Thousands more fans will descend on Prestbury Park for the third day of the 2025 Cheltenham Festival with the Ryanair Chase and Stayers' Hurdle the two big races on Thursday

CHELTENHAM FESTIVAL is rolling on at speed as we head into a stunning St Patrick’s Thursday! And it’s a big day in store for Sir Alex Ferguson – who has a whopping FOUR horses in

The Cheltenham Festival starts on Tuesday, 11 March and concludes on Friday, 14 March. Fans will be glued to 28 races over four days, with seven races per day, including 13 races run over fences across the week, 13 over hurdles plus a bumper (flat race) and a cross-country chase.

The Cheltenham Festival rolls on into its third day on Thursday after two spellbinding days of action on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Seven jockeys have been hit with suspensions after a spate of false starts disrupted the second day of the Cheltenham Festival. Among the seven was Keith Donoghue, who was given a one-day ban for misconduct at the start of the Glenfarclas Cross Country Chase – a race he ended up winning by seven lengths on Stumptown.

The opening day of the Cheltenham Festival delivered plenty of thrills and spills, setting the stage for an action-packed week of racing. The prestigious four-day event is one of the biggest events in the horse racing calendar,