Champion Day
The famous roar as the tapes rise for the first race on Tuesday signals the moment when the 12 month wait is over and racing’s favourite fixture is back.
The first day of The Festival features the most important hurdle race of the season, the Stan James Champion Hurdle, won in 2016 by the wonder mare Annie Power.
Ladies Day
The story of the ‘Comeback King’; Sprinter Sacre is not any normal horse and the horse known as the ‘Black Airplane’
He won the 2016 renewal of the Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase in the most emphatic fashion to mark himself as one of the all-time greats with a scintillating second win in the Champion Chase.
St Patricks Day
Celebrate St Patrick’s Day on the third day of The Festival.
In 2016 Thistlecrack justified banker status as he bounded away from Irish challenger Alpha Des Obeaux to take the Ryanair World Hurdle.
He won it in breath-taking fashion and confirmed his total domination of the staying hurdle division.
Gold Cup Day
The 2016 Cheltenham Timico Gold Cup was won is style by the Gordon Elliott trained 9/4f Don Cossack ridden by Bryan Cooper.
Pushed into the lead as they approached the last he powered up the hill to win by 4 ½ lengths ahead of the gallant Djakadam and Don Poli, a further 10 lengths behind.