Cheltenham Festival Races 2011

Day One of the Cheltenham Festival starts with the Supreme Novices Hurdle, this 2 mile hurdle brings together the best new recruits to the game. Next is the Arkle and is for the new fencing recruits over 2 miles. The feature of day 1 follows as the Champion Hurdle take centre stage. The first of the handicap chase races is the fourth race on the card run over 3 miles. The Cross Country slog is next and this is now a feature of the festival. The final race on day 1 is the very competitive juvenile handicap hurdle run over 2 miles.

Day 2 of the Cheltenham Festival races and the Sun Alliance Hurdle and Chase are the first two races on the card and usually produce winners that go onto have good careers in the jumping game. The feature of day 2 is the Queen Mother Champion Chase and is the turn of the top speed chasers to strut their stuff. The Coral Cup is the fourth race on the card on day 2 and this is a very tough handicap for punters to solve. It does not get any easier for punters with the Kim Muir Chase over 3 miles. The final race on day 2 is the fast becoming one of the keenest betting heats the Champion Bumper and this always produces future stars.

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Day 3 starts with the Jewson Chase run just over two and half miles and is followed by the Ryanair chase both of these races are ultra competitive. The feature of day 3 is the Ladbroke World Hurdle and this is the championship race for the staying hurdlers. Race 4 on day 3 is the Mildmay of Fleet chase and is for experienced chasing handicappers. The next race is the National Hunt chase for amateur riders and this is a very difficult race to solve but good returns await successful punters. The final race on day 3 is the Pertemps Juvenile handicap hurdle and this is a very tough race for punters.

Day four starts with the Triumph Hurdle and this is usually won by a potential star. The Brit Insurance is next and is for the hurdlers looking to progress to the Ladbroke World Hurdle in future years. The feature of the whole meeting is next the Cheltenham Gold Cup and this is the race of the national hunt season for the top long distance chasers. The Foxhunters chase is next and some of the past stars are in evidence in this race. The Grand Annual is the penultimate race of the entire meeting run over just over 2 and half miles. The Cheltenham Festival finale is the county hurdle and as soon as this is finished everyone starts to look forward to the next festival in 12 months time.