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Cheltenham winning times: fastest and median by distance and going

The fastest and median official winning times at Cheltenham since 2015 for every race type and exact distance, split by going, with the quickest winners this season. The tables update after every Cheltenham meeting, and the next declared card at the course is set against the time record for each race's trip.

Results to 13 March 2026 · Refreshed 16 October 2026
3:55.10
Fastest, most-run trip
4:07.05
Median, most-run trip
1,196
Timed races since 2015
33
Race type and distance rows
3:55.10

The fastest winning time in hurdle races over 2m 179y at Cheltenham since 2015 is 3:55.10, set by Ivanovich Gorbatov (IRE) silksIvanovich Gorbatov (IRE) on 18 March 2016, against a median winning time of 4:07.05 from 114 races.Sample: 1,196 timed races · Window: 1 January 2015 to 13 March 2026 · Source: Official winning times from the RaceWatch results database (British and Irish results since 2015) and declared cards

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Cheltenham jumps winning times by distance since 2015

Hurdle2m 87y3:44.353:59.34112Constitution Hill (GB) silksConstitution Hill (GB)15 Mar 22Good to Soft15.0010 Mar 26
Hurdle2m 179y3:55.104:07.05114Ivanovich Gorbatov (IRE) silksIvanovich Gorbatov (IRE)18 Mar 16Good12.0013 Mar 26
Hurdle2m3f 200y4:41.514:54.2621Guard Your Dreams (GB) silksGuard Your Dreams (GB)22 Oct 21Good12.8024 Oct 25
Hurdle2m4f 56y4:48.805:02.4188William Henry (IRE) silksWilliam Henry (IRE)19 Apr 17Good13.6013 Mar 26
Hurdle2m4f 110y4:56.205:04.806Might Bite (IRE) silksMight Bite (IRE)15 Apr 15Good8.6015 Apr 15
Hurdle2m5f4:59.405:12.1346First Assignment (IRE) silksFirst Assignment (IRE)26 Oct 18Good12.7011 Mar 26
Hurdle2m5f 26y5:00.895:13.5023Yorkhill (IRE) silksYorkhill (IRE)16 Mar 16Good12.6014 Mar 18
Hurdle2m7f 208y5:46.595:58.7530Kansas City Chief (IRE) silksKansas City Chief (IRE)23 Oct 21Good12.2015 Nov 25
Hurdle2m7f 213y5:40.705:59.5792Cole Harden (IRE) silksCole Harden (IRE)12 Mar 15Good18.9013 Mar 26
Chase1m7f 198y3:48.603:58.5284Douvan (FR) silksDouvan (FR)15 Mar 16Good to Soft9.9011 Mar 26
Chase2m 62y3:59.204:07.1438Solar Impulse (FR) silksSolar Impulse (FR)18 Mar 16Good7.9013 Dec 25
Chase2m3f 166y4:47.994:57.559Annual Invictus (IRE) silksAnnual Invictus (IRE)22 Oct 21Good9.6027 Oct 23
Chase2m3f 168y4:59.535:04.647Defi Du Seuil (FR) silksDefi Du Seuil (FR)14 Mar 19Good to Soft5.1014 Mar 24
Chase2m4f 44y4:48.895:07.8222Lisnamult Lad (IRE) silksLisnamult Lad (IRE)26 Oct 24Good18.9010 Mar 26
Chase2m4f 78y5:06.705:12.3011Irish Cavalier (IRE) silksIrish Cavalier (IRE)10 Mar 15Good to Soft5.6013 Mar 18
Chase2m4f 126y5:05.645:16.5392Dinoblue (FR) silksDinoblue (FR)14 Mar 25Good to Soft10.9013 Mar 26
Chase2m4f 166y5:05.505:23.9534Vautour (FR) silksVautour (FR)17 Mar 16Good18.5019 Apr 18
Chase2m5f5:01.105:15.9010Uxizandre (FR) silksUxizandre (FR)12 Mar 15Good14.8029 Apr 15
Chase3m 80y6:06.206:18.4725Blaklion (GB) silksBlaklion (GB)16 Mar 16Good12.3015 Mar 23
Chase3m 110y6:12.006:31.106Hyland (FR) silksHyland (FR)26 Oct 24Good19.1012 Mar 25
Chase3m1f6:15.466:31.0047Definite Plan (IRE) silksDefinite Plan (IRE)23 Oct 21Good15.5011 Mar 26
Chase3m1f 55y6:22.406:40.7452Singlefarmpayment (GB) silksSinglefarmpayment (GB)9 Dec 16Good18.3024 Jan 26
Chase3m2f6:33.606:48.9341The Package (GB) silksThe Package (GB)12 Mar 15Good15.302 May 25
Chase3m2f 70y6:35.006:55.4142Don Cossack (GER) silksDon Cossack (GER)18 Mar 16Good20.4013 Mar 26
Chase3m3f 70y6:49.107:21.3211Rock The Kasbah (IRE) silksRock The Kasbah (IRE)17 Nov 18Good32.2016 Nov 25
Chase3m4f 21y7:10.107:21.846Whats Happening (IRE) silksWhats Happening (IRE)15 Apr 15Good11.7016 Apr 25
Chase3m5f 201y7:37.807:57.847Stattler (IRE) silksStattler (IRE)15 Mar 22Good to Soft20.0010 Mar 26
Chase4m 97y8:34.328:43.316Hung Jury (IRE) silksHung Jury (IRE)2 May 25Good9.002 May 25
Cross country chase3m5f 56y7:53.398:08.868Final Orders (GB) silksFinal Orders (GB)11 Mar 26Good to Soft15.5011 Mar 26
Cross country chase3m6f 37y8:09.408:25.1624Fact Of The Matter (IRE) silksFact Of The Matter (IRE)14 Dec 18Good15.8015 Mar 23
NH Flat1m5f 209y3:23.203:28.979Glory And Fortune (IRE) silksGlory And Fortune (IRE)1 Jan 19Good to Soft5.801 Jan 24
NH Flat2m 87y3:47.073:59.4045Bonttay (IRE) silksBonttay (IRE)23 Oct 21Good12.3011 Mar 26
NH Flat2m 179y3:55.904:06.2113Hawthorn Cottage (IRE) silksHawthorn Cottage (IRE)19 Apr 18Good10.301 Jan 26

