The Cheltenham Festival is the mother of all horse jump racing in the United Kingdom. The year 2011 marks another milestone in Cheltenham history as the festival marks it one hundred years.

The horse jump-racing calendar revolves around the festival. The Cheltenham Festival is celebrated in March and usually lasts for four days, all of the finest and best horses from all over England and Ireland participates in this coveted event aspiring to champions in their respective categories. The Cheltenham Festival features a total of twenty six races.

The Cheltenham betting 2011 is the epitome of high rolling, it is expected to exchange as much as 600 million pounds spread out in all twenty seven races. The most awaited race will be the fourth race on the race card on each day. We present the best Cheltenham betting odds and comparison tables for all festival race categories. From here you can browse and hunt for the best price for selected category and open an account with an authorized booker by visiting several Cheltenham betting sites. Not only that, you also get real time updates and a chance to get a Cheltenham Festival free bet.

Here are the highlighted events for the entirety of the 2011 Cheltenham Festival:

Day one, Tuesday

This is the race day opening of the festival gives unwavering excitement as the Champion Hurdles is presented as the highlight race of the day. This event is related with the Supreme Novice Hurdles, which also opens the festival. The Arkle Chase then follows the Supreme Novice Hurdles, and with these races on the itinerary it is surely a great way to open the festival.

Day two, Wednesday

Second day of the 2011 Cheltenham Festival, highlights six anticipated race meets that includes the Champion Bumper, the flat race run that adopts the National Hunt rules and the showpiece event, the Queen Mother Chase. Another event is the Coral Jump; this event is relatively new to the hundred year old festival though it is slowly gaining a strong following over the past years. Wednesday also marks the Ladies Day of the horse jump festival. Here women race enthusiasts’ parade their colorful ensembles and fashionable brimmed hats that can rival the Royal Ascot’s hat fashion.

Day three, Thursday

The third day of the race festival features the Ladbrokes World Hurdle. This the fourth race on the card. The Ryanair is also a highlight on the day’s races with the Pertemps as the final race for day three. Look out for the new race in the festival’s race list, the Jewson Novices’ Handicapped Steeple Chase that incidentally is the first race on your card.

Day four, Friday

The final day of the race meet. The day’s event features the Cheltenham Gold Cup; this race is bound to attract the entire race goers as most of the crowd favorites are going to race on this event. The Albert Bartlett race and the Triumph Hurdle are also highlighted on the final day of the Cheltenham Festival.