19 hours Ago By Tony Mogan
Cheltenham is underway today (Picture: Michael Steele/Getty Images)The Cheltenham Festival 2025 is underway this afternoon with a stacked first day of action in store on Champion Day.Seven races will take place starting with the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle, renamed in the memory of the late Michael O’Sullivan.The talented young rider tragically died aged 24 in February as a result of injuries suffered in a fall at Thurles racecourse.
O’Sullivan won the same race aboard Marine Nationale in 2023 and it will mark a sombre moment on opening race day in tribute to the Irishman.Six other races will follow across the afternoon.Here is your full guide to day one at Cheltenham Festival with the race card, latest odds and betting tips.
Cheltenham Festival Day 1 race card and oddsSeven races take place today with your full race list and odds provided below.Cheltenham Day 1: Every runner and riderMichael O’Sullivan Supreme Novices’ HurdleKopek Des Bordes: 5/6Romeo Coolio: 5/1Salvator Mundi: 7/1Workahead: 11/1William Munny: 12/1Irancy: 14/1Tripoli Flyer: 20/1Kiss Will: 20/1Karbau: 20/1Funiculi Funicula: 25/1Sky Lord: 33/1Kappa Jy Pyke: 33/1Karniquet: 40/1Inn At The Park: 150/1Tutti Qanti: 150/1Forty Coals: 150/1Whinney Hill: 150/1My Pension Expert Arkle Novices’ Chase 2mMajborough: 8/13L’Eau du Sud: 9/2Jango Baie: 8/1Only By Night: 14/1Touch Me Not: 16/1Ballyburn: 18/1Firefox: 20/1Kalif Du Berlais: 50/1Jordans: 66/1Ultima Handicap Chase 3m 1fThe Changing Man: 8/1Broadway Boy: 8/1Katate Dori: 9/1Crebilly: 10/1Whistle Stop Tour: 11/1Masaccio: 12/1Henry’s Friend: 12/1Malina Girl: 14/1King Turgeon: 16/1Sequestered: 14/1Trelawne: 16/1Famous Bridge: 16/1The Short Go: 20/1Victtorino: 20/1Myretown: 20/1Search For Glory: 20/1The Short Go: 20/1Happygolucky: 25/1Ga Law: 25/1Stay Away Fay: 33/1Conflated: 33/1Grandeur d’Ame: 33/1La Malmason: 33/1Richmond Lake: 33/1Zanahiyr: 33/1Guard Your Dreams: 40/1Iris Emery: 40/1Straw Fan Jack: 40/1Farouk d’Alene: 50/1Frero Banbou: 50/1Pats Fancy: 50/1Gelino Bello: 66/1Close Brothers Mares’ Hurdle Race 2m 4fLossiemouth: 4/7Jade De Grugy: 2/1July Flower: 4/1Golden Ace: 5/1Joyeuse: 6/1Kargese: 8/1Kala Conti: 10/1Take No Chances: 10/1Jetara: 14/1Dysart Enos: 20/1Queens Gamble: 25/1Gala Marceau: 33/1Nurse Susan: 40/1Casa No Mento: 66/1Wyenot: 66/1Unibet Champion Hurdle 2mConstitution Hill: 4/6Brighterdaysahead: 15/8Lossiemouth: 5/1State Man: 8/1Burdett Road: 33/1Golden Ace: 40/1Winter Frog: 80/1King of Kingsfield: 100/1Fred Winter Juvenile Handicap Hurdle 2mStencil: 5/1Total Look: 11/2Beyond Your Dreams: 7/1Willy de Houelle: 8/1Murcia: 8/1Lady Vega Allen: 8/1Puturhandstogether: 10/1Hot Fuss: 12/1Wendrock: 16/1Out For A Stroll: 16/1Liam Swagger: 16/1Sony Bill: 20/1Quantock Hills: 20/1Teriferma: 20/1Turn and Finish: 20/1Holy See: 20/1Lukers Tipple: 20/1March DAligre: 25/1Torrent: 25/1Slurricane: 25/1Solar Drive: 25/1Last Kingdom: 33/1Lavender Hill Mob: 33/1Robbies Rock: 33/1Ephesus: 33/1Mister Cessna: 33/1Static: 40/1Kool One: 40/1Action Plan: 50/1Chortal: 50/1Lakota Blue: 50/1Moutarde: 50/1Ocean Conquest: 50/1Galactic Charm: 66/1Continuance: 66/1Butter Fingers: 100/1Space Warrior: 100/1State of Guiting: 100/1Princess Royal National Hunt Novices’ Chase 3m 6fNow Is The Hour: 7/2Haiti Couleurs: 4/1Transmission: 9/2Captain Cody: 6/1Sa Majeste: 10/1Will Do: 10/1Resplendent Grey: 12/1Gericault Roque: 12/1Pic Roc: 12/1Aworkinprogress: 14/1Katate Dori: 16/1Stuzzikini: 16/1Hasthing: 16/1Midnight Our Fred: 16/1Herakles Westwood: 20/1Latnightrumble: 20/1Tanganyika: 20/1Eyed: 25/1Kyntara: 25/1In d’Or: 33/1Klarc Kent: 33/1Caesar Rock: 40/1Duffle Coat: 40/1Jupiter Allen: 40/1No Time to Wait: 40/1Zertakt: 66/1Rock My Way: 66/1Jasmin de Cotte: 66/1One More Stroke: 80/1All odds subject to changeState Man won the Champion Hurdle on the opening day last year (Picture: via Getty Images)Cheltenham Festival Day 1 TV schedule and resultsITV1 and ITVX will have live coverage from the opening day with their broadcast beginning at 12:45pm.Racing TV will provide the final two races of the day.
Tuesday 11 March - Champion Day13:20: Michael O’Sullivan Supreme Novices’ Hurdle 2m [ITV1]14:00: My Pension Expert Arkle Novices’ Chase 2m [ITV1]14:40: Ultima Handicap Chase 3m 1f [ITV1]15:20: Close Brothers Mares’ Hurdle Race 2m 4f [ITV1]16:00: Unibet Champion Hurdle 2m [ITV1]16:40: Fred Winter Juvenile Handicap Hurdle 2m [Racing TV]17:20: Princess Royal National Hunt Novices’ Chase 3m 6f [Racing TV]Lossiemouth won the Mares’ Hurdle last year (Picture: Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)Cheltenham Festival Day 1 betting tipsSpeaking to Paddy Power, racing legend Ruby Walsh has named his two tips for the first day of action.Brighterdaysahead: 15/8 (Champion Hurdle)‘She blew me away in Leopardstown – I was watching it thinking, you’re going too fast, you’re going too fast, you’re going too fast the whole way, and all of a sudden, they were going too fast for the pacemaker, he falls in a hole going to the third last, King Of Kingsfield, the next minute the mare picks up, heads on to the second last and away with her off the bend again. It’s the one hurdle performance this year that you went ‘Jesus.
’Beyond Your Dreams: 6/1 (Fred Winter)‘I’ll have to go for a price so I’ll go for Beyond Your Dreams [in the Fred Winter]. I think the obvious ones early in the card – Kopek Des Bordes [Supreme], Majborough [Arkle] but look if you’re going for something at some bit of a price.’.
