Cheltenham Festival: Wednesday races, runners and riders

Everything you need for the second day of the Cheltenham Festival. View all of Wednesday's racecards and get the latest going reports for the day's action. Get ahead of the field by tuning in to Racing Post Live or head on over to our dedicated Cheltenham site for the best from our experts.

Cheltenham Festival races on Wednesday

The second day of the Cheltenham Festival is Ladies Day and takes place on Wednesday, March 17. The feature race is the Queen Mother Champion Chase, the most prestigious 2m chase in Britain and Ireland and has been won by some of the quickest chasers in racing. Nicky Henderson has won five of the last nine runnings, including with superstar Sprinter Sacre in 2013 and 2016. This year the bookies have Chacun Pour Soi as the strong favourite. Click below for the Cheltenham racecards to see the runners and riders.

1.30Ballymore Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1), 2m5f

1.55 (Grade 1), 3m80y

2.30 (Grade 3), 2m5f0y

3.05 (Grade 1), 1m7f199y

3.40 , 3m6f37y

4.15 , 1m7f199y

4.50 (Grade 1), 2m87y

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Cheltenham Festival: Wednesday going report

The going conditions at Cheltenham are subject to change depending on the level of moisture in the ground. The latest going report for Cheltenham isgood to soft, soft in places.

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