National Hunt · Since 1815 · Prestbury Park, Gloucestershire

Cheltenham Racecourse Guide 2026 — Fixtures, Tips & Best Bookies

Headline Festival: The Cheltenham Festival · 10–13 March 2026

The home of British National Hunt racing. Four days, 250,000 spectators, worth £274 million to the local economy. The Gold Cup is the Grade 1 championship of jumps racing — 2026 winner: Gaelic Warrior (Paul Townend / Willie Mullins). Also stages the Champion Hurdle, Queen Mother Champion Chase and Stayers' Hurdle in the same week.

£8m+ prize money
Festival week
28 races
Four days
250k attendance
Annual
£274m economy
Local impact

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National Hunt Festival

The Cheltenham Festival 2026

10–13 March 2026

Four days of championship-grade National Hunt racing at Prestbury Park, the spiritual home of British jumps racing. Twenty-eight races, £8m+ in prize money and the Gold Cup as the centrepiece of jumps racing's year. Cheltenham Festival is the…

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