Cheltenham Day 4 Tips - Friday's Tips for the 2025 Festival
Check out our expert tips for day four of the 2025 Cheltenham Festival
Craig Jones
The Festival’s final day, Day 4 of Cheltenham, is known as ‘Gold Cup Day’, featuring the pinnacle of jumps racing - the Cheltenham Gold Cup.
Winners etch their names into racing history, and some National Hunt legends, including Arkle, Desert Orchid, Best Mate, and Kauto Star, have all won the race.
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| Race | Tip |
| Triumph Hurdle Tips | Alan Kelly - East India Dock (Nap) Charlie McCann - East India Dock Paddy Brennan - Lulamba |
| County Hurdle Tips | Alan Kelly - Lark In The Mornin (Each-Way) Charlie McCann - Kargese (Nap) Paddy Brennan - Valgrand (Each-Way) |
| Mares' Chase Tips | Paddy Brennan - Royal Margaux (Each-Way) |
| Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle Tips | Charlie McCann - Wingman & Wendigo Paddy Brennan - Wendigo (Each-Way) (Nap) |
| Cheltenham Gold Cup Tips | Alan Kelly - Corbetts Cross (Each-Way) & The Real Whacker (Each-Way) Charlie McCann - Inothewayurthinkin (w/o GDC) Paddy Brennan - Banbridge |
| Festival Hunters’ Chase Tips | Alan Kelly - Angels Dawn Charlie McCann - Angels Dawn Paddy Brennan - Shearer (Each-Way) |
| Martin Pipe Handicap Hurdle Tips | Charlie McCann - East India Express (Each-Way) Paddy Brennan - Kopeck De Mee & No Questions Asked (Each-Way) |
Cheltenham Gold Cup Day Tips
It's the final day of the 2025 Cheltenham Festival, and we'll have the action covered with our Cheltenham tips day 4 from our top tipsters.
Alan Kelly and Charlie McCann will take you through day four with their selections throughout the day, so make sure to check out their free betting tips.
Triumph Hurdle Tips
- Alan Kelly's Tip - East India Dock (Nap)
- Charlie McCann's Tip - East India Dock
- Paddy Brennan's Tip - Lulamba
Alan Kelly - East India Dock (Nap)
With a field of 18 runners, this year’s Triumph Hurdle looks more like those of previous years prior to the introduction of the Fred Winter back in 2005. The betting would suggest that the outcome rests between the unbeaten pair of the James Owen-trained EAST INDIA DOCK (Nap) and Lulamba from the Nicky Henderson stable.
While the latter joined the Seven Barrows team with a lofty reputation and made light work of winning on his first start for Henderson at Ascot in January, I’m very much in the East India Dock camp, the ex James Fanshawe inmate yet to be extended in three starts over the smaller obstacles.
The most recent success came with an all-the-way victory over today’s course and distance in January. While the runner-up, Stencil, did no favours for the form on the opening day of the festival, Sam Twiston-Davies’ mount could do no more than win with his head in his chest and I expect the son of Golden Horn to take plenty of beating once again. Currently a 2/1 chance, I expect to see 5/2 or 11/4 available about the selection on Friday morning.
Check out our Triumph Hurdle Betting Odds.
County Hurdle Tips
- Alan Kelly's Tip - Lark In The Mornin (Each-Way)
- Charlie McCann's Tip - Kargese (Nap)
- Paddy Brennan's Tip - Valgrand (Each-Way)
Charlie McCann - Kargese (Nap)
There are only six British runners in the 16-runner County Hurdle including Hansard who has been nudged up a couple of pounds having finished third to the fortuitous Champion Hurdle 1-2 Golden Ace and Burdett Road last time.
He is fitted with cheekpieces for the first time by Gary and Josh Moore but I’m not convinced he will get up the hill and I think the market have it right and I think Paul Townend has got this right and KARGESE (Nap) is taken to beat stablemate Absurde who is only 6lbs higher than when winning the corresponding race twelve months ago.
Kargese finished runner up Majborough in last season’s Triumph, second to Sir Gino in the Aintree Grade 1 Juvenile Hurdle before getting her reward for a series of excellent runs when landing the Punchestown Grade 1 last spring.
