Cheltenham Festival 2026 Day 1

The best four days in the British racing calendar, the Cheltenham Festival, begins on Tuesday 10th March until Friday 13th March 2026. We will have Cheltenham Tips for every one of the twenty-eight races, with full runner by runner previews as well as the best Cheltenham Free Bets being offered by the bookmakers.

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Day 1

The day that every jumps racing fan has been waiting for all year – Day 1 of the Cheltenham Festival 2026! See all our Cheltenham Day 1 tips, races, accumulators for Tuesday’s action below.

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13:20

Skybet Supreme Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race)

No.(Draw)

Runner

Best Odds

Ambiente Friendly

T: James Owen

Distance Winner - Won before at this distance

Form: 4164

Age: 5

Weight: 11-7

OR: 118

Days: 43

Ballyfad

T: Gordon Elliott

3 x Distance Winner - Won 3 times before at this distance

Form: 1112

Age: 5

Weight: 11-7

OR: -

Days: 37

Baron Noir

T: Alan King

3 x Distance Winner - Won 3 times before at this distance

Form: 3-1211

Age: 6

Weight: 11-7

OR: 126

Days: 59

Blake

T: Noel Meade

Distance Winner - Won before at this distance

Form: 2-125

Age: 5

Weight: 11-7

OR: -

Days: 37

Blues Singer

T: Alan King

Distance Winner - Won before at this distance

Form: /204-3

Age: 6

Weight: 11-7

OR: 115

Days: 71

w²

Caballero Cliff

T: Robert Stephens

w²

Wind Op - Second run after wind operation

Form: 44-651

Age: 5

Weight: 11-7

OR: -

Days: 24

Double Measure

T: Dan Skelton

2 x Distance Winner - Won 2 times before at this distance

Form: 1-241

Age: 5

Weight: 11-7

OR: 125

Days: 47

Eachtotheirown

T: Barry Connell

2 x Distance Winner - Won 2 times before at this distance

Form: 22-151

Age: 7

Weight: 11-7

OR: -

Days: 51

El Cairos

T: Gordon Elliott

2 x Distance Winner - Won 2 times before at this distance

Form: 15-2F1

Age: 6

Weight: 11-7

OR: -

Days: 40

Free Spirit

T: W P Mullins

Distance Winner - Won before at this distance

Form: 2-13

Age: 5

Weight: 11-7

OR: -

Days: 58

Glance At Midnight

T: Andrew J Martin

2 x Distance Winner - Won 2 times before at this distance

Form: 1-1252

Age: 6

Weight: 11-7

OR: 127

Days: 33

Hamlet's Night

T: James Owen

2 x Distance Winner - Won 2 times before at this distance

Form: 21122

Age: 5

Weight: 11-7

OR: 134

Days: 122

He's On Fire

T: W P Mullins

Form: 4621

Age: 5

Weight: 11-7

OR: -

Days: 22

Heads Up

T: John C McConnell

3 x Distance Winner - Won 3 times before at this distance

Form: 2-1251

Age: 6

Weight: 11-7

OR: -

Days: 23

Idaho Sun

T: Harry Fry

4 x Distance Winner - Won 4 times before at this distance

Form: 16-111

Age: 6

Weight: 11-7

OR: 141

Days: 74

It's Tim

T: Maurice Andrew Ahern

Form:

