After a dramatic, emotional opening day of the Cheltenham Festival, attention now turns to day two on which another Nicky Henderson star, Jonbon, will take centre stage in the Queen Mother Champions Chase.

The long wait is finally over and today (Tuesday, March 11) is the day the famous roar echoes around Prestbury Park as the 2025 Cheltenham Festival is underway after gates opened to racegoers at 10.30am. More than 200,000 people are expected over the four day event, which begins with Champion Day.

A very emotional Cheltenham Festival got under way on Tuesday as all those in attendance remembered Michael O'Sullivan. Paul Townend fought back tears after landing the opening race of the meeting, which was run in memory of the jockey, who tragically died after suffering a fall last month.

The Cheltenham Festival begins today, drawing back the curtain on four days of the very best jump racing has to offer.

THERE’S no time to reflect on yesterday’s action as we look ahead to day two of the Cheltenham Festival, but will today finally be the day of reckoning for Jonbon in the Queen Mother

Day two of the Cheltenham Festival features the Queen Mother Champion Chase in which Jonbon will try to justify his odds-on status for owner JP McManus, but our man has a value alternative

The biggest week in the horse racing calendar is here with the 2025 Cheltenham Festival underway today. We are set for 28 races across four days with a quarter of a million fans set to pile through the gates this week.

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