Cheltenham Festival 2021 Day Two
The 2021 Cheltenham Festival action continues with Day Two of racing on Wednesday 17th March 2021. Below you will find our full preview for the entire second day of racing at this year’s Cheltenham Festival, including previews on every race, including the feature race, the Queen Mother Champion Chase.
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Cheltenham Festival 2021 Day Two Schedule
1.20 // The Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle Race (2m 5f Hurdle)
1.55 // The Brown Advisory Novices’ Steeple Chase (Formerly RSA Chase) (3m ½f Chase)
2.30 // The Coral Cup Hurdle (A Handicap Hurdle Race) (2m 5f Hurdle)
3.05 // The Betway Queen Mother Champion Steeple Chase (2m Chase)
3.40 // The Glenfarclas Cross Country Steeple Chase (3m 6f Chase)
4.15 // The Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Handicap Steeple Chase Challenge Cup (2m ½f Chase)
4.50 // The Weatherbys Champion Bumper (A Standard Open NH Flat Race) (2m ½f Flat)
When is Day Two of the 2021 Cheltenham Festival?
The 2021 Cheltenham Festival gets underway on Tuesday, March 16th 2021. Day Two of the 2021 Cheltenham Festival is on Wednesday, March 17th 2021.
Where is the Cheltenham Festival held?
The Cheltenham Festival is held at the famous Cheltenham Racecourse in the town of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. Many acknowledge Cheltenham Racecourse as the home of UK jump racing.
What is Day Two of Cheltenham Festival known as?
Day Two of the Cheltenham Festival is also known as Ladies’ Day. The second day of the Cheltenham Festival is famous for ladies’ fashion, including the wearing of felt and feather hats.
How many races are there on Day Two of the 2021 Cheltenham Festival?
There are seven races set to run on Day Two of the 2021 Cheltenham Festival.
Will fans and spectators be in attendance at the 2021 Cheltenham Festival?
It is looking like the 2021 Cheltenham Festival will go ahead without fans, an unfortunate situation for racegoers who will have to enjoy Cheltenham from home this year.
The 2020 Cheltenham Festival caused controversy last year as hundreds of thousands of spectators attended all four days of the festival despite increasing health concerns over the spread of coronavirus across the UK. The 2020 Cheltenham Festival was the last major sporting event in the UK, attended by crowds of spectators before the country went into its first lockdown.
What are the major races on Day Two of the 2021 Cheltenham Festival?
Five of the seven races on Day Two of the 2021 Cheltenham Festival are considered major races.
1.20 – Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle
1.55 – Brown Advisory Novices’ Chase
3.05 – Queen Mother Champion Chase
3.40 – Cross Country Chase
4.50 – Champion Bumper
How many Grade 1 Races are there on Day Two of the 2021 Cheltenham Festival?
There are four Grade 1 races for the 2021 Champion Day at Cheltenham Festival.
1.20 – Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle
1.55 – Brown Advisory Novices’ Chase
3.05 – Queen Mother Champion Chase
4.50 – Champion Bumper
What is the feature race of Day Two of the 2021 Cheltenham Festival?
The feature race of Day Two is the 15:05 GMT Queen Mother Champion Chase.
How many hurdle races are on Day Two of the 2021 Cheltenham Festival?
There are two hurdle races scheduled for Day Two of the 2021 Cheltenham Festival.
1.20 – Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle
2.30 – Coral Cup
How many steeple chase races are on Day Two of the 2021 Cheltenham Festival?
There are four steeple chase races scheduled for Day Two of the 2021 Cheltenham Festival.
1.55 – Brown Advisory Novices’ Chase
3.05 – Queen Mother Champion Chase
3.40 – Cross Country Steeple Chase
4.15 – Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Chase
There is also one flat race on Day Two, which is the Champion Bumper at 4.50.
What is the Day Two Prize Money of the 2021 Cheltenham Festival?
The prize money for all seven races in Day Two the 2021 Cheltenham Festival is around £1m. The race with the biggest prize pot is the feature race of the day, the Queen Mother Champion Chase, which has a huge prize pot of £400,000.
What channel is the 2021 Cheltenham Festival on?
