The Cheltenham Festival

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The Cheltenham Festival 2022 

Four extraordinary days of racing featuring 14 Grade One races across four seven-racecards as the best horses, trainers and jockeys go head to head. Each of the 28 races offers something to savour. The Jockey Club team look forward to enjoying the action with you in 2022.

Be a part of the best Jump racing in Britain, the four-day Jump racing festival, which includes Gold Cup Day, will take place from Tuesday 15 – Friday 18 March 2022. Tickets are now on sale from £40 for the Best Mate Enclosure, from £55 for Tattersalls Enclosure and from £80 for the Club Enclosure. 

FOUR DAYS OF EXTRAORDINARY...

Day One, Champion Day featuring The Unibet Champion Hurdle: The Festival roar is moments away. 

Day Two, Ladies Day featuring The Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase: The Queen Mother of all racedays

Day Three, St Patricks Thursday featuring The Ryanair Chase and the Paddy Power Stayers' Hurdle: Part of England, forever Ireland

Day Four, Gold Cup Day featuring The Cheltenham Gold Cup: Witness the creation of a legend. 

INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT THE CHELTENHAM FESTIVAL 

History was made in the 2020 Cheltenham Gold Cup, when 68,000 racegoers roared home Al Boum Photo in the 3.30pm feature race for the second consecutive year ridden by Paul Townend and owned by Willie Mullins.

Al Boum Photo became the first back-to-back winner of the £625,000 G1 Cheltenham Gold Cup since Best Mate (2002, 2003 & 2004).