WED 17 MAR 2027 - 10:30AM
Cheltenham Ladies Day 2027
Cheltenham Racecourse, Cheltenham
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About
Cheltenham Ladies Day is the second day of the Cheltenham Festival, held on Wednesday 17 March 2027 at Cheltenham Racecourse in Gloucestershire. The day's feature race is the Queen Mother Champion Chase, a Grade 1 steeplechase run over about two miles with an off time of around 4pm, one of seven races on the card that day.
Raceday at a glance
Gates open at 10:30 on Cheltenham Ladies Day. The first race is due off at 13:20 and the last at 17:20, with seven races in between. Those seven are part of the 28 run across the Festival's four days, and the Queen Mother Champion Chase is the Wednesday showpiece.
The Queen Mother Champion Chase
The Queen Mother Champion Chase is the Grade 1 steeplechase that headlines Ladies Day, run over about two miles at Cheltenham Racecourse and scheduled off at around 4pm on Wednesday 17 March 2027. Each day of the Cheltenham Festival has its own defining race or races: the Champion Hurdle on Champion Day, the Ryanair Chase and Stayers' Hurdle on St Patrick's Thursday, and the Cheltenham Gold Cup on Gold Cup Day.
Which day suits your event
Ladies Day is the sociable midweek day of the Festival, and a full afternoon of top-class jump racing gives a corporate hospitality group a natural focus for the day, whether the occasion is entertaining clients or rewarding a team. Groups weighing up all four days can compare Champion Day, Ladies Day, St Patrick's Thursday and Gold Cup Day on the Cheltenham Festival hospitality pages before settling on one.
Where Ladies Day is held
Cheltenham Racecourse, Prestbury Park, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, the home of National Hunt jump racing. On Wednesday 17 March 2027 the gates open at 10:30, which leaves groups the morning to arrive and settle before the 13:20 first race. Any specific access requirements are worth confirming with the racecourse ahead of the day.
Frequently Asked Questions
Cheltenham Ladies Day falls on Wednesday 17 March 2027. It is the second of the Cheltenham Festival's four days, which run from Tuesday 16 to Friday 19 March at Cheltenham Racecourse in Gloucestershire.
The feature race on Cheltenham Ladies Day is the Queen Mother Champion Chase, a Grade 1 steeplechase run over about two miles. It is scheduled to run at around 4pm on Wednesday 17 March 2027 at Cheltenham Racecourse.
Seven races run on Cheltenham Ladies Day, part of the Festival's 28 races across its four days. Gates open at 10:30, the first race is due off at 13:20 and the last at 17:20.
Yes. Each Cheltenham Festival day has its own feature race and identity: Champion Day (Tuesday) centres on the Champion Hurdle, Ladies Day (Wednesday) on the Queen Mother Champion Chase, St Patrick's Thursday on the Ryanair Chase and Stayers' Hurdle, and Gold Cup Day (Friday) on the Cheltenham Gold Cup.
Cheltenham Ladies Day is the Wednesday of the March Cheltenham Festival, running 16 to 19 March 2027. It belongs to the March meeting only. The Cheltenham November Meeting is a different fixture at the same racecourse, held in November and unconnected to the four March days.
Access arrangements are handled by Cheltenham Racecourse, which hosts Ladies Day along with every other day of the Cheltenham Festival. It is worth putting your group's specific requirements to the racecourse ahead of Wednesday 17 March 2027 so they can be confirmed for the day.
Cheltenham Ladies Day works well for corporate groups after a lively midweek day at the races, from entertaining clients to rewarding a team or marking a company milestone. The Wednesday card is headlined by the Queen Mother Champion Chase, so the seven races build towards one clear high point in the middle of the Festival week.