Cheltenham Festival 2026 News

Thu 5th Mar 2026

‘Very hard to beat’ - Champion Chase favourite Majborough will face up to 12 rivals

The second day of the Cheltenham Festival is set to be a cracker and the confirmations have been announced for Wednesday’s action. There are seven races in total, four of which are Grade 1s and we have a lot of talking points to discuss at the five-day stage.

1.56PM

Cheltenham Festival: Day two confirmations

1.01PM

Mighty Park taking Supreme route at Cheltenham

2.08PM

Sean O'Keeffe gives his each-way banker and win double for Cheltenham

1.35PM

All systems go for Majborough in Champion Chase

12.38PM

Setback rules Idaho Sun out of Cheltenham

11.54AM

‘Decisive speed advantage’ - Irish Bankers for the Cheltenham Festival

10.09AM

Envoi Allen ready for Cheltenham Gold Cup swansong

9.49AM

Jazzy Matty on course for Grand Annual defence

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Wed 4th Mar 2026

‘Absolutely rapid’ - Any other interesting confirmations/omissions for Cheltenham

The Cheltenham Festival is just days away and now that the confirmations have been made for Day 1, racing fans’ collective excitement will be reaching new levels.

6.38PM

'The money has come for the five-year-old' - Champion Hurdle confirmations

1.32PM

Elliott and connections to make late call on Romeo Coolio target

2.56PM

'Battalion of superstars' - Which trainers are bullish ahead of Cheltenham?

2.35PM

Cheltenham Festival 2026: What are the best multiple bets to place?

2.34PM

Feet Of A Dancer with Paul Nolan and groom Jennifer French

Nolan planning strong Cheltenham Festival challenge

1.33PM

The New Lion tops nine hunting Champion Hurdle crown

12.52PM

The Reverend ruled out of Cheltenham

10.05AM

Tue 3rd Mar 2026

‘He’s been riding like a man possessed’ - Interesting Irish stories ahead at Cheltenham

The Cheltenham Festival is just a week away now and the racing community’s collective excitement levels are approaching fever pitch. Ireland has absolutely dominated Britain at the Festival in recent years and that’s not expected to change anytime soon.

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