Cheltenham Festival 2018 Schedule, Best Bets, Bookies Bonuses – Everything you need to know about Cheltenham 2018

It’s that time of year again and the street of Cheltenham will be lined with winners, losers and plenty of Irish as the 2018 festival comes to Town. Cheltenham has pretty much overtaken the Grand National as the hottest event on the racing calendar. Loved by everyone who punts on horse racing, and those who just enjoy a great few days out when pubs are crammed to the max – everyone celebrates the Cheltenham festival and St Patrick’s day in one!

Below we take a look at the 2018 Cheltenham schedule, some bookies bonuses worth claiming to bet on the festivals races and go through everything you need to know about the eagerly anticipated Cheltenham Festival 2018.

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Cheltenham Festival 2018 Schedule

The festival runs for 4 days in total and climaxes with the converted Gold Cup day. This is where the best of the best come to race, horses have been building up to this 4 day festival for 12 Months + and everything is on the line for our 4 legged friends, the Jockeys, trainers and owners.

There are 7 races per day at Cheltenham. That’s 28 amazing horse races in total held at the festival.

Day 1 Cheltenham – Champion Day Tuesday 13th March 2018

13:30: The Sky Bet Supreme Novices’ Hurdle Race
14:10: The Racing Post Arkle Challenge Trophy Steeple Chase
14:50: The Ultima Handicap Steeple Chase
15:30: The UniBet Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy
16:10: The OLBG Mares’ Hurdle Race
16:50: The National Hunt Steeple Chase Challenge Cup
17:30: The Close Brothers Novices Handicap Chase

Day 2 Cheltenham – Ladies Day Wednesday 14th March 2018

13:30: The Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle Race
14:10: The RSA Steeple Chase
14:50: The Coral Cup Hurdle
15:30: The Betway Queen Mother Champion Steeple Chase
16:10: The Glenfarclas Cross Country Steeple Chase
16:50: The Boodles Fred Winter Juvenile Handicap Hurdle Race
17:30: The Weatherby Champion Bumper

Day 3 Cheltenham – St. Patrick’s Day! Thursday 15th March 2018

This is the day many look forward to the most! If you are looking for a quiet day at the races or an amble through the quiet pretty street of Cheltenham…Then avoid it on this day! It’s pretty manic in Cheltenham over the entire festival, but St Patrick’s day is something else. It is a great experience and mostly fun-filled, but not for the faint-hearted.

13:30: The JLT Novices’ Chase
14:10: The Pertemps Network Final
14:50: The Ryanair Steeple Chase
15:30: The Sun Bets Stayers’ Hurdle
16:10: The Brown Advisory & Merriebelle Stable Plate
16:50: The Trull House Stud Mares Novices’ Hurdle
17:30: The Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup Handicap Steeple Chase

Day 4 Cheltenham – Gold Cup Day Friday 16th March 2018

13:30: The JCB Triumph Hurdle
14:10: The Randox Health County Handicap Hurdle Race
14:50: The Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle Race
15:30: The Timico Cheltenham Gold Cup Steeple Chase
16:10: The St. James’s Place Foxhunter Steeple Chase Challenge Cup
16:50: The Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle Race
17:30: The Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Handicap Steeple Chase Challenge Cup

Featuring the biggest race of the festival, and the one everyone is looking forward to. The Cheltenham Gold Cup. The final day at the Cheltenham Festival is a mix of ups and downs for everyone involved. Punters are either on a high, hungover or simply enjoying the day. Those involved in the horse business are nervous, excited or beaten after bad results thus far.

Once the festival is over the trainers, jockeys, owners and grooms can breathe a sigh of relief. It’s time for them to unwind and get some much-needed sleep (especially the grooms). While Cheltenham is great for us, it’s very hard work for others.

Cheltenham 2018 Best Bets

As the 2018 Cheltenham Festival draws closer we will reveal our best bets for all to see. Please check back for regular updates and information as we dig deep into the form, check our notes on the entries thus far and use our skills 🙂 to pick a winner or two.

The Bet Sharks Cheltenham 2018 Selections:

This is where we will publish our selections for each and every race at the Cheltenham Festival. – Make sure to bookmark us and come back to see what we have chosen to risk our hard-earned money on.

Cheltenham Day 1 best bets:

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Bookmakers Bonuses and Cheltenham 2018 Free Bet offers

Bookmakers also love the Cheltenham Horse Racing Festival, and they see it as a chance to get new customers by offering sign up bonuses and free bets for Cheltenham to new customers who sign up and bet with them.

This represents an excellent opportunity to take full advantage of the deals on offer and get more bang for your buck. All the bookies’ offers and bonuses will be showcased on the Bet Sharks website, sign up for our newsletter to get email updates or like us on Facebook.