Cheltenham Festival 2025 Day 2

The best four days in the British racing calendar, the Cheltenham Festival, begins on Tuesday 11th March until Friday 14th March 2025. 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 2

Our Cheltenham Festival Day 2 tips cover one of the highlights of the Festival – the Champion Chase – as well as some fiendishly tricky handicaps and the Champion Bumper to close the day. Find our tips, special offers and racecards below for Wednesday’s action here.

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13:30

Gallagher Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) (Registered As The Baring Bingham Novices' Hurdle) (GBB Race)

No.(Draw)

Runner

Best Odds

Ballyburn

J: Paul Townend

T: W P Mullins

Confirmed he's a top-class novice when clear winner of 2m Leopardstown Grade 1 last month

Form: 11-211

Age: 6

Weight: 11-7

OR: 157

Days: 38

Handstands

J: Harry Cobden

T: Ben Pauling

Distance Winner - Won before at this distance

Beat previous Grade 1 winner in 2m3f Listed race last month and now 3-3 over hurdles

Form: 111

Age: 5

Weight: 11-7

OR: 136

Days: 34

Ile Atlantique

J: Mr P W Mullins

T: W P Mullins

Beaten Favourite - Losing favourite last time out

Headed on run-in when favourite for Naas Grade 1 in January but still has potential

Form: 122-12

Age: 6

Weight: 11-7

OR: 148

Days: 61

Jimmy Du Seuil

J: Sean O'Keeffe

T: W P Mullins

Did not need to improve upon very promising hurdle debut when very easy maiden winner

Form: 52-21

Age: 5

Weight: 11-7

OR: -

Days: 62

Jingko Blue

J: Nico de Boinville

T: Nicky Henderson

Distance Winner - Won before at this distance

Displayed jolt of improvement when comfortable winner of Sandown handicap last month

Form: 211

Age: 5

Weight: 11-7

OR: 140

Days: 39

Mercurey

J: Brian Hayes

T: W P Mullins

Wide-margin winner of Punchestown maiden last month; others have more compelling form

Form: 3/2-31

Age: 6

Weight: 11-7

OR: -

Days: 37

Predators Gold

J: Danny Mullins

T: W P Mullins

Beaten Favourite - Losing favourite last time out

Second in Grade 1s on last two outings (2m/2m6f); could still have a bigger run in him

Form: 1-122

Age: 5

Weight: 11-7

OR: 150

Days: 39

The Grey Man

T: Harriet Dickin

Form: 522

Age: 5

Weight: 11-7

OR: -

Days: 35

Cheltenham Festival 2025 Day 2 Races

13:30

ITV

Gallagher Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race)

14:10

ITV

Brown Advisory Novices' Chase (Grade 1) (Registered As The Broadway Novices' Chase) (GBB Race)

14:50

ITV

Coral Cup Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)

15:30

ITV

Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase (Grade 1) (GBB Race)

16:10

ITV

Glenfarclas Chase (Cross Country Chase) (GBB Race) (POSSIBLE ENTRIES)

16:50

RTV

Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Challenge Cup Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)

17:30

RTV

Weatherbys Champion Bumper (A Standard Open NH Flat Race) (Grade 1) (GBB Race) (POSSIBLE ENTRIES)

Cheltenham Festival 2025 Day 2

Cheltenham Festival Tips for Day 2 Races 2025

Our Wednesday 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 Posts’ hottest tips for day 2.

Gallagher Novices’ Hurdle (Grade 1)
Brown Advisory Novices’ Chase (Grade 1)
Coral Cup (Grade 3)
Queen Mother Champion Chase (Grade 1)
Glenfarclas Chase (Cross Country)
Grand Annual Challenge Cup Handicap Chase (Grade 3)
Champion Bumper (Grade 1)

Day 2 Wednesday Feature Racing Tips – Queen Mother Champion Chase

The Queen Mother Champion Chase is the one of the most prestigious races at the Cheltenham Festival and is a Grade 1 National Hunt steeplechase run over a distance of 2 miles. It is open to horses aged five and older and is run on the Old Course at Cheltenham Racecourse. The race was first run in 1959 and was named in honour of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, who was a keen follower of National Hunt racing. The race is often considered to be the “blue riband” of National Hunt racing and is the highlight of the Festival.

There are few better sights in racing than two-mile chasers in full flight and the 2024 Queen Mother Champion Chase should be no different. El Fabiolo flopped when sent off a very short favourite for the contest in 2024, with Henry de Bromhead’s outsider Captain Guinness taking full advantage.

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

Wednesday at the 2025 Cheltenham Festival kicks off with the Gallagher Novices’ Hurdle, a race that will take much better shape once final declarations have been made with plenty of fancied runners seemingly undecided between this and the festival curtain-raiser, the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle.

10 of the last 11 runnings have gone to Ireland after Ballyburn put in a devastating performance and he is a possible superstar in waiting.

Brown Advisory Novices’ Chase (Grade 1) – Preview & Tips

The Brown Advisory Novices’ Chase has seen Denman, Bobs Worth and Lord Windermere all follow up on their wins here in the Cheltenham Gold Cup the following year. The Brits have more than held their own in this race with five wins from the last nine runnings, a trend that has been upset a bit with Fact To File winning the race impressively in 2024.

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