The Cheltenham festival
is one of the most prestigious meeting in the National Hunt racing calendar in the United Kingdom, and has race prize money second only to the Grand National.

The Cheltenham Festival takes place every spring in the spa town of Cheltenham in Gloucestershire. The Cheltenham Festival is one of the most anticipated race meets of the British National Hunt season as it sees the premier of British and Irish race horses competing against each other. During the Cheltenham Festival millions of pounds exchange hands between the betters and bookies as enthusiastic spectators cheer on their favourite champions.

It is an event where many of the best British and Irish trained horses race against each other, the extent of which is relatively rare during the rest of the season.

Large amounts of money are bet during festival week, with hundreds of millions of pounds being gambled over the four days. Cheltenham is often noted for its atmosphere, most notably the "Cheltenham roar", which refers to the enormous amount of noise that the crowd generates as the starter raises the tape for the first race of the festival.

The Cheltenham races are held in March over four days and have the second largest prize fund in the country after the Grand National, which might explain why the festival is famous for 'the Cheltenham roar', a loud and infectious cheer that spectators let out at the beginning of each race.

The Cheltenham races have been held at Prestbury Park since 1902 with the first National Hunt Steeplechase being raced in 1904 which twenty year later became the Cheltenham Gold Cup.

The Cheltenham Gold Cup is one of four championship races that take places during the Cheltenham Festival; the others include the Stayers Hurdle, the Queen Mothers Champion Chase and the Champion Hurdle.

The 2012 Cheltenham Festival is rapidly approaching and racing fanatics will be looking forward to the meeting with an increasing sense of excitement as the National Hunt season begins to creep closer.

Though the meeting is still months away, fans of the Festival will already be hoping that 2012’s instalment of action from Prestbury Park is as enthralling as it was in 2011 and if the Gold Cup is anything like the last renewal, we are going to be in for a real treat.

The Cheltenham festival is one of the most prestigious meeting in the National Hunt racing calendar in the United Kingdom, and has race prize money second only to the Grand National.

The Cheltenham Festival takes place every spring in the spa town of Cheltenham in Gloucestershire. The Cheltenham Festival is one of the most anticipated race meets of the British National Hunt season as it sees the premier of British and Irish race horses competing against each other. During the Cheltenham Festival millions of pounds exchange hands between the betters and bookies as enthusiastic spectators cheer on their favourite champions.

It is an event where many of the best British and Irish trained horses race against each other, the extent of which is relatively rare during the rest of the season.

Large amounts of money are bet during festival week, with hundreds of millions of pounds being gambled over the four days. Cheltenham is often noted for its atmosphere, most notably the "Cheltenham roar", which refers to the enormous amount of noise that the crowd generates as the starter raises the tape for the first race of the festival.

The Cheltenham races are held in March over four days and have the second largest prize fund in the country after the Grand National, which might explain why the festival is famous for 'the Cheltenham roar', a loud and infectious cheer that spectators let out at the beginning of each race.

The Cheltenham races have been held at Prestbury Park since 1902 with the first National Hunt Steeplechase being raced in 1904 which twenty year later became the Cheltenham Gold Cup.

The Cheltenham Gold Cup is one of four championship races that take places during the Cheltenham Festival; the others include the Stayers Hurdle, the Queen Mothers Champion Chase and the Champion Hurdle.

The 2012 Cheltenham Festival is rapidly approaching and racing fanatics will be looking forward to the meeting with an increasing sense of excitement as the National Hunt season begins to creep closer.

Though the meeting is still months away, fans of the Festival will already be hoping that 2012’s instalment of action from Prestbury Park is as enthralling as it was in 2011 and if the Gold Cup is anything like the last renewal, we are going to be in for a real treat.