Cheltenham punters have one major problem if they are betting on Cheltenham Festival | Racing | Sport - (2021)

Cheltenham 2019 starts on May 12 and ends on March 15 with the prestigious Gold Cup. Races start at 1.30pm every day and the last race will be held at 5.30pm. Thousands of fans will flock to Cheltenham for four days of betting and booze, eager to double their money by locking down the best odds.

But for those of you betting from the comfort of your own home, or office chair, you may find yourself in a bit of bother.

Coverage of Cheltenham Festival will be live on TV every day on ITV1.

But the broadcaster will only be showing the main races each day – not every race live as they happen.

The only place you can watch all the day’s events as they happen is Racing TV. 

ITV is yet to confirm the full schedule for the week but Express Sport will bring you all the details when released.

You can also watch the Cheltenham races on the ITV Hub.

The Champion Hurdle, the feature race of Day One at Cheltenham, will take place today at 3.30pm.

ITV1 coverage of Day One will begin at 1pm until 4.30pm.

Cheltenham 2019 latest odds (from Ladbrokes)

The powerful duo of Willie Mullins and Ruby Walsh are no strangers to taking millions out of the bookies’ satchels and Ladbrokes fear the same tomorrow. 

The bookmaker make it 10/1 that Mullins has four or more winners on the opening day of the festival, with Klassical Dream in the Supreme and Benie Des Dieux in the Mares Hurdle expected to cause the most damage. 

Nicola McGeady of Ladbrokes said: “Ruby Walsh and Willie Mullins are the ultimate dream team, and when the two team up, punters back them all the way. The pairing have the ability to make or break our week and this year will be no different.”

Cheltenham Festival 2019 races

Champion Day – Tuesday, March 12

1.30pm Sky Bet Supreme Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) 2m 87y £125,000

2.10pm Racing Post Arkle Novices' Chase (Grade1) 1m 7f 199y £175,000

2.50pm Ultima Handicap Steeple Chase (Grade 3) 3m 1f £110,000

3.30pm Unibet Champion Hurdle (Grade 1) 2m 87y £450,000

4.10pm OLBG Mares' Hurdle (Grade 1) 2m 3f 200y £120,000

4.50pm National Hunt Chase (Amateur Riders' Novices' Chase) (Grade 2) 3m 7f 147y £125,000

5.30pm Close Brothers Novices' Handicap Chase (Listed) 2m 4f 44y £70,000

Ladies Day – Wednesday, March 13

1.30pm Ballymore Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) 2m 5f £125,000

2.10pm RSA Insurance Novices' Chase (Grade 1) 3m 80y £175,000

2.50pm Coral Cup Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3) 2m 5f £100,000

3.30pm Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase (Grade 1) 1m 7f 99y £400,000

4.10pm Glenfarclas Cross Country Chase 3m 6f 37y £65,000 

4.50pm Boodles Juvenile Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3) 2m 87y £80,000

5.30pm Weatherbys Champion Bumper (Grade 1) 2m 87y £75,000

St Patrick's Thursday – Thursday, March 14

1.30pm JLT Novices' Chase (Grade 1) 2m 3f 166y £150,000

2.10pm Pertemps Network Final (Handicap Hurdle) (Grade 3) 2m 7f 213y £100,000

2.50pm Ryanair Chase (Grade 1) 2m 4f 127y £350,000

3.30pm Sun Racing Stayers Hurdle (Grade 1) 2m 7f 213y £325,000

4.10pm Brown Advisory & Merriebelle Stable Plate (Handicap Chase) (Grade 3) 2m 4f 166y £110,000

4.50pm Dawn Run Mares' Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2) 2m 179y £90,000

5.30pm Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Amateur Riders' Handicap Chase 3m 2f £70,000

Gold Cup Day – Friday, March 15

1.30pm JCB Triumph Hurdle (Grade 1) 2m 179y £125,000

2.10pm Randox Health County Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3) 2m 179y £100,000

2.50pm Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) 2m 7f 213y £125,000

3.30pm Magners Cheltenham Gold Cup (Grade 1) 3m 2f 70y £625,000

4.10pm St James's Place Foxhunter Chase 3m 2f 70y £45,000

4.50pm Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle (0-145) 2m 4f 56y £70,000

5.30pm Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Handicap Chase (Grade 3) 2m 62y £110,000