Cheltenham Festival 2026 Day 4

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 4

This is it, Gold Cup day, the fourth and final day of the 2026 Cheltenham Festival. The Triumph Hurdle, the Albert Bartlett and the Foxhunters make it into a serious day of racing. All of our tips, reasoning and special offers for Friday’s action are below.

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13:20

JCB Triumph Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race)

No.(Draw)

Runner

Best Odds

Ammes

T: James Owen

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

Beaten Favourite - Losing favourite last time out

Form: 112

Age: 4

Weight: 11-2

OR: 128

Days: 133

Apolon De Charnie

T: W P Mullins

Form: 2

Age: 4

Weight: 11-2

OR: -

Days: 181

Arouet

T: P Twomey

Form: 3

Age: 4

Weight: 11-2

OR: -

Days: 27

Barbizon

T: Gordon Elliott

Distance Winner - Won before at this distance

Form: 146

Age: 4

Weight: 11-2

OR: -

Days: 39

Bartholomew

T: Martin Brassil

Form: 4

Age: 4

Weight: 11-2

OR: -

Days: 76

Ben Hur

T: Noel Meade

Distance Winner - Won before at this distance

Form: 215

Age: 4

Weight: 11-2

OR: -

Days: 77

Berto Ramirez

T: Andrew McNamara

Form: 57

Age: 4

Weight: 11-2

OR: -

Days: 60

Chico Magnifica

T: Olly Murphy

Form:

