The Times - UK (2022-03-15)

12 Tuesday March 15 2022
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CHELTENHAM

2022

THE COURSE

Princess

Royal

Stand

Parade

ring

Winner’s

enclosure

Weighing

room

Grandstand

Stables

Stand

STANDS, STABLES

AND HOSPITALITY

HOW TO FOLLOW

THE FESTIVAL

WINNING POST

237-yard incline to

the winning post

START

2m 5f Hurdle

2m 4f 110y Chase

START

3m 6f chase

START

2m Chase

2m 110y Hurdle

GOLD CUP START

3m 2f 70y Chase

START

3m 110y Hurdle

Water jump

Open

ditch

£4.8m

Races over Longest race

next four

days

28 3¾ miles

Prize money at this

year’s Cheltenham

Festival

Key

Used today and tomorrow

Used Thursday and Friday

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On TV

The first five races are on ITV between

12.50pm and 4.30pm with all races on

Racing TV. The Opening Show is on

ITV4 from 9am to 10.05am

On radio

The first four races are on

talkSPORT every day

THE GOLD

CUP TROPHY

ALL THE RACES

Today

1.30 Sky Bet Supreme Novices’ Hurdle

(2m 87yd)

2.10 Sporting Life Arkle Challenge Trophy

(1m 7f 199yd)

2.50 Ultima Handicap Chase (3m 1f)

3.30 Unibet Champion Hurdle (2m 87yd)

4.10 Close Brothers Mares’ Hurdle (2m 3f

200yd)

4.50 Boodles Juvenile Handicap Hurdle

(2m 87yd)

4.50 Ukraine Appeal National Hunt

Challenge Cup Novices' Chase (Amateur

riders: 3m 5f 201yd)

Tomorrow

1.30 Ballymore Novices' Hurdle

(2m 5f 26yd)

2.10 Brown Advisory Novices' Chase

(3m 80yd)

2.50 Coral Cup Handicap Hurdle (2m 5f)

3.30 Betway Queen Mother Champion

Chase (1m 7f 199yd)

4.10 Glenfarclas Cross Country Chase

(3m 6f 37yd)

4.50 Johnny Henderson Grand Annual

Handicap Chase (2m)

5.30 Weatherbys Champion Bumper

(2m 87yd)

Thursday

1.30 Marsh Novices’ Chase (2m 3f 198yd)

2.10 Pertemps Network Final Handicap

Hurdle (3m)

2.50 Ryanair Chase (2m 4f 166yd)

3.30 Paddy Power Stayers' Hurdle

(2m 7f 213yd)

4.10 Craft Irish Whiskey Plate Handicap

Chase (2m 5f)

4.50 Ryanair Mares' Novices' Hurdle

(2m 179yd)

5.30 Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup

(Amateur riders: 3m 2f)

Friday

1.30 JCB Triumph Hurdle (2m 179yd)

2.10 McCoy Contractors County Handicap

Hurdle (2m 179yd)

2.50 Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle

(2m 7f 213yd)

3.30 Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup

(3m 2f 70yd)

4.10 St James's Place Festival Challenge Cup

(Amateur riders: 3m 2f 70yd)

4.50 Mrs Paddy Power Mares' Chase

(2m 4f 127yd)

5.30 Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys'

* Handicap Hurdle (2m 4f)