Official winning times of jumps races at Cheltenham from 1 January 2015, grouped by race type and exact advertised distance (a rail movement that changes the yardage makes a separate row). Rows need 5 or more timed races. Median is the middle winning time. Times more than 10% faster than the median for the same course and distance are treated as recording errors and left out.

Cheltenham jumps median winning time by going

Hurdle2m 87yGood3:55.903:48.6047
Hurdle2m 87yGood to soft or yielding3:57.823:44.3530
Hurdle2m 87ySoft4:07.403:54.6329
Hurdle2m 179yGood4:03.593:55.1035
Hurdle2m 179yGood to soft or yielding4:05.344:00.1528
Hurdle2m 179ySoft4:11.804:02.4246
Hurdle2m3f 200yGood4:53.604:41.518
Hurdle2m4f 56yGood4:56.654:48.8040
Hurdle2m4f 56yGood to soft or yielding5:04.594:55.3016
Hurdle2m4f 56ySoft5:08.845:02.3023
Hurdle2m4f 56yHeavy5:17.705:12.759
Hurdle2m5fGood5:08.564:59.4016
Hurdle2m5fGood to soft or yielding5:13.745:03.0712
Hurdle2m5fSoft5:22.365:06.0318
Hurdle2m5f 26yGood5:07.435:00.8912
Hurdle2m7f 208yGood5:57.635:46.5919
Hurdle2m7f 213yGood5:52.605:40.7027
Hurdle2m7f 213yGood to soft or yielding5:59.005:51.7821
Hurdle2m7f 213ySoft6:05.825:54.3838
Chase1m7f 198yGood3:56.043:48.6035
Chase1m7f 198yGood to soft or yielding3:56.303:48.6022
Chase1m7f 198ySoft4:05.903:53.3624
Chase2m 62yGood4:05.303:59.2017
Chase2m 62yGood to soft or yielding4:07.574:00.809
Chase2m 62ySoft4:11.704:04.4511
Chase2m4f 44yGood5:03.204:48.8911
Chase2m4f 44ySoft5:15.795:13.269
Chase2m4f 126yGood5:12.865:06.8026
Chase2m4f 126yGood to soft or yielding5:14.155:05.6429
Chase2m4f 126ySoft5:22.715:09.7136
Chase2m4f 166yGood5:14.005:05.5011
Chase2m4f 166ySoft5:27.955:16.9014
Chase3m 80yGood6:13.856:06.2012
Chase3m 80ySoft6:33.636:17.268
Chase3m1fGood6:29.546:15.4624
Chase3m1fGood to soft or yielding6:23.386:17.8012
Chase3m1fSoft6:51.036:30.558
Chase3m1f 55yGood6:38.066:22.4025
Chase3m1f 55yGood to soft or yielding6:46.506:26.6412
Chase3m1f 55ySoft6:49.186:34.2012
Chase3m2fGood6:45.896:33.6024
Chase3m2fSoft7:05.006:49.0911
Chase3m2f 70yGood6:53.606:35.0010
Chase3m2f 70yGood to soft or yielding6:50.576:39.0216
Chase3m2f 70ySoft7:05.176:42.5014
Cross country chase3m6f 37yGood8:12.308:09.409
Cross country chase3m6f 37yGood to soft or yielding8:27.188:09.708
NH Flat2m 87yGood3:53.823:47.0718
NH Flat2m 87ySoft4:05.483:55.6018
NH Flat2m 179yGood4:03.963:55.9012

