Main Menu Horse Racing Cheltenham     Festival Horse Talk Racing News Basics A Day Out The Races The Horses The Form Betting Tipping The Tracks Glossary Racing Books GGG		Cheltenham Festival is the greatest jump festival in the world and many would say the greatest horse racing festival of any code. Every year a week in March sees the best horses from the UK, Ireland and a few from further afield, compete for the major prizes in the National Hunt season. Tuesday starts events and the four day festival builds to the blue ribbon event, the Gold Cup on Friday. .