The Cheltenham Festival runs on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, March 11 to 14, 2008. Channel 4 has live coverage of most Festival races this year.
Channel 4 Televised races are indicated by the star
Cheltenham Festival Channel4 Schedule
Tuesday, March 11 (Old Course)
* 2.00pm Anglo Irish Bank Supreme Novices’ Hurdle (Grade One) 2m ½f £120,000
* 2.35pm The Irish Independent Arkle Challenge Trophy Chase (Grade One) 2m £170,000
* 3.15pm Smurfit Kappa Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy (Grade One) 2m ½f £360,000
* 4.00pm William Hill Trophy Handicap Chase (Grade Three) 3m ½f £90,000
4.40pm BGC Cross Country Handicap Steeple Chase 3m 7f £50,000
5.20pm Fred Winter Juvenile Novices’ Handicap Hurdle (Listed Race) 2m ½f £75,000
TOTAL £865,000
Wednesday, March 12 (Old Course)
* 2.00pm Ballymore Properties Novices’ Hurdle (Grade One) 2m 5f £120,000
* 2.35pm Royal & SunAlliance Chase (Grade One) 3m ½f £170,000
* 3.15pm Seasons Holidays Queen Mother Champion Chase (Grade One) 2m £310,000
* 4.00pm Coral Cup Handicap Hurdle (Grade Three) 2m 5f £80,000
4.40pm Peter O’Sullevan National Hunt Chase Challenge Cup 4m £75,000
5.20pm Weatherbys Champion Bumper (Grade One) 2m ½f £50,000
TOTAL £805,000
Thursday, March 13 (New Course)
* 2.00pm Jewson Novices’ Handicap Chase (Listed Race) 2m 5f £90,000
* 2.35pm Ryanair Chase (Grade One) 2m 5f £200,000
* 3.15pm Ladbrokes World Hurdle (Grade One) 3m £250,000
* 4.00pm Racing Post Plate Handicap Chase (Grade Three) 2m 5f £100,000
4.40pm Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup Handicap Chase 3m 1½f £60,000
5.20pm Pertemps Final Handicap Hurdle (Listed Race) 3m £80,000
TOTAL £780,000
Friday, March 14 (New Course)
* 2.00pm JCB Triumph Hurdle Race (Grade One) 2m 1f £120,000
* 2.35pm Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle (Grade One) 3m £100,000
* 3.15pm totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup (Grade One) 3m 2½f £450,000
* 4.00pm Christie’s Foxhunter Chase Challenge Cup 3m 2½f £40,000
4.35pm Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Chase (Grade Three) 2m ½f £90,000
5.10pm David Nicholson Mares Hurdle (Grade Two) 2m 4½f £100,000
5.45pm Vincent O’Brien County Handicap Hurdle (Grade Three) 2m 1f £80,000
TOTAL £980,000
* Channel 4 Televised Races
TOTAL PRIZE MONEY IN 2008 OF £3,430,000 (A 7 per cent increase on the 2007 figure of £3,185,000)
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