Cheltenham Racecards

The Supreme Novices’ Hurdle is a Grade One hurdle run over 2 miles and 87 yards of the Old Course for novice hurdlers only. The race features the top novices from Britain and Ireland with the winner hailed as the leading 2-mile novice around.

The race is worth around £76,000 to the winner with Willie Mullins being the winning most trainer with seven victories.

The Arkle Novices’ Chase is a Grade one chase run over just short of 2 miles of the Old Course for novice chasers only. The race features the best 2-mile novice chasers on both sides of the Irish Sea with the winner likely to be called the best 2-mile novice chaser around. 

The race is worth around £98,000 to the winner with Nicky Henderson the winning most trainer with seven victories.

The Ultima Handicap Chase is a Premier Handicap run over 3 miles and 1 furlong of the Old Course. It features many handicappers who have pretensions to aim at races such as the Grand National in the future with six winners going on to victory at Aintree (not all in the same year mind).

Fred Rimell and Fulke Walwyn are the most successful trainers with four victories a piece.

The Mares’ Hurdle is a Grade one hurdle contest for mares only run over a distance of 2 miles and 4 furlongs of the Old Course.

The race was established in 2008 and is worth around £72,000 to the winner. Willie Mullins has won the race nine times including six times with the remarkable mare Quevega.

The Champion Hurdle is a Grade One hurdle which features the best hurdlers from the UK, Ireland and even France. It is run over a distance of 2 miles and 87 yards of the Old Course with the winner likely to be hailed as the best two-mile hurdler of that season.

The race is worth around £252,000 to the winner with Nicky Henderson the most successful trainer with nine successes in the prestigious race.

The Fred Winter Juvenile Handicap Hurdle is a Premier handicap hurdle for four-year-olds who only run over 2 miles and 87 yards of the Old Course.

One of several new races added in 2005 when an additional day was added to the Festival, the winner is likely to win around £45,000. Gordon Elliot is the most successful trainer in the contest with four victories to his name.

The National Hunt Chase Challenge Cup is a Grade Two chase for amateur riders run over a distance of 3 miles and 6 furlongs of the Old Course. The race is for novice chasers only.

The winner is likely to win around £61,000 with Jonjo O’Neill the most successful trainer with six victories. It was formerly run over 4 miles but was reduced to its current distance in 2020.

The Dawn Run Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle, named the Ryanair Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle for sponsorship purposes, is open to fillies and mares novices only and is run on the New Course over a distance of about 2 miles and 1 furlong.

The winner is likely to win £59,000 with Willie Mullins the most successful trainer in the race winning 5 of the 8 completed races.

The Jack Richards Novices’ Chase is a Grade 1 chase for novices run over a distance of 2 miles 3 furlongs and 168 yards of the New Course.

The winner will win around £64,000 with Willie Mullins the most successful trainer in the contest with four victories.

The Pertemps Network Final Hurdle is a Premier Handicap Hurdle run over a distance of about 3 miles of the New Course. 

The winner is likely to win around £56,000 with Jonjo O’Neill the most successful trainer with four victories.

The Ryanair Chase is a Grade 1 chase run over a distance of 2 miles 4 furlongs and 127 yards on the New Course. It is the premier intermediate chase of the meeting.

The winner is likely to win around £218,000 with Willie Mullins being the most successful trainer with five victories.

The Stayers’ Hurdle is a Grade 1 hurdle race run over a distance of just short of 3 miles of the New Course with the winner likely to be regarded as one of the top staying hurdlers of the season.

The winner is likely to win in the region of £183,000 with Paul Nicholls the winning most trainer since 1972 with all four wins coming from Big Bucks.

The TrustATrader Plate Handicap Chase is a Premium Handicap Chase run on the New Course over a distance of 2 miles 4 furlongs and 127 yards.

The winner is likely to win in the region of £68,000 with Bobby Renton, Martin Pipe and Nicky Henderson the most successful trainers with four victories a piece.

The Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup is a handicap for amateur riders run on the New Course over a distance of about 3 miles and 2 furlongs.

The winner is likely to win around £36,000 with Fred Rimell the most successful trainer with four victories.

The Finesse Juvenile Hurdle is a Grade 2 hurdle run on trials day in January for horses aged four years old only, It is run on the New Course over a trip of about 2 miles and 1 furlong. 

The race is a trial for the Triumph Hurdle run a couple of months later.

The Cotswolds Chase is a Grade 2 chase run on trials day in January on the New Course over a distance of 3 miles 1 furlongs and 156 yards and is a trial for the Gold Cup in a couple of months time.

The International Hurdle is a Grade 2 hurdle run on trials day in January on the New Course over a distance of about 2 miles and 1 furlong.

The race is used as a trial for the Champion Hurdle in a couple of months’ time.

The Cleeve Hurdle is a Grade 2 hurdle race run on trials day in January on the New Course over a distance of about 3 miles.

The race is used as a trial for the Stayers Hurdle back here in a couple of months’ time.

The Classic Novices’ Hurdle is a grade 2 novice hurdle run on trials day in January on the New Course over a distance of 2 miles 4 furlongs and 56 yards.

The winner is likely to be seen contesting the Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle at the Festival in two months’ time.

The Sky Bet Novices’ Hurdle is a Grade 2 hurdle race run at the October meeting on the Old Course over a distance of 2m and 87 yards.

The winner is likely to win around £29,000.

The Hyde Novices’ Hurdle is a Grade 2 novice hurdle run in November on the Old Course over a distance of around 2 miles and 5 furlongs. 

The winner is likely to win around £29,000.