The countdown is from the most awaited meeting of the year. Tuesday at 1:20 p.m., the starter will raise the band, the famous roar will resonate through the Gloucestershire campaign and the Cheltenham 2025 festival will be in progress.
Four days of elite horse racing, improved by an atmosphere of carnival like bettors of the United Kingdom and Ireland come together for the “ The biggest show on the lawn ‘.
The stars are, of course, the horses. Constitution Hill, Jonbon and Teahupoo should all take place before the highest point on Friday with the fields gallop for its third successive gold cup.
Around the races come the stories relating to the coaches: can Willie Mullins continue its domination; How will Nicky Henderson realize after his nightmare in 2024; Will Gordon Elliott take them both?
Add the many subtleties of this particular sport, the turn, the weather, the shape and there will undoubtedly be countless scenarios that emerge during an absorption week.
The race simply does not improve … 🤯
4 p.m. Tuesday March 11 – Don’t miss him 💥 pic.twitter.com/kz06paic8p
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The first day led by Constitution Hill
Constitution Hill is the first of the big strikers to occur, going to the Hurdle champion, the race of feature films on Tuesday. The Henderson star missed last year due to poor health, but had to come back with a blow. It was however until Elliott chose to enter the brighter tabrider after an extremely impressive display in Leopardstown in December. It should be a royal battle.
The second day, or the style on Wednesday as it renamed, sees Jonbon in action in Queen Mother Champion Steeple Chase. Henderson can have more confidence in it, but do not exclude the Gaelic warrior, the informant or the national marine.
Can anyone stop Jonbon? 👀
Some of the main current contenders in the @Betmgm Chase Chase 💪 pic.twitter.com/52hruyt7zc
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Thursday is Saint-Patrick where the accent is as put on the “craic” as the race. This does not mean that there will not be much excitement on the track with two feature films, including the obstacle of the stayers in which Teahupoo d’Elliott should have enough to repeat the triumph of last year.
Gold Cup Friday
And then it is the big while Galopin des fields tries to make the story by joining the tastes of Cottage Rake, Arkle and Best Mate and back on the back.
The Star of the Mullins stable won a third Irish Golden Cup successive last month and will be strongly supported to repeat the feat in Cheltenham.
“It’s huge,” said Mullins.
“It is incredible that we have a horse for a third cup of gold, [he] could be in the Arkle category, best companion.
“To be associated with a horse like this, it is a huge honor to be involved. We are all delighted and we hope that the dream will remain alive. »»
Nothing looks like Cheltenham… 🤩
This time next week, the roar returns 🔊 pic.twitter.com/aye8nesojt
– Cheltenhamracecourse (@Cheltenhamracles) March 4, 2025
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It would be an end appropriate to what is sure to be another fascinating festival so galloping of the fields can do it.
But if he does not do it, it simply creates another title, another horse pushed in fame.
And come what May, the fans will have fun: Guinness will be drunk; The stories will be told; Laughter will be long and noisy.
Bring it.
