{"id":36904,"date":"2025-03-09T12:00:05","date_gmt":"2025-03-09T12:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/?p=36904"},"modified":"2025-03-09T15:47:43","modified_gmt":"2025-03-09T15:47:43","slug":"2025-cheltenham-festival-prize-money-for-all-28-races","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/2025-cheltenham-festival-prize-money-for-all-28-races\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 Cheltenham Festival Prize Money For ALL 28 Races Ranked From Most Lucrative To Least Valuable"},"content":{"rendered":"

With the biggest four days of jumps racing on the horizon here at SportsCasting we look at 2025 Cheltenham Festival prize money over the meeting – including which race is the most valuable, just how much winnings are on offer throughout the entire fixture, plus rank ALL 28 races based on their purses.
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2025 Cheltenham Festival Winner Prize Money Ranked By Race<\/strong><\/h2>\n

See below ALL 28 races ranked by their winning Cheltenham Festival prize money<\/strong> – with the Gold Cup<\/strong> way out in front with \u00a3351,688 on offer.<\/p>\n

If the hot favourite with the best betting sites in the UK<\/a> – Galopin Des Champs – can win a third Gold Cup he’ll take his total career earnings to just shy of \u00a32m at \u00a31,996,382.<\/p>\n

The Gold Cup prize money stands at \u00a398,473 more than the Champion Hurdle and a massive \u00a3327,243 more than the St James\u2019s Place Festival Hunter Chase<\/strong>, which is the race that follows the Gold Cup on the Friday.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Rank<\/b><\/td>\nCheltenham Festival Race<\/b><\/td>\nClass<\/b><\/td>\nTotal Prize Money<\/b><\/td>\nPrize Money Winner<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nCheltenham Gold Cup<\/td>\nGrade 1<\/td>\n\u00a3625,000<\/td>\n\u00a3351,688<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nChampion Hurdle<\/td>\nGrade 1<\/td>\n\u00a3450,000<\/td>\n\u00a3253,215<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nQueen Mother Champion Chase<\/td>\nGrade 1<\/td>\n\u00a3400,000<\/td>\n\u00a3225,080<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nRyanair Chase (Registered as the Festival Trophy)<\/td>\nGrade 1<\/td>\n\u00a3375,000<\/td>\n\u00a3211,013<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nPaddy Power Stayers\u2019 Hurdle<\/td>\nGrade 1<\/td>\n\u00a3325,000<\/td>\n\u00a3182,878<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6-<\/td>\nArkle Challenge Trophy Novices\u2019 Chase<\/td>\nGrade 1<\/td>\n\u00a3200,000<\/td>\n\u00a3112,540<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6-<\/td>\nBrown Advisory Novices\u2019 Chase (Registered as the Broadway)<\/td>\nGrade 1<\/td>\n\u00a3200,000<\/td>\n\u00a3112,540<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7-<\/td>\nSupreme Novices\u2019 Hurdle<\/td>\nGrade 1<\/td>\n\u00a3150,000<\/td>\n\u00a384,405<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7-<\/td>\nUltima Handicap Chase<\/td>\nPremier Handicap<\/td>\n\u00a3150,000<\/td>\n\u00a384,405<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7-<\/td>\nTurners Novices\u2019 Hurdle (Registered as the Baring Bingham)<\/td>\nGrade 1<\/td>\n\u00a3150,000<\/td>\n\u00a384,405<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7-<\/td>\nJohnny Henderson Grand Annual Chase<\/td>\nPremier Handicap<\/td>\n\u00a3150,000<\/td>\n\u00a384,405<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7-<\/td>\nTrustATrader Plate Handicap Chase<\/td>\nPremier Handicap<\/td>\n\u00a3150,000<\/td>\n\u00a384,405<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7-<\/td>\nJCB Triumph Hurdle<\/td>\nGrade 1<\/td>\n\u00a3150,000<\/td>\n\u00a384,405<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7-<\/td>\nAlbert Bartlett Novices\u2019 Hurdle (Registered as the Spa)<\/td>\nGrade 1<\/td>\n\u00a3150,000<\/td>\n\u00a384,405<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\nMrs Paddy Power Mares\u2019 Chase (Registered as the Liberthine)<\/td>\nGrade 2<\/td>\n\u00a3120,000<\/td>\n\u00a373,151<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\nClose Brothers Mares\u2019 Hurdle<\/td>\nGrade 1<\/td>\n\u00a3120,000<\/td>\n\u00a367,524<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\nJack Richards Novices\u2019 Limited Handicap Chase<\/td>\nGrade 2<\/td>\n\u00a3125,000<\/td>\n\u00a364,300<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11-<\/td>\nCounty Hurdle<\/td>\nPremier Handicap<\/td>\n\u00a3100,000<\/td>\n\u00a361,897<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11-<\/td>\nPertemps Network Final Handicap Hurdle<\/td>\nPremier Handicap<\/td>\n\u00a3100,000<\/td>\n\u00a361,897<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11-<\/td>\nCoral Cup Handicap Hurdle<\/td>\nPremier Handicap<\/td>\n\u00a3100,000<\/td>\n\u00a361,897<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12<\/td>\nRyanair Mares\u2019 Novices\u2019 Hurdle (Registered as the Dawn Run)<\/td>\nGrade 2<\/td>\n\u00a3105,000<\/td>\n\u00a359,084<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13<\/td>\nNational Hunt Chase (Novices\u2019 Handicap)<\/td>\nClass 2<\/td>\n\u00a3100,000<\/td>\n\u00a352,030<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14<\/td>\nWeatherbys Champion Bumper<\/td>\nGrade 1<\/td>\n\u00a380,000<\/td>\n\u00a345,560<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15<\/td>\nFred Winter Juvenile Handicap Hurdle<\/td>\nPremier Handicap<\/td>\n\u00a380,000<\/td>\n\u00a345,016<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16-<\/td>\nGlenfarclas Cross Country Chase (A Limited Handicap)<\/td>\nClass 2<\/td>\n\u00a375,000<\/td>\n\u00a339,023<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16-<\/td>\nMartin Pipe Conditional Jockeys\u2019 Handicap Hurdle<\/td>\nClass 2<\/td>\n\u00a375,000<\/td>\n\u00a339,023<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17<\/td>\nFulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup Handicap Chase (Amateur Riders)<\/td>\nClass 2<\/td>\n\u00a375,000<\/td>\n\u00a336,688<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
18<\/td>\nSt James\u2019s Place Festival Hunter Chase<\/td>\nClass 2<\/td>\n50,000<\/td>\n\u00a324,445<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TOTALS<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n\u00a34,930,000<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a32,771,304<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Day One Cheltenham Festival Prize Money: Tuesday 11th March 2025<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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The opening day of the Festival will see a stonking \u00a31.25m in total Cheltenham Festival<\/strong> prize money<\/strong> on offer.<\/p>\n

