Cheltenham: Race schedule and where to watch

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Cheltenham: Race Schedule And Where To Watch
Handrails are cleaned ahead of day one of the Cheltenham Festival at Cheltenham Racecourse. Picture date: Tuesday March 16, 2021.
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James Cox

The Cheltenham Festival kicks off today and even though punters will be watching from their couches, rather than track side or in the pub, they won't want to miss a moment of the action.

Here's everything you need to know about the race schedules and where you can watch it.

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What channels can I watch Cheltenham on?

ITV and Virgin Media One will both be showing all the races.

Normally channels are restricted to five races per day, however without spectators, they will be showing six of the seven races from Tuesday to Friday.

Coverage starts at 1pm today running until 4.30pm.

Racing TV will also air all of the action from the Festival.

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Full race schedule

Tuesday March 16th
1.20 Sky Bet Supreme Novices’ Hurdle (Grade 1)
1.55 Sporting Life Arkle Challenge Trophy (Grade 1)
2.30 Ultima Handicap Chase
3.05 Unibet Champion Hurdle (Grade 1)
3.40 Close Brothers Mares’ Hurdle (Grade 1)
4.15 Boodles Juvenile Handicap Hurdle
4.50 National Hunt Challenge Cup Novices’ Chase

Wednesday March 17th
1.20 Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle (Grade 1)
1.55 Brown Advisory Novices’ Chase (Grade 1)
2.30 Coral Cup Handicap Hurdle
3.05 Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase (Grade 1)
3.40 Glenfarclas Chase (Crosscountry)
4.15 Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Challenge Cup Handicap Chase
4.50 Weatherbys Champion Bumper (Grade 1)

Thursday March 18th
1.20 Marsh Novices’ Chase (Grade 1)
1.55 Pertemps Network Final Handicap Hurdle
2.30 Ryanair Chase (Grade 1)
3.05 Paddy Power Stayers’ Hurdle (Grade 1)
3.40 Paddy Power Plate Handicap Chase
4.15 Parnell Properties Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle
4.50 Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup

Friday March 19th
1.20 JCB Triumph Hurdle (Grade 1)
1.55 McCoy Contractors County Handicap Hurdle
2.30 Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle (Grade 1)
3.05 WellChild Cheltenham Gold Cup (Grade 1)
3.40 St James’s Place Foxhunter Chase
4.15 Mrs Paddy Powers Mares’ Chase
4.50 Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle

 

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