12 Tuesday March 15 2022
the times
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)