Paddy Power Stayers’ Hurdle at Cheltenham Festival 2026

The Cheltenham Festival is set to take place from Tuesday 10 to Friday 13 March.

A key race during the festival is the Paddy Power Stayers’ Hurdle.

Paddy Power Stayers’ Hurdle Details

The Paddy Power Stayers’ Hurdle is on day three of the Cheltenham Festival.

The race is scheduled for 15:20 GMT.

BBC Coverage of the Cheltenham Festival

The BBC will provide extensive coverage of the Cheltenham Festival.

BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra will broadcast commentaries of all 28 races. Coverage of the feature races and Gold Cup day will also be available on Radio 5 Live.

The BBC Sport website and app will offer live text commentaries, racecards, and results daily. Additional coverage will be available on BBC Sport’s social media accounts.

Gina Bryce will present the coverage from Tuesday to Thursday, with Mark Chapman taking over on Friday.

Analysis and insight will be provided by former Gold Cup-winning jockeys Andrew Thornton and Paddy Brennan, along with Welsh Grand National winner Charlie Poste. John Hunt will lead the commentary team.

Cheltenham Festival Race Schedule

The first race each day is at 13:20 GMT, with the final race at 17:20. There are seven races each day.

Day 1 (Tuesday):

  • 13:20 The Sky Bet Supreme Novices’ Hurdle 2m 1/3f
  • 14:00 The Singer Arkle Challenge Trophy Steeple Chase 2m
  • 14:40 The McCoys Contractors Juvenile Handicap Hurdle Race 2m 1/2f
  • 15:20 The Trustmarque Ultima Handicap Chase 3m 1f
  • 16:00 The Unibet Champion Hurdle 2m 1/2f
  • 16:40 The Sun Racing Plate 2m 4f
  • 17:20 The National Hunt Steeple Chase Challenge Cup 3m 6f

Day 2 (Wednesday):

  • 13:20 The Turners Novices’ Hurdle 2m 5f
  • 14:00 The Brown Advisory Novices’ Chase 3m 1f
  • 14:40 The BetMGM Cup Handicap Hurdle 2m 5f
  • 15:20 The Glenfarclas Cross Country Handicap Steeple Chase 3m 51/2f
  • 16:00 The BetMGM Queen Mother Champion Chase 2m
  • 16:40 The Debenhams Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Handicap Steeple Chase Challenge Cup 2m
  • 17:20 The Weatherbys Champion Bumper 2m 1/2f

Day 3 (Thursday):

  • 13:20 The Ryanair Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle 2m 1f
  • 14:00 The Jack Richards Novices’ Limited Handicap Chase 2m 4 1/2f
  • 14:40 The Close Brothers Mares’ Hurdle 2m 4 1/2 f
  • 15:20 The Paddy Power Stayers’ Hurdle 3m
  • 16:00 The Ryanair Chase 2m 4 1/2f
  • 16:40 The Pertemps Network Final 3m
  • 17:20 The Rosconn Group Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup Handicap Steeple Chase 2m 4 1/2f

Day 4 (Friday):

  • 13:20 JCB Triumph Hurdle 2m Hurdle
  • 14:00 William Hill County Handicap Hurdle 2m
  • 14:40 Mrs Paddy Power Mares’ Chase 2m 4f
  • 15:20 Albert Novices’ Hurdle 3m Hurdle
  • 16:00 Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup Chase 3m 2f
  • 16:40 St James’ Place Festival Hunters Chase 3m 2f
  • 17:20 Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle 2m 4f

Gold Cup Details

The Cheltenham Gold Cup is the fifth race on Friday and takes place at 16:00.

Harry Redknapp’s Jukebox Man attempts to be the first horse from British soil to win the Gold Cup since 2018. The Jukebox Man won the King George VI Chase on Boxing Day.

BBC Radio 5 Live will broadcast the big contest at 16:00 GMT.

With extensive BBC coverage and a thrilling race schedule, the Cheltenham Festival promises to be an exciting event.

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