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2016: Cheltenham Festival Order of Running /Racing Timetable
Champion Day – Tuesday 15th March 2016 – Old Course
Time / Race / Distance / Prize Money
1.30pm | Sky Bet Supreme Novices’ Hurdle (Grade 1) | 2m ½f | £120,000 |
2.10pm | Racing Post Arkle Challenge Trophy Chase (Grade 1) | 2m | £150,000 |
2.50pm | Ultima Handicap Chase (Grade 3) | 3m 1f | £100,000 |
3.30pm | Stan James Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy (Grade 1) | 2m ½f | £400,000 |
4.10pm | OLBG Mares’ Hurdle (Grade 1) | 2m 4f | £100,000 |
4.50pm | 146th Year Of The National Hunt Chase (Novices) (amateurs) (Listed) | 4m | £100,000 |
5.30pm | Close Brothers Novices’ Handicap Chase (0-140) (Listed) | 2m 4½f | £65,000 |
Ladies Day – Wednesday 16th March 2016 – Old Course & Cross Country Course
1.30pm | Neptune Investment Management Novices’ Hurdle Race (Grade 1) | 2m 5f | £120,000 |
2.10pm | RSA Chase (Grade 1) | 3m ½f | £150,000 |
2.50pm | Coral Cup (Grade 3) | 2m 5f | £90,000 |
3.30pm | Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase (Grade 1) | 2m | £350,000 |
4.10pm | Glenfarclas Cross Country Steeple Chase | 3m 6f | £60,000 |
4.50pm | Fred Winter Juvenile Handicap Hurdle Race (Grade 3) | 2m ½f | £75,000 |
5.30pm | Weatherbys Champion Bumper (Grade 1) | 2m ½f | £70,000 |
St Patrick’s Thursday – Thursday 17th March 2016 – New Course
1.30pm | JLT Novices’ Chase (Grade 1) | 2m 4f | £130,000 |
2.10pm | Pertemps Network Final (Handicap Hurdle) (Listed) | 3m | £90,000 |
2.50pm | Ryanair Chase (Grade 1) | 2m 5f | £300,000 |
3.30pm | Ryanair World Hurdle (Grade 1) | 3m | £300,000 |
4.10pm | Brown Advisory & Merriebelle Stable Plate (Handicap Chase) (Grade 3) | 2m 5f | £100,000 |
4.50pm | Trull House Stud Mares Novices’ Hurdle (Grade 2) | 2m 1f | £75,000 |
5.30pm | Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup Handicap Chase (amateurs)(0–145) | 3m 2f | £65,000 |
Gold Cup Day – Friday 18th March 2016 – New Course
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* Guide to The Festival at Cheltenham 2016 – click here *
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