[LeatherTrumpet]

What is it?

This is the showpiece event of the National Hunt season - the Cheltenham Festival featuring the finest jumps horses in Britain and Ireland.
When is it?

The Festival will take place over four days from Tuesday March 12 to Friday March 15.

What TV channel is it on?

All the main races will be shown live on ITV1HD and if you want to watch every single race then Racing TV is the channel you need or Paddy Power or listen on Talksport2

Champion Day - Tuesday, March 12

1.30pm Sky Bet Supreme Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) 2m 87y £125,000
2.10pm Racing Post Arkle Novices' Chase (Grade1) 1m 7f 199y £175,000
2.50pm Ultima Handicap Steeple Chase (Grade 3) 3m 1f £110,000
3.30pm Unibet Champion Hurdle (Grade 1) 2m 87y £450,000
4.10pm OLBG Mares' Hurdle (Grade 1) 2m 3f 200y £120,000
4.50pm National Hunt Chase (Amateur Riders' Novices' Chase) (Grade 2) 3m 7f 147y £125,000
5.30pm Close Brothers Novices' Handicap Chase (Listed) 2m 4f 44y £70,000

Ladies Day - Wednesday, March 13

1.30pm Ballymore Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) 2m 5f £125,000
2.10pm RSA Insurance Novices' Chase (Grade 1) 3m 80y £175,000
2.50pm Coral Cup Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3) 2m 5f £100,000
3.30pm Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase (Grade 1) 1m 7f 99y £400,000
4.10pm Glenfarclas Cross Country Chase 3m 6f 37y £65,000
4.50pm Boodles Juvenile Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3) 2m 87y £80,000
5.30pm Weatherbys Champion Bumper (Grade 1) 2m 87y £75,000

St Patrick's Thursday - Thursday, March 14

1.30pm JLT Novices' Chase (Grade 1) 2m 3f 166y £150,000
2.10pm Pertemps Network Final (Handicap Hurdle) (Grade 3) 2m 7f 213y £100,000
2.50pm Ryanair Chase (Grade 1) 2m 4f 127y £350,000
3.30pm Sun Racing Stayers Hurdle (Grade 1) 2m 7f 213y £325,000
4.10pm Brown Advisory & Merriebelle Stable Plate (Handicap Chase) (Grade 3) 2m 4f 166y £110,000
4.50pm Dawn Run Mares' Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2) 2m 179y £90,000
5.30pm Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Amateur Riders' Handicap Chase 3m 2f £70,000



Gold Cup Day - Friday, March 15

1.30pm JCB Triumph Hurdle (Grade 1) 2m 179y £125,000
2.10pm Randox Health County Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3) 2m 179y £100,000
2.50pm Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) 2m 7f 213y £125,000
3.30pm Magners Cheltenham Gold Cup (Grade 1) 3m 2f 70y £625,000
4.10pm St James's Place Foxhunter Chase 3m 2f 70y £45,000
4.50pm Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle (0-145) 2m 4f 56y £70,000
5.30pm Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Handicap Chase (Grade 3) 2m 62y £110,000


WHo are you on today?

[parmnion]

Vintage clouds...

[parmnion]

Patent (x14) Each Way
12th Mar CHELTENHAM 13:30 NOVICES' HURDLE 2m 0f 87y - Each Way
8. Grand Sancy
14/1
E/W Terms: 1/5 Odds | 5 Places
12th Mar CHELTENHAM 14:50 HANDICAP CHASE 3m 1f 0y - Each Way
17. Vintage Clouds
16/1
E/W Terms: 1/5 Odds | 6 Places
12th Mar CHELTENHAM 16:50 NOVICE'S HANDICAP CHASE 2m 4f 44y - Each Way
1. Highway One O One
12/1
E/W Terms: 1/5 Odds | 5 Places
Stake:
£10.08
Potential Returns:
£2,980.67

[LeatherTrumpet]

Im on Al Dancer in the opener

[Kazanne]

They can shove it.

[LeatherTrumpet]

Originally Posted by Kazanne

They can shove it.

They can shove it is 10/1 for the Gold Cup

[LeatherTrumpet]

GLEN FORSA is nailed on for the 14:10

[Alf]

Originally Posted by Kazanne

They can shove it.

Those horses wouldn't last five minutes in the wild, in the racing world, horses are treat like royalty.

[LeatherTrumpet]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

Im on Al Dancer in the opener

[Kazanne]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

They can shove it is 10/1 for the Gold Cup

You're a swine LT.

[arista]

The Weather is Stopping it

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by arista

The Weather is Stopping it

Divine intervention

[arista]

LT should have known about the Heavy Rain

[LeatherTrumpet]

Originally Posted by arista

LT should have known about the Heavy Rain

Its passed now, heading East

[LeatherTrumpet]

Hardline (i changed my mind)

[LeatherTrumpet]

[LeatherTrumpet]

Crucial Roll for the 14.50 and to win all me money back

[Alf]

Good result for the bookies in the Champion hurdle.

Toy Soldier might get a bonus.

[thesheriff443]

Originally Posted by Alf

Good result for the bookies in the Champion hurdle.

Toy Soldier might get a bonus.

Why is his misses leaving him?.

[parmnion]

Had the winner of the 2nd..that will do for me for the day...after momella romps in just now.

[Alf]

Odds on favourite falls at the last, with the race won.

My brothers there, I can feel the rage in him right now.

[LeatherTrumpet]

I got one second i was on big each way and need Riders of the STorm and Bally ward to place and win

[parmnion]

My brother had 4 winners..and 2 eachways..big prices as well jammy fat ****.

[LeatherTrumpet]

Bloody useless day

I could no pick my nose

[AnnieK]

Originally Posted by Alf

Odds on favourite falls at the last, with the race won.

My brothers there, I can feel the rage in him right now.

My brother's there too....he's a lucky sod though so probably won loads