Cheltenham Festival 2026: Day 2 betting tips, race card and latest odds

Majborough will look to bounce back from a disappointing Cheltenham 12 months ago (Picture: Getty) Day Two of the 2026 Cheltenham Festival will hope to deliver the same level of excitement after an action-packed start on Champion Day. On Tuesday, it was Lossiemouth who stole the headlines with a dominant prerformance to claim victory in the Champion Hurdle and make it four wins from four at the Festival. And Willie Mullins will be hoping to enjoy more success on Ladies Day with one of his other star horses, Majborough, set to race in the Queen Mother Champion Chase. A poor performance at the festival 12 months ago may have some punters fearful of backing Majborough, with Dan Skelton’s Leau Du Sud set to provide a stern challenge in Wednesday’s feature race. Elsewhere, Romeo Coolio will look to provide a winner for Gordon Elliott in the Brown Advisory, while a wide open Turner’s Novices’ Hurdle should kickstart the day in unpredictable fashion. Seven races take place today with your full race list, betting tips and odds provided below. Cheltenham Day 2 race schedule 1:20pm – The Novices’ Hurdle 2pm – The Novices’ Chase 2:40pm – The BetMGM Cup Handicap Hurdle 3:20pm – The Cross Country Handicap Chase 4pm – The Queen Mother Champion Chase 4:40 – The Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Handicap Chase 5:20 – The Weatherbys Champion Bumper Cheltenham Day 2: Every runner and rider Turners Novices’ Hurdle No Drama This End – 3/1King Rasko Grey – 11/2Act of Innocence – 13/2Bossman Jack – 7/1Sober – 7/1Ballyfad – 9/1Shuttle Diplomacy – 12/1Skylight Hustle – 12/1Sortudo – 14/1III Sort That – 18/1Hurricane Pat – 20/1Taurus Bay – 20/1Klimt Madrik – 33/1Laurets Destruval – 40/1Saint Baco – 40/1Zeus Power – 40/1Soldier Reeves – 50/1Came From Nowhere – 66/1Free Spirit – 66/1Walks In June – 66/1Fortune Timmy – 80/1Riskaway – 80/1 Brown Advisory Novices’ Chase Romeo Coolio – 9/4Final Demand – 6/1Wendigo – 6/1Kaid Dauthie – 7/1Koktail Divin – 15/2Oscars Brother – 10/1Western Fold – 11/1The Big Westerner – 12/1Kitzbuhel – 18/1Argento Boy – 25/1Salver – 33/1Predators Gold – 40/1Now Is The Hour – 50/1Thomas Mor – 50/1Joystick – 66/1Rushmount – 80/1 BetMGM Cup Handicap Hurdle Kopeck De Mee – 5/1Storm Heart – 11/2The Yellow Clay – 7/1Kateira – 8/1Puturhandstogether – 9/1Jingko Blue – 9/1Forty Coats – 9/1Iberico Lord – 10/1Bunting – 14/1Farren Glory – 16/1Guard Duty – 20/1Lucky Place – 22/1Beckett Rock – 22/1Ballyadam – 25/1Colonel Mustard – 25/1Chart Topper – 28/1Buddy One – 33/1Franciscan Rock – 33/1Sonny Bill – 40/1Give It To Me Oj – 40/1Rambo T – 50/1Hms Seahorse – 50/1Dargiannini – 80/1Minella Rescue – 80/1 Glenfarclas Cross Country Chase Stumptown – 5/2Favori De Champdou – 11/4Desertmore House – 10/3Final Orders – 11/2Vanillier – 15/2The Goffer – 12/1Fakir DOudairies – 20/1Pied Piper – 22/1Conflated – 25/1Latenightpass – 50/1Famous Bridge – 50/1Horantzau Dairy – 66/1Velvet Elvis – 100/1Minella Crooner – 150/1 BetMGM Queen Mother Champion Chase Majborough – 10/11Leau Du Sud – 4/1II Etait Temps – 9/2Irish Panther – 11/1Quilixious – 11/1Found A Fifty – 33/1Captain Guinness – 50/1Saint Segal – 50/1Libberty Hunter – 66/1Brookie – 200/1 Debenhams Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Challenge Cup Handicap Chase Be Aware – 11/2Jazzy Matty – 13/2Vanderpoel – 13/2Inthepocket – 7/1Release The Beast – 8/1Jour DEvasion – 9/1Relieved Of Duties – 9/1Break My Soul – 11/1Addragoole – 12/1Ballysax Hank – 12/1Jasko Des Dames – 12/1Rubaud – 14/1Western Diego – 16/1Personal Ambition – 16/1Touch Me Not – 20/1Special Cadeau – 20/1Calico – 25/1Martator – 28/1Boothill – 33/1The Other Mozzie – 40/1 Weatherbys Champion Bumper Love Sign Daunou – 9/2Quiryn – 6/1Keep Him Company – 7/1The Mourne Rambler – 15/2Bass Hunter – 8/1The Irish Avatar – 9/1Broadway Ted – 11/1Its Only A Game – 11/1Our Trigger – 11/1Mets Ta Ceinture – 12/1Boycetown – 16/1Charismatic Kid – 16/1Moonverrin – 20/1The Wager – 22/1Diamant Dore – 25/1Wildes Legacy – 25/1The Skecher – 28/1With Nolimit – 28/1Of Land And Sea – 33/1Chicker – 66/1Tally Ho Back – 66/1Vango Can Go – 66/1 Odds via Sky Bet (correct at time of writing) Cheltenham Festival Day 2 TV schedule and results Trainer Nicky Henderson enjoyed a great day at Cheltenham on Tuesday (Picture: Getty) ITV1 and ITVX will have live coverage of today’s action with their broadcast beginning at 12:45pm. Racing TV will provide the final two races of the day. Cheltenham Festival Day 2 betting tips Sky Bet ambassadors Oli Bell and Ed Chamberlin have given their top tips for the second day’s races. 14:00 Brown Advisory Novices’ Chase – Wendigo (6/1) Ed Chamberlin: ‘In the Brown Advisory, Wendigo is a really good each way price. Final Demand and Co are all the talk but Wendigo is rock solid, will definitely stay, and jumps well.’ 16:00 BetMGM Queen Mother Champion Chase – Leau Du Sud (4/1) Oli Bell: ‘The big race of the day and I’m going to be taking on the favourite Marjborough. I think there are too many question marks around his jumping so I’m going for Leau Du Sud because the Skeltons have primed him for this race.’ 16:40 Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Challenge Cup Handicap Chase – Ballysax Hank (12/1) Ed Chamberlin: ‘Ballysax Hank has been really eye catching a couple of times at Leopardstown for Gavin Cormwell and I think it’s worth an each way bet in the Grand Annual.’ For more stories like this, check our sport page. Follow Metro Sport for the latest news on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.