With the Champion Hurdle<\/strong> the most valuable Tuesday race at \u00a3450,000, of which \u00a3253,000 will go to the winner. Who the best horse racing betting sites in the UK<\/a> feel will be the 2023 winner Constitution Hill as he currently heads the market.<\/p>\n

Next best on day one is the Arkle Challenge Trophy Novices’ Chase, with \u00a3112,540 on offer to the winner – which could go to one of the big Cheltenham bankers<\/a> in Majborough this year.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Time<\/b><\/td>\nRace<\/b><\/td>\nClass<\/b><\/td>\nTotal Prize Money<\/b><\/td>\nPrize Money Winner<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1:20pm<\/td>\nSupreme Novices\u2019 Hurdle<\/td>\nGrade 1<\/td>\n\u00a3150,000<\/td>\n\u00a384,405<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2:00pm<\/td>\nArkle Challenge Trophy Novices\u2019 Chase<\/td>\nGrade 1<\/td>\n\u00a3200,000<\/td>\n\u00a3112,540<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2:40pm<\/td>\nUltima Handicap Chase<\/td>\nPremier Handicap<\/td>\n\u00a3150,000<\/td>\n\u00a384,405<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3:20pm<\/td>\nClose Brothers Mares\u2019 Hurdle<\/td>\nGrade 1<\/td>\n\u00a3120,000<\/td>\n\u00a367,524<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4:00pm<\/td>\nChampion Hurdle<\/td>\nGrade 1<\/td>\n\u00a3450,000<\/td>\n\u00a3253,215<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4:40pm<\/td>\nFred Winter Juvenile Handicap Hurdle<\/td>\nPremier Handicap<\/td>\n\u00a380,000<\/td>\n\u00a345,016<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5:20pm<\/td>\nNational Hunt Chase (Novices\u2019 Handicap)<\/td>\nClass 2<\/td>\n\u00a3100,000<\/td>\n\u00a352,030<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TOTALS<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n\u00a31,250,000<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a3699,135<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Day Two <\/strong>Cheltenham Festival Prize Money<\/strong>: Wednesday 12th March 2025<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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On the second day at the meeting and the Cheltenham Festival<\/a> prize money dips slightly with \u00a31.155m on offer over the seven races.<\/p>\n