ITV and Racing TV are the two main UK broadcasters of the Cheltenham Festival.
How many 2021 Cheltenham Festival races are being broadcasted?
For one year only, ITV will broadcast six races every day of the 2021 Cheltenham Festival instead of the traditional five races. This agreement has meant that they have bought racing times forward from their original scheduled times in order to accommodate all six races into the programme.
The first race begins at 13.20 GMT instead of 13:30 GMT. Time in between races has reduced from 40 minutes to 35 minutes.
Race 1 – The Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle Race (1.20)
Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle Distance
The Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle is a 2m 5f race containing ten hurdles on the left-handed course at Cheltenham. The race is sponsored by Ballymore Group.
Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle Race Type
The Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle is a Grade 1 novices’ hurdle race.
Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle Qualification and Weight
Qualification for this race is for horses aged four-years-old and up.
Weight for four-year-olds is 10st 12lb and weight for five-year-olds and up is 11st 7lb. There is a 7lb allowance for fillies and mares.
Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle Previous Winners
The 2020 winner of this race was Envoi Allen, a six-year-old trained by Gordon Elliott. The winning jockey was Davy Russell.
Shishkin won at a price of 4/7, beating the likes of Easywork (12/1) and The Big Getaway (9/1) to first place.
Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle Leading Trainer
The leading trainer in the Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle is Willie Mullins with six career wins. Mullins last won the Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle in 2016 with Yorkhill.
Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle Leading Jockey
The leading jockey is the retired Ruby Walsh with four wins. Walsh rode 2016 winner Yorkhill for trainer Willie Mullins.
Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle 2021 Favourites
Gaillard Du Mesnil
Bravemansgame
Bob Olinger
Appreciate It
Metier
(Favourites as of Tuesday February 23rd 2021)
Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle 2021 Betting
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Race 2 – The Brown Advisory Novices’ Steeple Chase (Formerly RSA Chase) (1.55)
Brown Advisory Novices’ Chase Distance
The Brown Advisory Novices’ Chase is a 3m ½f race containing 20 fences on the left-handed course at Cheltenham. The race is sponsored by Brown Advisory, a new sponsor this year to replace RSA.
Brown Advisory Novices’ Chase Race Type
The Brown Advisory Novices’ Chase is a Grade 1 novices’ steeplechase race.
Brown Advisory Novices’ Chase Qualification and Weight
Qualification for this race is for horses aged five-years-old and up.
Weight for five-year-olds is 11st 2lb and weight for six-year-olds and up is 11st 4lb. There is a 7lb allowance for mares.
Brown Advisory Novices’ Chase Previous Winners
The 2020 winner of this race was Champ, an eight-year-old trained by Nicky Henderson. The winning jockey was Barry Geraghty.
Champ won at a price of 4/1, beating the likes of Minella Indo (3/1) and Allaho (5/2) to first place.
Brown Advisory Novices’ Chase Leading Trainer
The leading trainers in the Brown Advisory Novices’ Chase are Willie Mullins, Nicky Henderson and Fulke Walwyn, all with four career wins. Mullins last won the Brown Advisory Novices’ Chase in 2015 with Don Poli, Henderson’s last win came last year with Champ, and Walwyn’s last win in this race came in 1957 with Mandarin.
Brown Advisory Novices’ Chase Leading Jockey
The leading jockey in the Brown Advisory Novices’ Chase is Pat Taaffe with five career wins. Taaffe won his last Brown Advisory Novices’ Chase in 1970 on Proud Tarquin.
Brown Advisory Novices’ Chase 2021 Favourites
Monkfish
Royale Pagaille
Latest Exhibition
Eklat de Rire
Next Destination
(Favourites as of Tuesday February 23rd 2021)
Brown Advisory Novices’ Chase 2021 Betting
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Race 3 – The Coral Cup Hurdle (2.30)
Coral Cup Distance
The Coral Cup is a 2m 5f race containing ten hurdles on the left-handed course at Cheltenham. The race is sponsored by Coral.
Coral Cup Race Type
The Coral Cup is a Grade 3 National Hunt hurdle race.
Coral Cup Qualification and Weight
Qualification for this race is for horses aged four-years-old and up.