Official going on the day grouped into bands (yielding counts with good to soft, all-weather descriptions show as AW). Cells need 5 or more timed races since 2015.

Cheltenham Hurdle 2m 179y: median winning time by going
0100200300400GoodGood to sSoftHeavyMedian winning time Good: 244244Median winning time Good to soft or yielding: 245245Median winning time Soft: 252252Median winning time Heavy: 269269

Seconds by Going

Cheltenham Hurdle 2m 179y: winning time by season
FastestMedian
220240260280300201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025Fastest 2014: 241Fastest 2015: 235Fastest 2016: 240Fastest 2017: 241Fastest 2018: 238Fastest 2019: 242Fastest 2020: 242Fastest 2021: 241Fastest 2022: 240Fastest 2023: 241Fastest 2024: 242Fastest 2025: 240240Median 2014: 247Median 2015: 249Median 2016: 244Median 2017: 255Median 2018: 244Median 2019: 259Median 2020: 249Median 2021: 248Median 2022: 247Median 2023: 254Median 2024: 246Median 2025: 245245

Seconds by Season (starting year)

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What is the fastest winning time at Cheltenham?

Over 2m 179y, the most-run trip, the fastest winning time since 2015 is 3:55.10 by Ivanovich Gorbatov (IRE) on 18 March 2016. The distance table gives the fastest time for every race type and trip with 5 or more races.

What is a typical winning time at Cheltenham?

The median winning time over 2m 179y at Cheltenham is 4:07.05 from 114 races. Half the winners were quicker and half slower, so the median is a steadier guide than the fastest time.

How much does the going change winning times at Cheltenham?

On the most-run hurdle trip at Cheltenham, the median soft-ground winner took 8.2 seconds longer than on good ground. The going table shows the median for each going band with 5 or more races.

Which winners have been fastest at Cheltenham this season?

The season table lists the quickest winner so far this season at each Cheltenham trip, with the gap to the fastest time since 2015 and to the median. A negative figure against the median means quicker than a typical winner.

How are the Cheltenham winning times measured?

Each time is the official winning time from the result, grouped by race type and exact advertised distance since 2015. Times more than 10 per cent faster than the median for the same trip are treated as recording errors and left out.

Questions people ask

Is this the Cheltenham course record?

The fastest times here cover races since 1 January 2015, so they are the quickest winners of the last decade rather than the all-time course records. Over 2m 179y the quickest since 2015 is 3:55.10, from 114 races.

Why are some Cheltenham distances listed more than once?

Rows use the exact advertised distance, so a trip that changes, for example after a rail movement or a remeasurement, gets a separate row with its own times. Comparing a time with the right row avoids flattering or harsh comparisons.

What does median winning time mean?

The median is the middle winning time when every Cheltenham race over a trip is lined up from fastest to slowest. A winner quicker than the median ran faster than a typical winner over that course and distance.

How often are the Cheltenham winning times updated?

The tables refresh every morning after the previous day's results, so a new fastest time appears the day after it is set. The next meeting table fills in as soon as the next Cheltenham card is declared.

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