STATTLER won the National Hunt Challenge Cup to round off an excellent first day of racing at the Cheltenham Festival.
Patrick Mullins breezed up alongside long-time leader Run Wild Fred to coast home at the end.
Follow all of the reaction in our Cheltenham live blog.
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FULL RESULTS
- Stattler 2-1
- Run Wild Fred 15-8
- Vanillier 11-4
- Beatthebullet 100-1
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What is the Cheltenham race schedule for each day?
Seven races will take place each day, with the marquee race of the day off at 3.30pm.
Tuesday, March 15 – Champion Day
- 1.30pm Supreme Novices’ Hurdle (ITV 1/ talkSPORT)
- 2.10pm Arkle Novices’ Chase (ITV 1/ talkSPORT)
- 2.50pm Ultima Handicap Chase (ITV 1/ talkSPORT)
- 3.30pm Champion Hurdle (ITV 1/ talkSPORT)
- 4.10pm Mares’ Hurdle (ITV 1)
- 4.50pm Boodles Juvenile Handicap Hurdle (Racing TV)
- 5.30pm National Hunt Novices’ Chase (Racing TV)
Wednesday, March 16 – Ladies Day
- 1.30pm Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle (ITV 1/ talkSPORT)
- 2.10pm Brown Advisory Novices’ Chase (ITV 1/ talkSPORT)
- 2.50pm Coral Cup (ITV 1/ talkSPORT)
- 3.30pm Champion Chase (ITV 1/ talkSPORT)
- 4.10pm Cross Country Chase (ITV 1)
- 4.50pm Grand Annual Handicap Chase (Racing TV)
- 5.30pm Champion Bumper (Racing TV)
Thursday, March 17 – St Patrick’s Thursday
- 1.30pm Turners Novices’ Chase (ITV 1/ talkSPORT)
- 2.10pm Pertemps Final Handicap Hurdle (ITV 1/ talkSPORT)
- 2.50pm Ryanair Chase (ITV 1/ talkSPORT)
- 3.30pm Stayers’ Hurdle (ITV 1/ talkSPORT)
- 4.10pm Paddy Power Plate (ITV 1)
- 4.50pm Mares’ Novice Hurdle (Racing TV)
- 5.30pm Kim Muir Challenge Cup (Racing TV)
Friday, March 18 – Gold Cup Day
- 1.30pm Triumph Hurdle (ITV 1/ talkSPORT)
- 2.10pm County Hurdle (ITV 1/ talkSPORT)
- 2.50pm Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle (ITV 1/ talkSPORT)
- 3.30pm Gold Cup (ITV 1/ talkSPORT)
- 4.10pm Festival Hunters’ Chase (ITV 1)
- 4.50pm Mares’ Chase (Racing TV)
- 5.30pm Martin Pipe Handicap Hurdle (Racing TV)
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