Cheltenham Festival 2025 LIVE: Results, updates and winners after dramatic Champion Hurdle finish

The opening day of Cheltenham Festival 2025 is here as a feast of horse racing action underway.

Day 1 brings us Champion Day with seven races taking place on the famous track and it was the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle which raised the curtain with a victory for the favourite Kopek Des Bordes.

Jango Baie claimed a surprise win in a dramatic Arkle Novices’ Chase, while Lossiemouth stormed to victory in the Mares’ Hurdle ahead of the highly anticipated return of Constitution Hill in the Champion Hurdle.

Metro‘s live blog will have race results, winners and updates throughout the day across all seven races with all the latest betting tips and odds to help you bag a few winners.