Minella Indo won the Cheltenham Gold Cup in 2021 from A Plus Tard and Al Boum Photo
Cheltenham Festival 2022 |
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Dates: 15-18 March Venue: Cheltenham Racecourse Races: 13:30-17:30 GMT Main race: 15:30 |
Coverage: Commentaries on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra, feature races Radio 5 live. Racecards, live text, results & reports on the BBC Sport website and app. |
Minella Indo will bid to win a second consecutive Gold Cup at this year's Cheltenham Festival - and you can follow it live on the BBC.
BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra will bring you commentary of all 28 races at the four-day festival from 15-18 March, with coverage of Gold Cup day on Radio 5 Live including Friday's big race at 15:30 GMT.
Gina Bryce will present coverage from Tuesday to Thursday, with Mark Chapman hosting on Friday. Commentator John Hunt will call the races and there will be updates and analysis from former jockeys Charlie Poste, Andrew Thornton and Jane Mangan.
There will also be live text commentaries, racecards and results every day on the BBC Sport website and app, and additional coverage on BBC Sport's social media accounts.
The final race on Tuesday's opening day will be run as the Ukraine Appeal National Hunt Chase in response to the humanitarian crisis arising from Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Full race schedule and BBC coverage
(All times GMT and subject to change. Distances in miles, furlongs and yards)
Friday, 19 March
13:30 - JCB Triumph Hurdle 2m 179y
14:10 - McCoy Contractors County Hurdle 2m 179y
14:50 - Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle - 2m 7f 213y
15:30 - Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup Chase 3m 2f 70y
16:10 - St. James's Place Festival Challenge Cup Open Hunters' Chase 3m 2f 70y
16:50 - Mrs Paddy Power Mares' Chase 2m 4f 127y
17:30 - Martin Pipe Handicap Hurdle 2m 4f 56y
BBC coverage
BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra 13:15-18:00
14:00-16:00 - BBC Radio 5 Live
Catch-up
You can listen to all our radio sports programming on the BBC Sounds app and via the BBC Sport website.