No surprises to see the day’s feature contest – the Queen Mother Champion Chase<\/strong> as the most lucrative on Wednesday – with \u00a3255,080 going to the winner.<\/p>\n

Next best on day two is the Brown Advisory Novices’ Chase with \u00a3112,540 on offer to the winning connections.<\/p>\n

While the Cross Country Chase is the least valuable race on the second day with \u00a339,023 banked for the winner.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Time<\/b><\/td>\nRace<\/b><\/td>\nClass<\/b><\/td>\nTotal Prize Money<\/b><\/td>\nPrize Money Winner<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1:20pm<\/td>\nTurners Novices\u2019 Hurdle (Registered as the Baring Bingham)<\/td>\nGrade 1<\/td>\n\u00a3150,000<\/td>\n\u00a384,405<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2:00pm<\/td>\nBrown Advisory Novices\u2019 Chase (Registered as the Broadway)<\/td>\nGrade 1<\/td>\n\u00a3200,000<\/td>\n\u00a3112,540<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2:40pm<\/td>\nCoral Cup Handicap Hurdle<\/td>\nPremier Handicap<\/td>\n\u00a3100,000<\/td>\n\u00a361,897<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3:20pm<\/td>\nGlenfarclas Cross Country Chase (A Limited Handicap)<\/td>\nClass 2<\/td>\n\u00a375,000<\/td>\n\u00a339,023<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4:00pm<\/td>\nQueen Mother Champion Chase<\/td>\nGrade 1<\/td>\n\u00a3400,000<\/td>\n\u00a3225,080<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4:40pm<\/td>\nJohnny Henderson Grand Annual Chase<\/td>\nPremier Handicap<\/td>\n\u00a3150,000<\/td>\n\u00a384,405<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5:20pm<\/td>\nWeatherbys Champion Bumper<\/td>\nGrade 1<\/td>\n\u00a380,000<\/td>\n\u00a345,560<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TOTALS<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n\u00a31,155,000<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a3652,910<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Day Three <\/strong>Cheltenham Festival Prize Money<\/strong>: Thursday 13th March 2025<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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The Cheltenham Festival prize money on day three jumps back up to a total of \u00a31,255,000, which is mainly due to their being two championship races in the Ryanair Chase<\/strong> and the Stayers’ Hurdle.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Of the two the Ryanair carries the bigger purse with \u00a3211,013 going to the 2025 winner, while the Stayers’ Hurdle hero will net \u00a3182,878 for their owners.<\/p>\n

The Kim Muir comes in last on the Thursday in terms of Cheltenham Festival prize money – with \u00a336,668.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Time<\/b><\/td>\nRace<\/b><\/td>\nClass<\/b><\/td>\nTotal Prize Money<\/b><\/td>\nPrize Money Winner<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1:20pm<\/td>\nRyanair Mares\u2019 Novices\u2019 Hurdle (Registered as the Dawn Run)<\/td>\nGrade 2<\/td>\n\u00a3105,000<\/td>\n\u00a359,084<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2:00pm<\/td>\nJack Richards Novices\u2019 Limited Handicap Chase<\/td>\nGrade 2<\/td>\n\u00a3125,000<\/td>\n\u00a364,300<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2:40pm<\/td>\nPertemps Network Final Handicap Hurdle<\/td>\nPremier Handicap<\/td>\n\u00a3100,000<\/td>\n\u00a361,897<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3:20pm<\/td>\nRyanair Chase (Registered as the Festival Trophy)<\/td>\nGrade 1<\/td>\n\u00a3375,000<\/td>\n\u00a3211,013<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4:00pm<\/td>\nPaddy Power Stayers\u2019 Hurdle<\/td>\nGrade 1<\/td>\n\u00a3325,000<\/td>\n\u00a3182,878<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4:40pm<\/td>\nTrustATrader Plate Handicap Chase<\/td>\nPremier Handicap<\/td>\n\u00a3150,000<\/td>\n\u00a384,405<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5:20pm<\/td>\nFulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup Handicap Chase (Amateur Riders)<\/td>\nClass 2<\/td>\n\u00a375,000<\/td>\n\u00a336,668<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TOTALS<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n\u00a31,255,000<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a3700,245<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Day Four <\/strong>Cheltenham Festival Prize Money<\/strong>: Friday14th March 2025<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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It’s Gold Cup<\/strong> Day<\/strong> on the Friday and with this Blue Riband contest being the Festival flagbearer race it’s also the one that carries the most Cheltenham prize money.<\/p>\n

