up for grabs in the 16:00 race on the third day of the Cheltenham Festival, and being the last but one race of the day a lot of money will be in the betting markets so the odds are there for the taking if you shop around.
• Kim Muir Handicap Chase – The final race of the day is the Kim Muir Handicap, and once again it will be a race all punters will be hoping to pick the winner of, more so if they have had no winners all day! This race is going to get underway at 16:40.

The fourth and final day of this year’s Cheltenham Festival will be getting underway in earnest on Fridays the 14^th of March, and the list of runners taking part in each race is as impressive on this final day as it has been on the three preceding days.

• Triumph Hurdle – The first race to get the final day of the Cheltenham 2014 Racing Festival underway is the Triumph Hurdle, as is always the case as soon as the starter gets the horse off and running the crown will raise the roof of the stands with an almighty roar. This first race will begin at 13:30.
• County Hurdle – Another fun to watch race full of spills and thrills is the County Hurdle race which you will be able to watch at 14:05.
• Albert Bartlett Novice Hurdle – There are two things Albert Bartlett are famous for one is their potatoes and the other is of course their sponsorship of this Cheltenham Festival race which will be starting at 14:40 on the final day of the race meeting.
• Cheltenham Gold Cup – The Cheltenham Gold Cup is of course the biggest race pencilled in for the final day of the race meeting, and there are plenty of horses in with a chance of winning this race, and to ensure you place your best nice and early do remember the race will start in earnest at 15:20, s do get your best on well before the starting time so you do not miss out!
• Foxhunters Chase – The Foxhunters Chase or as it is simply known to fans of the sport of racing the Foxhunters is another race with can often through up some unexpected winners, and should you fancy having a wager on this race then do checkout or review of it, for reference this Friday Cheltenham Festival race is going to be starting at 16:00.
• Martin Pipe Handicap Hurdle – The Martin Pipe Handicap Hurdle is dedicated to one of the UK’s finest horse trainers, this race will be getting underway at 16:40, and is the second to last race of this year’s Cheltenham Festival.
• Grand Annual Chase – The crowds will be cheering as the final race of the Cheltenham Festival gets underway at 17:15, and this is often a make or break race for punters and bookmakers alike, with both groups hoping to end the festival in profit!