One of the biggest headlines heading into the festival is the return of Constitution Hill. The unbeaten hurdler widely considered among the sport’s greatest, is back after being ruled out of last year’s festival due to illness, and looking to retain his Champion Hurdle crown.

Later in the week, Galopin Des Champs will be seeking a third straight Gold Cup win. Here’s everything you need to know…

The meeting runs for four days, beginning on Tuesday, March 11, 2025, and running until Friday, March 14, 2025.

There are seven races each day, with the first at 1.20pm and the last at 5.20pm at Prestbury Park.

The 2025 Cheltenham Festival gets underway on Tuesday afternoon, with the Champion Hurdle as the feature race on the opening day of National Hunt racing’s most prestigious meeting.

Constitution Hill and Nicky Henderson will be looking to make up for last year’s no-show by regaining their crown in that race, with the trainer having endured a nightmare Festival 12 months ago, when he finished without a single winner across the four days for the first time since 2008.

Earlier on the card, the Michael O’Sullivan Supreme Novices’s Hurdle will get the meeting underway, this year renamed in honour of the young jockey who died tragically after an horrific fall at Thurles last month.

Willie Mullins looks to have a strong hand in both that race and subsequent Grade 1s the Arkle and Mares’ Hurdle, with the Irishman seeking to claim the Festival’s leading trainer title for a remarkable seventh year in succession.