Over £4.9 million will be given out in prize money across the 2026 Cheltenham Festival.
With a whopping £625,000 available, the Cheltenham Gold Cup is the highlight of the week and once again the richest race across the four days.
The Champion Hurdle, Champion Chase, Ryanair Chase and the Stayers' Hurdle complete the top five races with the biggest prize money throughout the Cheltenham Festival.
The latest Cheltenham betting odds can be found on our dedicated hub, while we also have the latest Cheltenham Festival news as well as a comprehensive Cheltenham Festival races guide here on site.
Cheltenham Festival Prize Money
Tuesday Prize Money
1.20: Michael O'Sullivan Supreme Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) - £150,000
2.00: Arkle Chase (Grade 1) - £200,000
2.40: Festival Juvenile Handicap Hurdle - £80,000
3.20: Ultima Handicap Chase - £150,000
4.00: Champion Hurdle (Grade 1) - £450,000
4.40: Festival Plate Handicap - £150,000
5.20: National Hunt Chase - £100,000
Wednesday Prize Money
1.20: Turners Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) - £150,000
2.00: Brown Advisory Novices' Chase (Grade 1) - £200,000
2.40: BetMGM Cup - £110,000
3.20: Glenfarclas Cross Country Chase - £75,000
4.00: Champion Chase (Grade 1) - £400,000
4.40: Grand Annual - £150,000
5.20: Champion Bumper (Grade 1) - £80,000
Thursday Prize Money
1.20: Mares' Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2) - £105,000
2.00: Jack Richards Novices' Handicap Chase - £125,000
2.40: Mares' Hurdle (Grade 1) - £125,000
3.20: Stayers' Hurdle (Grade 1) - £325,000
4.00: Ryanair Chase (Grade 1) - £375,000
4.40: Pertemps Network Final Handicap Hurdle - £110,000
5.20: Kim Muir Challenge Cup - £75,000
Friday Prize Money
1.20: JCB Triumph Hurdle (Grade 1) - £150,000
2.00: County Hurdle - £110,000
2.40: Mares' Chase (Grade 2) - £130,000
3.20: Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) - £150,000
4.00: Cheltenham Gold Cup (Grade 1) - £625,000
4.40: Hunter's Chase - £50,000
5.20: Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle - £75,000
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