Cheltenham Festival 2022: Tickets, dates and everything you need to know for this year's races

The much-loved Cheltenham Festival is back in March. There will be 28 races in total, featuring the very best jockeys and trainers from Britain and Ireland. Last year's meeting was held behind closed doors due to Covid.

Cheltenham Festival 2022 is from Tuesday, March 15 to Friday, 18th. Day one kicks off the festival with four Grade 1 races. The Champion Hurdle is the first race on Wednesday. Thursday is centred around the Stayers’ HURdle and Ryanair Chase. Friday's race is headlined by the Cheltenha Gold Cup at 3.30pm.

Cheltenham is the pinnacle of the jump race calendar. It attracts 250,000 spectators across the four days and 60,00 per day. The meeting is also massive for bookmakers.

The Jockey Club owns 15 of Britain's most famous racecourses. Tickets for the first three days start at £40-£45. The cheapest tickets are in the Club Enclosure for £215. Public car park at Cheltenham Racecourse costs £20 for a day.

There is no official dress code for Cheltenham, but smart clothing is what race-goers prefer.

Cheltenham Festival is on all four days. The majority of the races will be shown on ITV1. Racing TV will show the entire card for subscribers.

Cheltenham Festival is taking place on Saturday, July 25th. The Supreme Novices’ Hurdle starts at 1.30 pm and the Ultima Handicap Chase at 2.50 pm. Champion Hursle is at 3. 30 pm, Mares' Huts at 4.10 pm (not on ITV) and National Hunt Novice's Chase is 5.20 pm not on TV.

Cheltenham Festival is taking place this weekend. Ballymore Novices' Hurdle is at 1.30 pm, Brown Advisory Novice's Chase is 2.10 pm and Coral Cup is around 2:50 pm. Champion Chase and Cross Country Chase are at 3:30 and 4:10pm respectively. Grand Annual Handicap Chase takes place at 4.50pm and Champion Bumper at 5:00 pm (not on ITV).

Cheltenham Festival is taking place on Sunday, July 30th. Turners Novices' Chase is at 1.30 pm. Pertemps Final Handicap Hurdle is 2.10 pm, Ryanair Chase 2:50 pm and Stayers' HURT 3:30pm. Mares' Novice HURLLE is 4:10pm and Kim Muir Challenge Cup 5:00 pm (not on ITV).

Cheltenham Festival is taking place on Saturday, July 25th. Triumph Hurdle is at 1.30 pm. County HURDLE is 2.10 pm, Albert Bartlett Novices' HURLLE 2:50 pm Gold Cup 3:30pm, Festival Hunters' Chase 4:10 PM, Mares' Chase 4.50 PM and Martin Pipe Handicap HURRICAP HOUR 5:00 PM.