Cheltenham Festival Day 2 - Results and Photos
- Results and photos on day two of the Cheltenham Festival
- Marine Nationale claims an emotional victory in the Champion Chase
- The New Lion wins the opening Turners Novices' Hurdle
- Lecky Watson claims a shock victory in the Brown Advisory
- Jimmy Du Seuil, Stumptown and Jazzy Matty win handicaps
- Bambino Fever hands Willie Mullins a 14th Champion Bumper win
Marine Nationale wins the Champion Chase. (Getty)
Cheltenham Festival 2025 Day 2 - Results and Photos
1:20pm Cheltenham - Turners' Novices' Hurdle Result
| Position | Name | SP |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | The New Lion | 3/1 |
| 2nd | The Yellow Clay | 5/2 |
| 3rd | Final Demand | 6/4f |
The top three in the betting fought out the finish of the opener, and it's THE NEW LION who prevails for Dan Skelton. Harry tracked favourite Final Demand throughout, and picked The Yellow Clay off after the last to claim his second Grade One win!
2:00pm Cheltenham - Brown Advisory Novices' Chase Result
| Position | Name | SP |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Lecky Watson | 20/1 |
| 2nd | Stellar Story | 22/1 |
In another shocking turn of events, Ballyburn is well-beaten as LECKY WATSON jumps best on the day to win the Brown Advisory!
Stellar Story stayed on well to finish second ahead of stablemate Better Days Ahead. Ballyburn is only fourth.
2:40pm Cheltenham - Coral Cup Result
| Position | Name | SP |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jimmy Du Seuil | 16/1 |
| 2nd | Impose Toi | 7/1 |
| 3rd | Ballyadam | 16/1 |
| 4th | Beat The Bat | 5/1 |
| 5th | Colonel Mustard | 25/1 |
Another winner for Willie Mullins, as JIMMY DU SEUIL strikes in the Coral Cup, having not run since following Ballyburn home on this day 12 months ago.
Impose Toi runs well to finish second ahead of Ballyadam, who places in a handicap at the Festival for the fourth year in a row.
3:20pm Cheltenham - Cross Country Handicap Chase Tips
| Position | Name | SP |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Stumptown | 5/2 |
| 2nd | Latenightpass | 11/1 |
| 3rd | Vanillier | 7/1 |
| 4th | The Goffer | 5/1 |
| 5th | Mister Coffey | 11/2 |
The favourite delivers in the Cross Country, as Keith Donoghue guides STUMPTOWN to another impressive success. Latenightpass runs a blinder for Gina Andrews to finish second, ahead of Vanillier, who almost ran out of the course at the very first bend and had to come from the back!
4:00pm Cheltenham - Champion Chase Result
| Position | Name | SP |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Marine Nationale | 5/1 |
| 2nd | Jonbon | 5/6f |
| 3rd | Captain Guinness | 25/1 |
MARINE NATIONALE wins an incident-filled renewal of the Champion Chase. Read a recap of the race and watch a replay of the finish here...
4:40pm Cheltenham - Grand Annual Handicap Chase Result
| Position | Name | SP |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jazzy Matty | 15/2 |
| 2nd | Unexpected Party | 6/1 |
| 3rd | Midnight It Is | 25/1 |
| 4th | My Mate Mozzie | 13/2 |
| 5th | Jasko Des Darmes | 22/1 |
Michael O'Sullivan rode Marine Nationale and JAZZY MATTY to victory on day one of the Cheltenham Festival in 2023.
Two years on and two months after his death, both have won again at Cheltenham on the same day. Incredible. Quite incredible.
5:20pm Cheltenham - Champion Bumper Result
| Position | Name | Odds |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Bambino Fever | 4/1 |
| 2nd | Heads Up | 33/1 |
| 3rd | Shuttle Diplomacy | 66/1 |
| 4th | Caballero Cliff | 150/1 |
Jodie Townend rode BAMBINO FEVER to victory at the Dublin Racing Festival and she works her magic again, handing Willie Mullins his 14th victory in the Champion Bumper.
Heads Up ran a massive race to hang on for second from the front. Shuttle Diplomacy and Cabellero Cliff carry huge prices into the places.
12:30pm - Morning Market Movers
🕓 1:20pm The Yellow Clay - 6/1 ➡️ 3/1
🕓 2:00pm Quai De Bourbon - 20/1 ➡️ 14/1
🕓 2:40pm Comfort Zone - 10/1 ➡️ 7/1
🕓 3:20pm The Goffer - 14/1 ➡️ 9/1
🕓 4:00pm Found A Fifty - 16/1 ➡️ 12/1
🕓 4:40pm Primoz - 14/1 ➡️ 15/2
🕓 4:40pm Trapain Law - 20/1 ➡️ 12/1
🕓 5:20pm Bambino Fever - 9/2 ➡️ 7/2
11:00am - Here's what's coming up at Cheltenham today!
Cheltenham Day 2 Card
| Time | Wednesday Races | Status | Distance |
| 13:20 | Turners Novices' Hurdle | Grade One | 2m 5f |
| 14:00 | Brown Advisory Novices' Chase | Grade One | 3m |
| 14:40 | Coral Cup | Grade Three Handicap | 2m 5f |
| 15:20 | Cross Country Chase | Class Two Handicap | 3m 6f |
| 16:00 | Champion Chase | Grade One | 2m |
| 16:40 | Grand Annual Chase | Grade Three Handicap | 2m |
| 17:20 | Champion Bumper | Grade One | 2m |
10:00am - Day 2 Price Boost
Get JONBON'S price in the Champion Chase boosted up to 7/4!
9:30am - Newspaper Tips
Find out which horses the major media tipsters are backing on day two of the Cheltenham in Wednesday's Newspaper Tips...
8:30am - It's SNOWING!
8am - Day One Going
Following a largely dry night, the going for day two of the Cheltenham Festival is Good To Soft on the Old Course.
It's Good To Soft, Good in places on the Cross Country course. On the New Course, it's still reading as Good To Soft, Soft in places.
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