December 2nd, 2009 by Phil Lythell

The world famous Cheltenham Festival is scheduled to take place from Tuesday 16th to Friday 19th March and tickets are now on sale for this prestigious meeting that will awelcome 200,000 punters through the turnstiles.

The festival culminates in Gold Cup Day which should see 2007 and 2009 winner Kauto Star take on 2008 winner Denman in a highly anticipated showdown between the two best National Hunt runners of a generation.

The festival is packed with Group One races and features other marquee prizes such as the Champion Hurdle, Queen Mother Champion Chase and the World Hurdle alongside the main event.

Tickets are available from £33 and are on sale now.

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