Cheltenham Festival | Wednesday 17th March 2021 | Day 2 – Race Running Order & Times
Cheltenham Day two is known as Ladies Day. On the day there is four Grade One races and the day’s main race is the Queen Mother Champion Chase. The winner of this race in 2018 and 2019 was the fantastic Altior. The running order for the first day’s races is as follows;
Grade 1 | 10 Hurdles| 2m 5f on Old Course | 4 yo+ | Novices only | £125K
There are weight allowances for the Ballymore Novices Hurdle. 4yo at a weight of 10st 12lb and 5yo+ at a weight of 11st 7lb. Fillies and mares receive an allowance of 7lb in this race.
The winner in the 2020 Ballymore Novices Hurdle was Envoi Allen at odds of 4/7.
Grade 1 | 20 Fences | 3m on Old Course | 5 yo+ | Novices only | £175K
There are weight allowances for the Novices’ Chase. 5yo at a weight of 11st 2lb and 6yo+ at 11st 4lb. Mares receive an allowance of 7lb in this race.
The winner in the 2020 RSA Insurance Novices’ Chase was Champ at odds of 4/1.
Grade 3 | 10 Hurdles | 2m 5f on Old Course | 4 yo+ | £100K
The weights in the Coral Cup Handicap Hurdle will be different with each horse. This means there will be a variety of weights in the race in order to give all the horse an even chance.
The winner in the 2020 Coral Cup Handicap Hurdle was Dame De Compagnie at odds of 5/1.
Grade 1 | 13 Fences | 2m 1/2f on Old Course | 5 yo+ | £400K
There are weight allowances for the Queen Mother Champion Chase. 5yo at a weight of 11st 10lb. Mares receive an allowance of 7lb in this race.
The winner in the 2020 Queen Mother Champion Chase was Politologue at odds of 6/1.
Cross Country Chase | 32 Fences | 3m 6f on Cross Country Course | 5 yo+ | £65K
There are weight allowances for the Glenfarclas Chase. 5yo at a weight of 11st 4lb. Mares receive an allowance of 7lb.
The winner in the 2020 Glenfarclas Chase was Easysland at odds of 3/1.
Grade 3 | 14 Fences | 2m 1/2f on Old Course | 5+ yo | £110K
This is a handicap race so each horse is weighted to give all runners an equal chance.
The winner in the 2020 Johnny Henderson Grand Annual was Chosen Mate at odds of 7/2F.
Grade 1 | 2m 1/2f on Old Course | 4-6 yo | Flate Race | £75K
There are weight allowances for the Champion Bumper. 4yo at a weight of 10st 11lb and 5-6yo+ at a weight of 11st 5lb. Fillies and mares receive an allowance of 7lb in this race.
The winner in the 2020 Champion Bumper was Ferny Hollow at odds of 11/1.
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