Age: 5

Weight: 11-7

OR: -

Days: -

King Rasko Grey

T: W P Mullins

Distance Winner - Won before at this distance

Form: 4-213

Age: 6

Weight: 11-7

OR: -

Days: 37

Klub De Reve

T: Harry Derham

Distance Winner - Won before at this distance

Form: 73-421

Age: 6

Weight: 11-7

OR: 127

Days: 74

Koktail Brut

T: Gordon Elliott

3 x Distance Winner - Won 3 times before at this distance

Form: -51174

Age: 6

Weight: 11-7

OR: -

Days: 37

Laurets d'Estruval

T: W P Mullins

Distance Winner - Won before at this distance

Form: 2-21

Age: 5

Weight: 11-7

OR: -

Days: 33

Leader d'Allier

T: W P Mullins

Distance Winner - Won before at this distance

Form: -11121

Age: 5

Weight: 11-7

OR: -

Days: 43

Le Beau Madrik

T: Dan Skelton

Distance Winner - Won before at this distance

Form: 2-211

Age: 5

Weight: 11-7

OR: -

Days: 42

Le Divin Enfant

T: W P Mullins

Distance Winner - Won before at this distance

Form: 44-146

Age: 5

Weight: 11-7

OR: -

Days: 37

Makinbecon

T: John & Rhys Flint

Form: 4

Age: 6

Weight: 11-7

OR: -

Days: 18

Mighty Park

T: W P Mullins

Distance Winner - Won before at this distance

Form: 1

Age: 5

Weight: 11-7

OR: -

Days: 54

Mossy Fen Road

T: Harry Derham

3 x Distance Winner - Won 3 times before at this distance

Beaten Favourite - Losing favourite last time out

Form: 19-112

Age: 6

Weight: 11-7

OR: 137

Days: 37

Mydaddypaddy

T: Dan Skelton

3 x Distance Winner - Won 3 times before at this distance

Beaten Favourite - Losing favourite last time out

Form: 1-112

Age: 5

Weight: 11-7

OR: 138

Days: 74

Old Park Star

T: Nicky Henderson

Course Winner - Won before at this course

3 x Distance Winner - Won 3 times before at this distance

Form: 23-111

Age: 6

Weight: 11-7

OR: 151

Days: 52

Sageborough

T: Paul Nolan

Distance Winner - Won before at this distance

Form: 17

Age: 5

Weight: 11-7

OR: -

Days: 100

Saint Baco

T: W P Mullins

Distance Winner - Won before at this distance

Form: 3-16

Age: 5

Weight: 11-7

OR: -

Days: 60

Skylight Hustle

T: Gordon Elliott

2 x Distance Winner - Won 2 times before at this distance

Form: 4-211

Age: 6

Weight: 11-7

OR: -

Days: 73

Sober

T: W P Mullins

Distance Winner - Won before at this distance

Form: 11

Age: 7

Weight: 11-7

OR: -

Days: 58

Sober Glory

T: Philip Hobbs & Johnson White

6 x Distance Winner - Won 6 times before at this distance

Form: 1-1411

Age: 6

Weight: 11-7

OR: 139

Days: 31

Soldier Reeves

T: Dan Skelton

C&D Winner - Won before on this course at this distance

Form: 3123

Age: 5

Weight: 11-7

OR: 131

Days: 52

Sortudo

T: W P Mullins

3 x Distance Winner - Won 3 times before at this distance

Beaten Favourite - Losing favourite last time out

Form: 271-12

Age: 6

Weight: 11-7

OR: -

Days: 60

Storming George

T: Neil King

2 x Distance Winner - Won 2 times before at this distance

Beaten Favourite - Losing favourite last time out

Form: 5-3162

Age: 6

Weight: 11-7

OR: 125

Days: 33

Talk The Talk

T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien

3 x Distance Winner - Won 3 times before at this distance

Form: 2-11F1

Age: 5

Weight: 11-7

OR: -

Days: 37

The Reverend

T: W P Mullins

Distance Winner - Won before at this distance

Form: 1U

Age: 5

Weight: 11-7

OR: -

Days: 37

Too Bossy For Us

T: W P Mullins

Distance Winner - Won before at this distance

Form: 7-51

Age: 5

Weight: 11-7

OR: -

Days: 34

Tyson Fury

T: Denis Gerard Hogan

Form: 40

Age: 9

Weight: 11-7

OR: -

Days: 37

Walks In June

T: Henry De Bromhead

Distance Winner - Won before at this distance

Form: 35-161

Age: 6

Weight: 11-7

OR: -

Days: 71

Windbeneathmywings

T: David Pipe

3 x Distance Winner - Won 3 times before at this distance

Form: 1211-

Age: 6

Weight: 11-7

OR: -

Days: 445

Zeus Power

T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien

2 x Distance Winner - Won 2 times before at this distance

Form: 23211

Age: 5

Weight: 11-7

OR: -

Days: 52

Macho Man

T: W P Mullins

Beaten Favourite - Losing favourite last time out

Form: 12

Age: 4

Weight: 10-11

OR: -

Days: 55

Proactif

T: W P Mullins

Distance Winner - Won before at this distance

Form: 11

Age: 4

Weight: 10-11

OR: -

Days: 55

Cheltenham Festival 2026 Day 1 Races

13:20

ITV

Sky Bet Supreme Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race)

14:00

ITV

Singer Singer Arkle Challenge Trophy Novices' Chase (Grade 1) (GBB Race)

14:40

ITV

Fred Winter Juvenile Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)

15:20

ITV

Ultima Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)

16:00

ITV

Unibet Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy (Grade 1) (GBB Race)

16:40

ITV

Trustatrader Plate Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)

17:20

RTV

Princess Royal National Hunt Challenge Cup Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Cheltenham Festival 2026 Day 1

Cheltenham Festival Tips for Day 1 Races 2026

Our Tuesday Cheltenham tips will cover all these races in fantastic detail, so make sure to check out this page regularly for our latest predictions. If you’re looking for tips for other days please check back to the Cheltenham Festival homepage.

Check out all of the Racing Post’s hottest tips for day 1

Day 1 Tuesday Feature Racing Tips – Champion Hurdle

The Champion Hurdle is a Grade 1 National Hunt hurdle race that promises to provide all the excitement that the headline act has in years past.

The 2026 Champion Hurdle will take place at Cheltenham Racecourse in Gloucestershire, England, on Tuesday 10th of March, 2026. The race is open to horses aged four years or older and is run over a distance of two miles and half a furlong.

Champion Hurdle 2026 Race Preview & Tips

The Champion Hurdle has been a happy hunting ground for Nicky Henderson who boasts a leading nine wins in the race with five of those shared between two horses, See You Then (three) and Buveur d’Air (two). State Man put an end to his terrific record in 2024 as stable star Constitution Hill missed out on the race due to an infection, while Jeremy Scott’s Golden Ace was the surprise package in 2025.

Supreme Novices’ Hurdle (Grade 1) – Preview & Tips

The roar as the tapes go up for the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle on Tuesday at the Cheltenham Festival is one of the must-feel moments in sport. A race won seven times in the last 13 years by Willie Mullins. The maestro from Closutton holds a strong hand again this time around and, in recent years, his entries are always the first to take a look at on the racecard.

Arkle Challenge Trophy (Grade 1) – Preview & Tips

Mullins has also been responsible for six of the last 11 winners of the Arkle, even with his success with El Fabiolo in 2023 breaking a snap of 3 years without one. Gaelic Warrior bolted up in 2024 for the yard and contenders are plentiful at this stage with many horses’ paths still undecided, but Nicky Henderson won it last year with Jango Baie and has the ante-post favourite in the form of Lulamba this year.

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