The favourite this year is Galopin Des Champs, who is looking to win the race for a third year on the bounce – and, if he can win again, will also land \u00a3351,688 in prize money for his owner Mrs Audrey Turley.<\/p>\n

Next best on the final day is the Triumph Hurdle and the Albert Barlett – both at \u00a384,405 to the winner.<\/p>\n

While the lowest overall Cheltenham Festival prize money race is also on day four – the St James’s Place Festival Hunter Chase with just \u00a324,445 going to the winner.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Time<\/b><\/td>\nRace<\/b><\/td>\nClass<\/b><\/td>\nTotal Prize Money<\/b><\/td>\nPrize Money Winner<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1:20pm<\/td>\nJCB Triumph Hurdle<\/td>\nGrade 1<\/td>\n\u00a3150,000<\/td>\n\u00a384,405<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2:00pm<\/td>\nCounty Hurdle<\/td>\nPremier Handicap<\/td>\n\u00a3100,000<\/td>\n\u00a361,897<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2:40pm<\/td>\nMrs Paddy Power Mares\u2019 Chase (Registered as the Liberthine)<\/td>\nGrade 2<\/td>\n\u00a3120,000<\/td>\n\u00a373,151<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3:20pm<\/td>\nAlbert Bartlett Novices\u2019 Hurdle (Registered as the Spa)<\/td>\nGrade 1<\/td>\n\u00a3150,000<\/td>\n\u00a384,405<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4:00pm<\/td>\nCheltenham Gold Cup<\/td>\nGrade 1<\/td>\n\u00a3625,000<\/td>\n\u00a3351,688<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4:40pm<\/td>\nSt James\u2019s Place Festival Hunter Chase<\/td>\nClass 2<\/td>\n\u00a350,000<\/td>\n\u00a324,445<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5:20pm<\/td>\nMartin Pipe Conditional Jockeys\u2019 Handicap Hurdle<\/td>\nClass 2<\/td>\n\u00a375,000<\/td>\n\u00a339,023<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TOTALS<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n\u00a31,270,000<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a3719,014<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Cheltenham Festival Prize Money 2025 Totals By Day<\/strong><\/h2>\n

We’ve also broken down the Cheltenham Festival prize money by day – where you can see the Wednesday has the least overall purse and Gold Cup Day on the Friday having the most.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Day
\n<\/b><\/td>\n		Total Prize Money (all races)<\/em><\/b><\/td>\nPrize Money Winner (all races)<\/em>
\n<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Day One – Tuesday 11th March 2025<\/td>\n\u00a31,250,000<\/td>\n\u00a3699,135<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Day Two – Wednesday 12th March 2025<\/td>\n\u00a31,155,000<\/td>\n\u00a3652,910<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Day Three – Thursday 13th March 2025<\/td>\n\u00a31,255,000<\/td>\n\u00a3700,245<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Day Four – Friday 14th March 2025<\/td>\n\u00a31,270,000<\/td>\n\u00a3719,014<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TOTALS<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a34,930,000<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a32,771,304<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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The Cheltenham Gold Cup Is The Most Valuable Festival Race<\/strong><\/h2>\n

With \u00a3351,688 on offer to the winner of the 2025 Cheltenham Gold Cup, this is by far the most valuable race at the Cheltenham Festival.<\/p>\n

Watch: Galopin Des Champs Winning His Second Gold Cup in 2024<\/strong><\/h4>\n