Cheltenham 2018 festival: Tips, races, runners, results, winners, weather, race card, horse racing betting odds and more
heltenham Racecourse will open its gates to more than 250,000 people across four days as the first major National Hunt festival of the year takes place.
Record prize money of more than £4.6 million will be on offer, while punters are expected to withdraw more than £2million from the Racecourse's cashpoints as they attempt to get in on the action.
Sizing John will not defend his crown in the Gold Cup on Friday after a "hairline non-displaced fracture of his pelvis" dashed plans.
Trainer Jessica Harrington is still set to be represented in the Gold Cup through Our Duke, but Might Bite is the 11/4 favourite.
Scroll down for Standard Sport's comprehensive preview of the festival...
Date, time and venue
The Cheltenham races begin on Tuesday, March 13 and will run until Friday, March 16.
The festival is staged at Cheltenham Racecourse and will include seven races per day - 28 in total, with one major event - or Championship race - per day.
Friday's Gold Cup is the blue riband race and will run at 3.30pm on the final day. For individual race times check out the full schedule below.
Tips
Weather
Conditions at Cheltenham were soft, heavy in places on the two main tracks on Tuesday evening.
The next significant rain is due overnight on Wednesday.
Clerk of the course Simon Claisse said: "There could be quite a bit of rain Wednesday night into Thursday, but we have got a lot of fresh ground on the New Course, so I think we'll be in good shape come the end of the week too."
Schedule
Feature race at 3.30pm each day
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Results
Tuesday
Tickets
Cheltenham Festival tickets are still available across each and range from £40 to £815 for hospitality packages. .
Is it on TV?
All four days of the Cheltenham Festival will be shown live on ITV.
Coverage starts at 1pm on Tuesday March 13.
- Might Bite 11/4
- Native River 9/2
- Our Duke 13/2
- Killultagh Vic 9
- Road To Respect 8
- Definitly Red 14
- Total Recall 16
- Minella Rocco 20
- Edwulf 16
- Djakadam 20
- Anibale Fly 25
- Bachasson 33
- Outlander 25
- Cue Card 33
- Blaklion 33
- Double Shuffle 40
- Valseur Lido 50
- Balko Des Flos 33
- Sub Lieutenant 50
- Tea For Two 50
- The Last Samuri 66
- Saphir Du Rheu 66
- Mala Beach 66
- Shantou Flyer 100
- Tenor Nivernais 125
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