She has only seen the track once so far this term when second at Ascot in a listed contest when, as ever, she was too keen for her own good – hence the hood – and if she ever decided to drop her head, she would not be contesting handicaps.
Absurde was last seen finishing fifth in the Melbourne Cup and as the excellent Racing Post scribe Paul Kealey said on many a preview night most of this field would get lapped in that race and Absurde won despite the heavy ground twelve months ago.
Last season’s Boodles winner Lark In The Morning is 8lbs higher than when scoring 12 months ago and Joseph O’Brien has already been amongst the winners this week.
Eighteen go to post but I would be surprised if one of the three market leaders, who all look potentially well treated, does not land the prize. That said the average SP of the race in the last decade is 18.4/1 although a certain State Man justified 11/4 favouritism when scoring in 2022!
Check out our County Hurdle Betting Odds.
Mares’ Chase Tips
- Paddy Brennan's Tip - Royal Margaux (Each-Way)
Paddy Brennan - Royal Margaux (Each-Way)
Dinoblue would be very hard to beat, but a horse that could run a massive race at 50/1 is ROYALE MARGAUX (Each-Way) for Tom Symonds.
She won over fences in France and landed a Listed Hurdle last time out - she looks overpriced and could grab a place behind Dinoblue.
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Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle Tips
- Charlie McCann's Tips - Wingman & Wendigo
- Paddy Brennan's Tip - Wendigo (Each-Way) (Nap)
Paddy Brennan - Wendigo (Each-Way) (Nap)
WENDIGO (Each-Way) (Nap) is a horse I love for Jamie Snowden with Gavin Sheehan on board.
He does everything right and could be a Stayers' Hurdle horse one day.
I felt The New Lion looked like a future Champion Hurdle contender before yesterday, and I get the same vibe from Wendigo over the longer trip.
The Big Westerner is an obvious danger receiving the mares' allowance, but both her wins have come on soft, and she would be much better on slower ground.
Check out our Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle Betting Odds.
Cheltenham Gold Cup Tips
- Alan Kelly's Tips - Corbetts Cross (Each-Way) & The Real Whacker (Each-Way)
- Charlie McCann's Tip - Inothewayurthinkin (w/o GDC)
- Paddy Brennan's Tip - Banbridge
Charlie McCann - Inothewayurthinkin (w/o Galopin Des Champs)
I fully expect Galopin Des Champs to join an elite group of staying chasers (Best Mate, Arkle, Cottage Rake and Golden Miller) but, not for the first time this week, I will be playing in the market without the odds on favourite and am sweet on the chance of INOTHEWAYURTHINKIN who has been supplemented at a cost of £25,000 for the race with Fact To File – also in the colours of JP McManus – rerouted to the Ryanair.
I don’t think Banbridge will stay and Inothewayurthinkin looked to becoming to hand when fourth – one place ahead of Monty’s Star – in the Irish Gold Cup at the Dublin Racing Festival. The selection jumped poorly when landing a massive gamble in the Kim Muir over course and distance at this meeting last year before landing a Grade 1 at Aintree when his fencing was again dodgy at best.
He has slowly come to hand this season, and he currently heads the market for the Grand National on the back of his run behind Galopin Des Champs last month. He jumped as well as he ever has at the DRF and Cromwell must have been at his most persuasive to get JP to supplement his Aintree favourite with the National just over three weeks away. He tends to jump right at his fences but the noises coming out of the Gavin Cromwell yard are optimistic and his excellent handler has his string in great shape.
Check out our Cheltenham Gold Cup Betting Odds.
Festival Hunters’ Chase Tips
- Alan Kelly's Tips - Angels Dawn
- Charlie McCann's Tip - Angels Dawn
- Paddy Brennan's Tip - Shearer (Each-Way)
Alan Kelly - Angels Dawn
Winner of the Kim Muir at the festival back in 2023, the same combination of Tipperary trained Sam Curling and amateur rider Mr P A King, now take the hunter chase route with the 10-year-old Angels Dawn, who, in receipt of a handy 7lb from her 23 rivals, can prove the one to beat in this St James’s Place Festival Challenge Cup Open Hunters’ Chase.