Age: 4

Weight: 11-2

OR: -

Days: -

Fantasy World

T: Nicky Henderson

Beaten Favourite - Losing favourite last time out

Form: 4

Age: 4

Weight: 11-2

OR: -

Days: 26

Feel Gut

T: Nicky Henderson

Distance Winner - Won before at this distance

Form: 21

Age: 4

Weight: 11-2

OR: -

Days: 49

Forty Fifty

T: W P Mullins

Beaten Favourite - Losing favourite last time out

Form: 4

Age: 4

Weight: 11-2

OR: -

Days: 163

Indian River

T: Adrian Paul Keatley

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

Form: 111

Age: 4

Weight: 11-2

OR: 117

Days: 47

Kai Lung

T: W P Mullins

Distance Winner - Won before at this distance

Form: 1

Age: 4

Weight: 11-2

OR: -

Days: 47

Kilmeaden

T: Donnacha Aidan O'Brien

Distance Winner - Won before at this distance

Beaten Favourite - Losing favourite last time out

Form: B14

Age: 4

Weight: 11-2

OR: -

Days: 34

Lord

T: Donald McCain

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

Beaten Favourite - Losing favourite last time out

Form: 111612

Age: 4

Weight: 11-2

OR: 126

Days: 41

Lord Byron

T: Faye Bramley

Form: 24

Age: 4

Weight: 11-2

OR: -

Days: 48

Macho Man

T: W P Mullins

Beaten Favourite - Losing favourite last time out

Form: 12

Age: 4

Weight: 11-2

OR: -

Days: 58

Madness d'Elle

T: W P Mullins

Distance Winner - Won before at this distance

Form: 321

Age: 4

Weight: 11-2

OR: -

Days: 27

Maestro Conti

T: Dan Skelton

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

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

Form: 111

Age: 4

Weight: 11-2

OR: -

Days: 48

Merci Mam

T: Dan Skelton

Distance Winner - Won before at this distance

Beaten Favourite - Losing favourite last time out

Form: 13

Age: 4

Weight: 11-2

OR: -

Days: 28

Minella Academy

T: W P Mullins

Distance Winner - Won before at this distance

Form: 1

Age: 4

Weight: 11-2

OR: -

Days: 110

Minella Study

T: Adam Nicol

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

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

Form: 111

Age: 4

Weight: 11-2

OR: 138

Days: 90

Mon Creuset

T: W P Mullins

Beaten Favourite - Losing favourite last time out

Form: 14

Age: 4

Weight: 11-2

OR: -

Days: 47

Moulin Labbe

T: W P Mullins

Form: 15

Age: 4

Weight: 11-2

OR: -

Days: 47

Mustang Du Breuil

T: Nicky Henderson

Distance Winner - Won before at this distance

Form: 11

Age: 4

Weight: 11-2

OR: -

Days: 36

Narciso Has

T: W P Mullins

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

Form: 1-211

Age: 4

Weight: 11-2

OR: -

Days: 39

North Shore

T: Gavin Cromwell

Form: 34

Age: 4

Weight: 11-2

OR: -

Days: 39

One Horse Town

T: Harry Derham

Course Winner - Won before at this course

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

Form: 111132

Age: 4

Weight: 11-2

OR: 131

Days: 48

w²

Precious Man

T: Dan Skelton

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

w²

Wind Op - Second run after wind operation

Form: 2-121

Age: 4

Weight: 11-2

OR: 135

Days: 62

Proactif

T: W P Mullins

Distance Winner - Won before at this distance

Form: 11

Age: 4

Weight: 11-2

OR: -

Days: 58

Sonic Pioneer

T: Martin Keighley

Distance Winner - Won before at this distance

Form: 1PP

Age: 4

Weight: 11-2

OR: -

Days: 48

Tillmouth

T: James Grassick

Form: 5256PP

Age: 4

Weight: 11-2

OR: -

Days: 171

Winston Junior

T: Faye Bramley

Form: 221

Age: 4

Weight: 11-2

OR: 131

Days: 55

Wolf Rayet

T: Samuel Drinkwater

Form: 243

Age: 4

Weight: 11-2

OR: 119

Days: 37

Charme De Faust

T: W P Mullins

Form: 21

Age: 4

Weight: 10-9

OR: -

Days: 43

Dschingis Desire

T: W P Mullins

Form:

Age: 4

Weight: 10-9

OR: -

Days: 76

Highland Crystal

T: Gordon Elliott

Distance Winner - Won before at this distance

Form: 111

Age: 4

Weight: 10-9

OR: -

Days: 34

Kate O'Riley

T: James Owen

Form: 136

Age: 4

Weight: 10-9

OR: 116

Days: 105

Majolique

T: W P Mullins

Form:

Age: 4

Weight: 10-9

OR: -

Days: -

Manganese

T: Max Comley

Distance Winner - Won before at this distance

Form: 1111

Age: 4

Weight: 10-9

OR: 117

Days: 48

Mange Tout

T: Gordon Elliott

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

Form: 1113

Age: 4

Weight: 10-9

OR: -

Days: 39

Manlaga

T: Nicky Henderson

Form: 1-21

Age: 4

Weight: 10-9

OR: -

Days: 27

Mille Et Une Vies

T: Dan Skelton

Form: 32-2

Age: 4

Weight: 10-9

OR: -

Days: 300

Noemie De La Vis

T: W P Mullins

Beaten Favourite - Losing favourite last time out

Form: 2-2

Age: 4

Weight: 10-9

OR: -

Days: 57

Only One Blue

T: Max Comley

Distance Winner - Won before at this distance

Form: 1233

Age: 4

Weight: 10-9

OR: 110

Days: 45

Selma De Vary

T: W P Mullins

Distance Winner - Won before at this distance

Form: 2-512

Age: 4

Weight: 10-9

OR: -

Days: 39

Shezala

T: P Journiac

Distance Winner - Won before at this distance

Form: 1-386

Age: 4

Weight: 10-9

OR: -

Days: 27

Tenter Le Tout

T: Chester Williams

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

Form: 4116

Age: 4

Weight: 10-9

OR: 123

Days: 48

Trad Jazz

T: James Owen

Form: 28

Age: 4

Weight: 10-9

OR: -

Days: 105

Cheltenham Festival 2026 Day 4 Races

13:20

ITV

JCB Triumph Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race)

14:00

ITV

William Hill County Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)

14:40

ITV

Mrs Paddy Power Mares' Chase (Registered As The Liberthine Mares' Chase) (Grade 2) (GBB Race)

15:20

ITV

Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) (Registered As The Spa Novices' Hurdle) (GBB Race)

16:00

ITV

Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup Chase (Grade 1) (GBB Race)

16:40

ITV

Festival Challenge Cup Open Hunters' Chase

17:20

RTV

Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)

Cheltenham Festival 2026 Day 4

Cheltenham Festival Tips for Day 4 Races 2026

The final day of the week but the big one headlined by the Blue Riband of the National Hunt season, the Cheltenham Gold Cup which will be the centrepiece of the Cheltenham Festival day 4.

Juvenile hurdlers kick off the day in the Triumph Hurdle. The young hurdlers stay in the limelight with the Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle and we also have the County Hurdle, a race where it could pay to follow either Dan Skelton or Willie Mullins who have cleaned up in the race since 2015.

Recognised as the most prestigious jumps race in the calendar, the Cheltenham Gold Cup is the second most valuable race in the UK, behind only the Aintree Grand National, with a huge cash prize available for the 2026 renewal. Inothewayurthinkin was supplemented for the race late on and bolted up for Gavin Cromwell in 2025.

The Hunters’ Chase is always one of the biggest betting heats of the entire year, classed as the amateur’s Gold Cup, run over the same distance and twenty-two fences as the big race.

Our Friday 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.

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