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Cheltenham Festival 2027 — Odds, Facts & Betting Guide
16–19 March 2027 · Cheltenham Racecourse, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom
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The Cheltenham Festival is the pinnacle of jump racing: four days in March when the best horses from Britain and Ireland meet at Prestbury Park with championship titles on the line. The 2027 Festival runs from Tuesday 16 to Friday 19 March, building through the Champion Hurdle and Champion Chase to Friday's Gold Cup.
No race meeting in Britain generates more betting interest. Ante-post markets run all winter, the Irish-trained dominance of recent Festivals is a genuine betting angle in itself, and the famous Cheltenham roar before the opening race is bookmaking's biggest week of the year.
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Cheltenham Festival: fast facts
- The Festival stages 28 races across four days, each with its own championship feel.
- The Cheltenham Gold Cup, first run as a jumps race in 1924, is the most prestigious prize in National Hunt racing.
- Each day opens with the Cheltenham roar — the crowd's eruption as the tape goes up for the first race.
- Irish-trained horses have dominated recent Festivals, with trainer Willie Mullins repeatedly leading the meeting.
- Champion Hurdle day opens the meeting on Tuesday; the Queen Mother Champion Chase headlines Wednesday; the Stayers' Hurdle Thursday; the Gold Cup closes Friday.
- Golden Miller won five consecutive Gold Cups in the 1930s — a record never matched.
Past winners
| Year | Winner | Key detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Inothewayurthinkin | Gold Cup — denied Galopin Des Champs a third straight win |
| 2024 | Galopin Des Champs | Gold Cup — back-to-back for Willie Mullins |
| 2023 | Galopin Des Champs | Gold Cup — first of his wins |
| 2022 | A Plus Tard | Gold Cup — won by 15 lengths under Rachael Blackmore |
| 2021 | Minella Indo | Gold Cup — Henry de Bromhead one-two |
| 2020 | Al Boum Photo | Gold Cup — back-to-back for Mullins |
| 2019 | Al Boum Photo | Gold Cup — Mullins' first Gold Cup after years of near misses |
| 2018 | Native River | Gold Cup — front-running duel with Might Bite |
| 2017 | Sizing John | Gold Cup — completed a unique treble of Gold Cups that season |
| 2016 | Don Cossack | Gold Cup — Gordon Elliott's first |
How to bet on Cheltenham Festival
Cheltenham betting starts months early. Ante-post markets on the championship races run all winter, offering bigger odds at the price of losing your stake if the horse doesn't line up — which is why the arrival of non-runner-no-bet offers in February is a key date for serious Festival punters.
During the meeting itself, win and each-way betting dominates. The handicaps carry fields of 20+ where each-way with extra places is the sensible structure; the championship races are smaller and more about finding the right side of the British-Irish form lines.
Four days and 28 races is a marathon. The classic mistake is staking heavily on day one and chasing by Friday. Set a budget for the whole week before the Tuesday roar, keep stakes level, and remember that even the best judges have losing Festivals.
Popular markets
- Win and each-way
- Ante-post (winter markets)
- Non-runner-no-bet offers
- Placepot
- Top trainer / top jockey of the Festival
- Match bets between horses
Cheltenham Festival 2027: your questions answered
When is the Cheltenham Festival 2027?
The 2027 Cheltenham Festival runs from Tuesday 16 March to Friday 19 March at Cheltenham Racecourse.
What day is the Cheltenham Gold Cup 2027?
The Gold Cup is run on Friday 19 March 2027, the final day of the Festival.
What are the feature races each day at Cheltenham?
Tuesday: Champion Hurdle. Wednesday: Queen Mother Champion Chase. Thursday: Stayers' Hurdle. Friday: Cheltenham Gold Cup.
What does non-runner-no-bet mean?
It means your stake is refunded if your horse doesn't run. It removes the main risk of ante-post betting, and bookmakers typically introduce it on Festival races in the weeks before the meeting.
How many races are at the Cheltenham Festival?
28 races are staged across the four days, including championship races, novice contests and fiercely competitive handicaps.