It’s one of the biggest events on the national racing calendar, with more than 250,000 punters set to descend on Prestbury Park this year. Don’t worry if you’re not among them, though – you don’t have to miss a race. Catch all of the action as it happens with our guide. Here’s how to watch Cheltenham live from all over the world.
The week-long festival sees a total of 28 races take place, culminating with the iconic Gold Cup on Friday. Tuesday’s opening day highlight is the 2 miles and ½ furlong Unibet Champion Hurdle, with JP McManus-owned Epatante the current favourite in the 16-horse field.
Wednesday brings Ladies Day to Cheltenham with £10,000 up for grabs for the best dressed spectator. The day’s headline event is the Queen Mother Champion Chase, which looks to be a open affair after the Nicky Henderson-trained clear favourite Altior was withdrawn.
Highlighting the huge Irish interest in the event, the penultimate day of the festival is commonly know as St Patrick’s Thursday and there are two featured races: the Ryanair Chase and the Stayers’ Hurdle, with Paisley Park being heavily backed to defend his title in the latter race.
The first five races of each day are set to be aired on ITV live and free in the UK. But if you’re abroad or away from home you can still catch all the action. Here’s how to watch Cheltenham live regardless of where you are.
When is the Gold Cup 2020 at Cheltenham and who are the favourites?
As ever, the main event at this year’s Cheltenham Festival is Friday’s Gold Cup Steeple Chase which has a prize pot of over is a £625,000. Taking place on Friday, March 13 at 3.30pm GMT, it pits the best jump horses in the world against each other.
Last year’s winner Al Boum Photo returns once again and is highly fancied to retain its title, however Delta Work is the current in-form horse while the combination of Presenting Percy and experienced jockey Davy Russell has many backing the pair to win the Festival’s blue ribbon race.
How to watch the Cheltenham Festival 2020 live for free in the UK
Watch Cheltenham live from outside your country the easy way
For UK horse racing fans wanting to watch Cheltenham live from abroad, the first thing to do is download and install a VPN
Cheltenham Festival 2020: full race schedule
Day one: Champion Day (Tuesday, March 10)
Day two: Ladies Day (Wednesday, March 11)
Day three: St Patrick’s Day (Thursday, March 12)
Day four: Gold Cup Day (Friday, March 13)
