Cheltenham tips & analysis
The home of jump racing and the Cheltenham Festival — a stiff, undulating track that rewards stamina and class.
Today at Cheltenham
Cheltenham course guide
Cheltenham is the sport's ultimate test over jumps: a left-handed, undulating park course with a long, punishing run to the line that climbs all the way to the post. There are two chase and hurdle circuits — the Old Course and the New Course — and the stiff finish means stamina is at a premium. Horses that travel and jump within themselves, then stay on strongly up the hill, are the ones that win here; flashy front-runners often stop as the ground rises.
Because the emphasis is on class and staying power rather than track quirks, the draw and running style matter far less than at sharper courses — this is a track for good horses, run on their merits. Ground is central: it can ride genuinely soft in winter, and proven form on testing going is a strong pointer. The Festival in March is the highlight of the National Hunt season, and Festival form — even from beaten horses — reads well year after year.
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