As this is a handicap race, weight will be determined by the handicapper depending on the quality of the racehorse. The better the racehorse, the more weight it will carry during the race.
Coral Cup Previous Winners
The 2020 winner of this race was Dame De Compagnie, a seven-year-old trained by Nicky Henderson. The winning jockey was Barry Geraghty.
Dame De Compagnie won at a price of 5/1, beating the likes of Black Tears (12/1) and Thosedaysaregone (10/1) to first place.
Coral Cup Leading Trainer
The leading trainer in the Coral Cup is Nicky Henderson, with four career wins. Henderson last won the Coral Cup in 2020 with Dame De Compagnie.
Coral Cup Leading Jockey
The leading jockeys in the Coral Cup are Davy Russell and Barry Geraghty, both with four wins. Russell last won the Coral Cup in 2016 with Diamond King riding for Gordon Elliott, whilst the retired Geraghty won last year’s Coral Cup with Dame De Compagnie riding for Nicky Henderson.
Coral Cup 2021 Favourites
Buzz
Craigneiche
On The Blind Side
Black Tears
The Outsiders
(Favourites as of Tuesday February 23rd 2021)
Coral Cup 2021 Betting
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Race 4 – The Betway Queen Mother Champion Steeple Chase (3.05)
Champion Chase Distance
The Queen Mother Champion Chase is a 2m race containing 13 fences on the left-handed course at Cheltenham. The race is sponsored by Betway.
Champion Chase Race Type
The Queen Mother Champion Chase is a Grade 1 National Hunt steeplechase race.
Champion Chase Qualification and Weight
Qualification for this race is for horses aged five-years-old and up.
Weight for five-year-olds and up is 11st 10lb. There is a 7lb allowance for mares.
Champion Chase Previous Winners
The 2020 winner of this race was Politologue, a six-year-old trained by Paul Nicholls. The winning jockey was Harry Skelton.
Politologue won at a price of 6/1, beating the likes of Dynamite Dollars (7/1) and Bun Doran (33/1) to first place.
Champion Chase Leading Trainer
The leading trainers in the Queen Mother Champion Chase are Nicky Henderson, Paul Nicholls, and Tom Dreaper, all with six career wins. Henderson last won the Champion Chase in 2019 with Altior, Nicholls won last year’s edition with Politologue, and Dreaper’s last win in the Champion Chase came in 1970 with Straight Fort.
Champion Chase Leading Jockey
The leading jockeys in the Queen Mother Champion Chase are Pat Taaffe and Barry Geraghty, both with five wins. Taaffe’s last win the Champion Chase came in 1970 on Straight Fort whilst riding for Tom Dreaper, with Barry Geraghty’s last Champion Chase win coming in 2013 on Sprinter Sacre whilst riding for Nicky Henderson.
Champion Chase 2021 Favourites
Chacun Pour Soi
Altior
Politologue
Nube Negra
First Flow
(Favourites as of Tuesday February 23rd 2021)
Champion Chase 2021 Betting
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Race 5 – The Glenfarclas Cross Country Steeple Chase (3.40)
Cross Country Chase Distance
The Cross Country Chase is a 3m 6f race containing 32 obstacles on the left-handed course at Cheltenham. The race is sponsored by Glenfarclas.
Cross Country Chase Race Type
The Cross Country Chase is an ungraded conditions race.
Cross Country Chase Qualification and Weight
Qualification for this race is for horses aged five-years-old and up.
The Cross Country Chase was a handicap race until the 2016 edition in which it was changed to a conditions race. Rather than having weight determined by a handicapper, weight is determined by factors such as sex, age, quality, known as WFA (Weight-for-Age).
Cross Country Chase Previous Winners
The 2020 winner of this race was Easyland, a six-year-old trained by David Cottin. The winning jockey was Jonathan Plouganou.
Easyland won at a price of 3/1, beating the likes of Tiger Roll (8/11) and Out Sam (33/1) to first place.
Cross Country Chase Leading Trainer
The leading trainer in this Cross Country Chase is Enda Bolger, with four career wins. Bolger last won the Cross Country Chase in 2016 with Josies Orders.
