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2017 Cheltenham Festival Dates

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Tickets for The Festival™, which takes place next year from Tuesday 14th to Friday 17th March 2017* go on sale on Monday 21st March 2016 at 3pm.


Gold Cup on St Patricks Day :very_drunk:
 
Thanks to Istabraq

Confirmed schedule:

Tuesday 14 March 2017 – Champion Day

13:30 The SkyBET Supreme Novices’ Hurdle (Grade 1) (4yo+, 2m 110y)
14:10 The Racing Post Arkle Challenge Trophy Chase (Grade 1) (5yo+, 2m)
14:50 The Ultima Business Solutions Handicap Chase (Grade 3) (5yo+, 3m 110y)
15:30 The Stan James Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy (Grade 1) (4yo+, Class 1, 2m 110y)
16:10 The OLBG Mares’ Hurdle Race (Registered As The David Nicholson Mares’ Hurdle) (Grade 2) (4yo+, 2m 4f)
16:50 The Toby Balding National Hunt Chase (Listed Amateur Riders’ Novices’ Chase) (5yo+, 4m)
17:30 The Close Brothers Novices’ Handicap Chase (0-140) (5yo+, 2m 4f 110y)

Wednesday 15 March 2017 – Ladies Day

13:30 The Neptune Investment Management Novices’ Hurdle (Registered As The Baring Bingham Novices’ Hurdle) (Grade 1) (4yo+, 2m 5f)
14:10 The RSA Steeple Chase (Novices’ Grade 1) (5yo+, 3m 110y)
14:50 The Coral Cup Hurdle (Grade 3 Handicap Hurdle) (4yo+, 2m 5f)
15:30 The Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase (Grade 1) (5yo+, 2m)
16:10 The Glenfarclas Handicap Chase (Cross Country Chase) (5yo+, 3m 7f)
16:50 The Fred Winter Juvenile Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3) (4yo, 2m 110y)
17:30 The Weatherbys Champion Bumper (Grade 1 Standard Open NH Flat Race) (4-6yo, 2m 110y)

Thursday 16 March – St Patrick’s Thursday

13:30 The JLT Novices’ Chase (Registered As The Golden Miller Novices’ Chase) (Grade 1) (5yo+, 2m 4f)
14:10 The Pertemps Network Final (Listed Handicap Hurdle) (5yo+, 3m)
14:50 The Ryanair Chase (Registered As The Festival Trophy Chase) (Grade 1) (5yo+, 2m 5f)
15:30 The Ryanair World Hurdle (Grade 1) (4yo+, 3m)
16:10 The Brown Advisory & Merriebelle Stable Plate (Grade 3 Handicap Chase) (5yo+, 2m 4f)
16.50 The Trull House Stud Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle (Grade 2) (2 miles 1f)
17:30 The Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup Handicap Chase (Amateur Riders) (5yo+, 3m 1f 110y)

Friday 17 March – Gold Cup Day

13:30 The JCB Triumph Hurdle (Juvenile Grade 1) (4yo, 2m 1f)
14:10 The Vincent O’Brien County Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3) (5yo+, 2m 1f)
14:50 The Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle (Registered As The Spa Novices’ Hurdle) (Grade 1) (4yo+, 3m)
15:30 The Timico Cheltenham Gold Cup (Grade 1) (5yo+, 3m 2f 110y)
16:10 The St James’ Place Foxhunter Chase Challenge Cup (5yo+, 3m 2f 110y)
16:50 The Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle (4yo+, 2m 4f 110y)
17:30 The Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Handicap Chase (Grade 3 Handicap) (5yo+, 2m 110y)
 
OV can you pin to top and link to threads for each race please :encouragement:
 
Worth noting the early price concessions end 22 October, anyone looking to go should buy tickets by this date...