Cheltenham festival takes place in March each year at the Cheltenham racecourse in Gloucestershire. It hosts the best horses, jockeys, trainers and and owners from across the UK and Ireland.
This is a festival which is very popular with Irish visitors, partly because of the large number of Irish horses entered in the competition but also as it coincides with ST Patrick's weekend and is a bank holiday break.
Spectators from all over the UK will travel to see the races which are spread over four days. The prise money at Cheltenham is second only to the Grand National.

In 2001 the festival was canceled due to an out break of Foot and mouth disease in the UK.
The main race is the champion cup gold, but this festival hosts a number of races, including Champion Bumper, Ballymore properties Novices' Hurdle, Arkle Challenge Trophy, Champion Hurdle and many more. There is huge amounts of money bet throughout the four days of the festival.
Some of the great jockeys who have won at Cheltenham include, Ruby Walsh, Tony McCoy, Charlie Swan and Peter Scudamore.

This year, the Cheltenham festival took place from the 11th of March to the 14th. Have a look at the guide below we've put together, and find out more on the results and winners of the festival in the many different events.

Tickets for 2008 can be purchased on-line, and different tickets are available for multiple days or evening events. Depending upon the ticket you want find all your Cheltenham questions answered here! Along with tickets to all major horse racing and other sporting events throughout the UK. We also have tickets to all the other horse racing events, such as Chester, and Royal Ascot.

Tuesday 11th March

• Supreme Novices Hurdle:Ebaziyan (DJ Condon) 40-1

• Irish Independent Arkle Steeplechase: My Way de Solzen (R Thornton) 7-2

• Smurfit Champion Hurdle: Sublimity (Philip Carberry) 16-1

• William Hill Trophy handicap Steeplechase: Joes Edge (DN Russell) 50-1

• Fred Winter Juvenile Handicap Hurdle: Gaspara (A Glassonbury) 9-2 Jt Fav

• Ballymore Properties Novices Hurdle:Massini's Maguire (Richard Johnson) 20-1

• Sun Alliance Novices Chase: Denman (R Walsh) 6-5f

• Queen Mother Champion Chase: Voy Por Ustedes (Robert Thornton) 5-1

• The Coral Cup: Burntoakboy (Sam Jones) 10-1

• Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup: Cloudy Lane (Mr R Burton) 15-2 Fav

• Champion Bumber: Cork All Star (B J Geraghty) 11-2

• Jewson Novices Handicap Chase: L'Antartique (G Lee) 20-1

• Ryaniair Chase: Taranis (Ruby Walsh) 9-2

• Labrokes World Hurdle: Inglis Drever (PJ Brennan) 5-1

• Racing Post Plate: Idole First (Alan O'Keeffe) 12-1

• National Hunt Chase Challenge Cup: Butler's Cabin (Mr Alan Berry) 33-1

• Pertemps Juvenile Handicap Hurdle Odds: Oscar Park (T Doyle) 14-1

• Triumph Hurdle:Katchit (Robert Thornton)11-2

• Brit Insurance Novices Hurdle: Wichita Lineman (AP McCoy) 11-8f

• Totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup: Kauto Star (Ruby Walsh) 5-4

• Foxhunter Chase: Drombeag (Mr JT McNamara) 20-1

• Grand Annual Chase: Andreas (Robert Thornton) 12-1