Mark Walsh produced one of the great Gold Cup shocks in what was the highlight of the festival in 2025. Cheltenham Festival 2026: Dates and start timesThis year's Cheltenham Festival will run from Tuesday, March 10 to Friday, March 13. Each day also has its dedicated title - Tuesday is Champion Day, Wednesday is Ladies Day, Thursday is St Patrick's Thursday and Friday is Gold Cup Day. To tune in to talkSPORT or talkSPORT 2 through the website, click HERE for the live stream. Find all the best Cheltenham Festival free bet offers from talkSPORT and our partners across the website during the week.

Source: The Times March 11, 2026 10:05 UTC