Champion Day Information

The gates to the Cheltenham Festival Champion Day open at 10.30 am and as the tapes rise for the first race, the famous Cheltenham Roar be heard from the crowd. This celebration signals the beginning of the Cheltenham Festival, which kicks off with the ever-popular Champion Day. This event contains the most important hurdle race of the season – the Stan James Champion Hurdle – as well as six other significant races, making Champion Day a much-anticipated event at Cheltenham Festival.

Champion Day racing schedule

On Champion Day, the first race kicks off at 1.30pm and the last one begins 5.15 pm. As there are seven races taking place throughout the afternoon, bettors are guaranteed to have an eventful time at Cheltenham Festival. The multiple races mean that you can choose to stake cash on all events, or simply select a few well-thought-out competitions. However, make sure that you witness each and every race to see if any blunders or unexpected successes occur. Being part of the uplifting Cheltenham Champion Day crowd is always a thrilling experience, as the excitement and tension grows as people cheer for certain horses to cross the finish line.

The Stan James Champion Hurdle is the most anticipated race taking place on the Cheltenham Champion Day. It is an important hurdle race at Cheltenham Festival and many attendees return each and every year to see if the previous winner can defend their title. Last season, Hurricane Fly won the race with his trainer Willie Mullins and jockey Ruby Walsh. Whether Hurricane Fly will win again is a widely discussed topic in the betting world.

Other Champion Day Races

Alongside the Stan James Champion Hurdle, there are six other races taking place on Champion Day. Horse bettors will have been looking forward to every race as they are the first events of the Cheltenham Festival. The opening race is the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle, which is quickly followed by the Irish Independent Arkle Challenge Trophy Steeple Chase. There is also the Festival Handicap Steeple Chase and Glenfarclas Cross Country, which both test the endurance of horses and jockeys with a 3 mile run. To end the day, there is the David Nicholson Mares’ Hurdle Race and Centenary Novices’ Handicap Chase for those wanting to make final Champion Day bets.

After Champion Day, there are still three more days of horse racing taking place at Cheltenham Festival, with Ladies Day, St Patrick’s Thursday and the final Cheltenham Gold Cup Day on the Friday to look forward to.