Cross Country Chase Leading Jockey
The leading jockey in the Cross Country Chase is Nina Carberry, also with four wins. Carberry’s last win in the Cross Country Chase came in 2016 whilst riding for Enda Bolger.
Any Currency was the winner of the 2016 race initially after finishing in first place, but was disqualified after a banned substance was detected post-race.
Cross Country Chase 2021 Favourites
Easysland
Tiger Roll
Potters Corner
Ajas
Uniketat
(Favourites as of Tuesday February 23rd 2021)
Cross Country Chase 2021 Betting
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Race 6 – The Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Handicap Steeple Chase Challenge Cup (4.15)
Grand Annual Chase Distance
The Grand Annual Chase is a 2m ½f race containing 14 fences on the left-handed course at Cheltenham. The race is not sponsored, but named after Johnny Henderson, the father of trainer Nicky Henderson.
Grand Annual Chase Race Type
The Grand Annual Chase is a Grade 3 National Hunt steeplechase race. The Grand Annual Chase is the oldest race at the Cheltenham Festival, first ran in 1834.
Grand Annual Chase Qualification and Weight
Qualification for this race is for horses aged five-years-old and up.
As this is a handicap race, weight will be determined by the handicapper depending on the quality of the racehorse. The better the racehorse, the more weight it will carry during the race.
Grand Annual Chase Previous Winners
The 2020 winner of this race was Chosen Mate, a seven-year-old trained by Gordon Elliott. The winning jockey was Davy Russell.
Chosen Mate won at a price of 7/2, beating the likes of Eclair De Beaufeu (13/2) and Us and Them (10/1) to first place.
Grand Annual Chase Leading Trainer
The leading trainer in this Grand Annual Chase is Paul Nicholls, with four career wins. Nicholls last won the Grand Annual Chase in 2018 with Le Prezien.
Grand Annual Chase Leading Jockey
The leading jockey in the Grand Annual Chase is Graham Bradley, with four career wins. Bradley’s last Grand Annual Chase win came in 1997 on Uncle Ernie whilst riding for Jimmy FitzGerald.
Grand Annual Chase 2021 Favourites
Sky Pirate
A Wave Of The Sea
Entoucas
Embittered
Ibleo
(Favourites as of Tuesday February 23rd 2021)
Grand Annual Chase 2021 Betting
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Race 7 – The Weatherbys Champion Bumper (4.50)
Champion Bumper Distance
The Champion Bumper is a 2m ½f flat race on the left-handed course at Cheltenham. There are no fences, hurdles or obsticales. The race is sponsored by Weatherbys.
Champion Bumper Race Type
The Champion Bumper is a Grade 1 National Hunt flat race. It is the only flat race of the whole Cheltenham Festival and is considered the most prestigious flat race on the National Hunt calendar.
Champion Bumper Qualification and Weight
Qualification for this race is for horses aged four-years-old up to six-years-old.
Weight for four-year-olds is 10st 11lb, whilst weight for five-year-olds and six-year-olds is 11st 5lb. There is a 7lb allowance for fillies mares.
Champion Bumper Previous Winners
The 2020 winner of this race was Ferny Hollow, a five-year-old trained by Willie Mullins. The winning jockey was Paul Townend.
Ferny Hollow won at a price of 11/1, beating the likes of Appreciate It (15/8) and Queens Brook (6/1) to first place.
Champion Bumper Leading Trainer
The leading trainer in the Champion Bumper is Willie Mullins, with ten career wins. Mullins last won the Champion Bumper last year with Ferny Hollow. Mullins first won the Champion Bumper both as the jockey and trainer of Wither or Which in 1996.
Champion Bumper Leading Jockey
The leading jockeys in the Champion Bumper is Ruby Walsh, with three career wins. Walsh’s last win in the Champion Bumper came in 2013 on Briar Hill whilst riding for Willie Mullins.
Champion Bumper 2021 Favourites
Kilcruit
Sir Gerhard
Three Stripe Life
Gerri Colombe
Letsbeclearaboutit
(Favourites as of Tuesday February 23rd 2021)
Champion Bumper 2021 Betting
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