Cheltenham Race Course
Address:
Cheltenham
Racecourse
Prestbury Park
Cheltenham
Gloucestershire
GL50 4SH
Tel: 01242 513014
Fax: 01242 224227
Website: Cheltenham
Email: cheltenham@jockeyclubracecourses.com
Course Details
Left-handed oval national hunt course with the last 4 furlongs uphill all the way. Fences are generally fair but the open ditches are wider than usual.
Cheltenham Festival 2008
Tuesday 11th March
- Anglo Irish Bank Supreme Novices' Hurdle - Grade 1 race for 4 year old and above novices hurdlers, run over 2 miles 110 yards
- Irish Independent Arkle Trophy - Grade 1 race for 5 year old and above novice chasers, run over 2 miles
- Smurfit Kappa Champion Hurdle - Grade 1 race for 4 year old and above horses, run over 2 miles 110 yards
- William Hill Trophy Handicap Chase - Grade 3 handicap chase, run over 3 miles 110 yards
- Cross Country Handicap Chase - Handicap race run on a cross country course over 3 miles 7 furlongs, jumping a combination of natural and man made obstacles, which include hedges, ditches, banks, water obstacles and timber rails
- Fred Winter Juvenile Novices' Handicap Hurdle - Class 1 listed National Hunt handicap race, for novice hurdlers, run over 2 miles 110 yards
Wednesday 12th March - Abandoned
Thursday 13th March
- National Hunt Chase Challenge Cup - Class 2 National Hunt novice chase for amateur riders, run over 4 miles and 1 furlong
- Royal & SunAlliance Chase - Grade 1 race for 5 year old and above novice chasers, run over 3 miles 110 yards
- Jewson Novices' Handicap Chase - Class 1 listed National Hunt race for novice chasers, run over 2 miles and 5 furlongs
- Seasons Holidays Queen Mother Champion Chase - Grade 1 National Hunt chase for 5 year old and above horses, run over 2 miles
- Ryanair Chase (The Festival Trophy) - Grade 2 National Hunt chase for 5 year old and above horses, run over 2 miles 5 furlongs
- Ladbrokes World Hurdle - Grade 1 National Hunt hurdle race for 4 year old and above horses, run over 3 miles
- Racing Post Plate Handicap Chase - Grade 3 National Hunt handicap chase for horses aged 5 years old and upwards, run over 2 miles and 5 furlongs
- Pertemps Final Handicap Hurdle - class 1 listed National Hunt handicap hurdle for horses aged 5 year old and upwards,run over 3 miles
- Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup Handicap Chase - class 2 National Hunt handicap chase for Amateur riders, run over 3 miles 110 yards
- Weatherbys Champion Bumper - Grade 1 National Hunt flat race for 4 to 6 year old horses, run over 2 miles 110 yards
Friday 14th March
- David Nicholson Mares Only Hurdle - Grade 2 race run over a distance of 2 miles, 4½ furlongs
- Ballymore Properties Novices' Hurdle - Grade 1 National Hunt event for 4 year old and above novice hurdlers, run over 2 miles 5 furlongs
- Coral Cup Handicap Hurdle - Grade 3 handicap hurdle for horses aged 5 years old and upwards, run over 2 miles and 5 furlongs
- JCB Triumph Hurdle - Grade 1 National Hunt hurdle for 4 year old novices, run over 2 miles 1 furlong
- Albert Bartlett Spa Novices' Hurdle - Grade 2 National Hunt hurdle for 4 year old and above novices, run over 3 miles
- totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup - Grade 1 National Hunt chase for 5 year old and above horses, run over 3 miles 2½ furlongs
- Christie's Foxhunter Chase Challenge Cup - Class 2 National Hunt chase for horses aged 5 year old and upwards, run over 3 miles 2 furlongs and 110 yards
- Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Handicap Chase - Grade 3 National Hunt chase, run over 2 miles and 110 yards
- Vincent O'Brien County Hurdle - Grade 3 National Hunt handicap hurdle, run over 2 miles and 1 furlong
Going Racing at Cheltenham Racecourse
By Car:
The course is a mile from Cheltenham town centre. Take the A40 or M5
to Cheltenham and follow the AA signs to the course.
By Train:
Cheltenham Spa station links with a bus service direct to the racecourse.