The daughter of Yeats had little trouble in winning both of her point-to-point starts towards the end of last year and providing there is no repeat of her fall 2 out when challenging for the lead in last year’s Kim Muir, Angels Dawn can prove too good for main market rivals Its On The Line and Willitgoahead.
Check out our Festival Hunters’ Chase Betting Odds.
Martin Pipe Handicap Hurdle Tips
- Charlie McCann's Tip - East India Express (Each-Way)
- Paddy Brennan's Tips - Kopeck De Mee & No Questions Asked (Each-Way)
Charlie McCann - East India Express (Each-Way)
Woodhoh is unbeaten in six starts under hurdles, but he is 11lbs higher than when beating subsequent William Hill Hurdle winner Joyeuse over course and distance back in December.
This race has been won by Galopin Des Champs and Banbridge in recent years and if there is a Grade 1 winner in the race it is surely Kopek De Mee who was antepost favourite for the County Hurdle, Coral Cup, and the Martin Pipe. At the time of writing, it has been a frustrating first couple of days for owner JP McManus, but this French import has long been considered an Irish banker by many across the Irish Sea.
He won his last three starts in his native France and the BHA handicapper suggested he was the one horse who he found most difficult to give a mark to when assessing the form. At 9/4 he is too short in the betting although I appreciate, he could be an absolute blot on the handicap.
Freddie Gordon has ridden EAST INDIA EXPRESS (Each-Way) to both successes this term at Kempton and Ascot and the ground looks to be coming right for the Nicky Henderson trained gelding who has won four of his seven career starts and looks to have been laid been laid out for the race since his facile win at Kempton on Boxing Day. At a double figure price, he gets the each-way vote.
Check out our Martin Pipe Handicap Hurdle Betting Odds.
Cheltenham Festival Day 4 Schedule & Racecards
Check out the race schedule for Cheltenham Gold Cup Day.
| Time | Cheltenham Day 4 Races |
|---|---|
| 1:20pm | Triumph Hurdle |
| 2:00pm | County Hurdle |
| 2:40pm | Mares' Chase |
| 3:20pm | Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle |
| 4:00pm | Cheltenham Gold Cup |
| 4:40pm | Festival Hunters’ Chase |
| 5:20pm | Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle |
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Cheltenham Day 4 Overview
The Festival’s final day is all about the Gold Cup - it is not only the feature race of the day but the feature race of the 2025 Cheltenham Festival.
Winners are held in high regard, and jockeys and trainers have all said in the past that the feeling of bringing a Gold Cup winner back into the packed winner’s enclosure at Cheltenham is something that cannot be replicated elsewhere.
First up is the Triumph Hurdle at 1:20pm where we will see some future stars of National Hunt racing, with this race kicking off our tips for Cheltenham.
The race immediately following the Gold Cup is the Festival Hunters’ Chase at 4:40pm, a race for amateur jockeys. Run over the same distance as the Gold Cup, it’s widely known as the ‘Amateur Gold Cup’, and it always provides a thrilling spectacle.
And the finale of the Cheltenham Festival is the Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle, due to go off at 5:20pm.
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What Happened Last Year?
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Cheltenham Day 4 FAQs
When is Cheltenham Day 4?
The fourth and final day of the Cheltenham Festival is known as ‘Gold Cup Day’ and always takes place on a Friday, in 2025 this will be Friday, March 14th. The day’s feature race is one of the main highlights of the entire horse racing jumps season - the Grade 1 Cheltenham Gold Cup.
Is the Gold Cup the biggest race in Cheltenham?
The most prestigious race at the Cheltenham Festival is the Cheltenham Gold Cup. The Gold Cup is always held on Friday, which is known as Gold Cup Day and is worth a total of £625,000.
What is the Cheltenham Gold Cup?
The Gold Cup is the trophy for the overall winner. This is a Grade 1 National Hunt race run on the New Course at Cheltenham Racecourse over a distance of about 3 miles 2½ furlongs, with 22 fences to be jumped.
Is the Gold Cup made of real gold?
The Gold Cup is made of real gold - the original trophy weighs 644 grams of nine-carat gold and is plated in 18-carat gold.
Who won the Cheltenham Gold Cup last year?
Galopin Des Champs won the Cheltenham Gold Cup in 2024, trained by Willie Mullins and ridden by Paul Townend, landing the race for the second year in succession.
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