The opening day of Cheltenham Festival 2025 is here as a feast of horse racing action underway.
Day 1 brings us Champion Day with seven races taking place on the famous track with the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle raising the curtain.
Six more races will follow over the course of the afternoon, concluding with the National Hunt Chase.
Metro‘s live blog will have race results, winners and updates throughout the day across all seven races with all the latest betting tips and odds to help you bag a few winners.
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What’s in store on Day One?
1.20pm : Sky Bet Supreme Novices’ Hurdle (Grade 1)
2.00pm: My Pension Expert Arkle Novices’ Chase (Grade 1)
2.40pm: Ultima Handicap Chase (Grade 3)
3.20pm: Close Brothers Mares’ Hurdle (Grade 1)
4.00pm: Unibet Champion Hurdle (Grade 1)
4.40pm: Boodles Fred Winter Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3)
5.20pm: National Hunt Chase
Good afternoon!
Hello and welcome to Metro’s live coverage of all the action from Day One at Cheltenham.
We should be in for a cracker – stay tuned for all the build-up ahead of the first race in just over an hour!
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