HOW DO I GET TICKETS ? Tickets are available online at www.cheltenham.co.uk - Friday ’ s Gold Cup is sold out - or at the racecourse in three bands : . Best Mate Enclosure £35 ( opposite the main grandstand ) Tattersall Enclosure £49 ( access to grandstand steps ) Club Enclosure £80 ( access to main grandstand & finish ) ( Gates open at 10.30am ) Tickets for the Cheltenham Festival are available online but Friday 's Gold Cup is sold out . TRAVEL TIPS . By car : Parking is £8 in advance and £10 on the day . By train : A bus link runs from Cheltenham Spa Station , starting two hours before racing . By coach : National Express will be operating coach services from many UK locations for all four days . Or in style : The Cheltenham website has details of arriving by steam train or helicopter . WEATHER . Tuesday : Dry and sunny with a light breeze , 3-9°C , 5mph winds . Wednesday : Cloudy with heavy rain in the afternoon , 3-9°C , 16mph . Thursday : Cloudy with heavy rain in the evening , 4-10°C , 15mph . Friday : Clousy but dry with sunny spells , 5-9°C , 12mph . Clare Balding will host Channel 4 's coverage . ON TELEVISION . Clare Balding and Nick Luck host Channel 4 ’ s coverage of what should be a four-day feast of racing , culminating with Gold Cup holder Lord Windermere hoping to defend his title on Friday . Channel 4 Schedule . Tuesday . 8.0-9.0am : Morning Line . 12.35-4.20pm : Day 1 Live . Midnight-0.50am : Highlights . Wednesday . 8.0-9.0am : Morning Line . 12.35-4.20pm : Day 2 Live . Midnight-0.50am : Highlights . Thursday . 8.0-9.0am : Morning Line . 12.35-4.20pm : Day 3 Live . 1.0-1.45am : Highlights . Friday . 8.0-9.0am : Morning Line . 12.35-4.20pm : Day 4 Live . 0.20-1.10am : Highlights . ON THE RADIO . Every race live on BBC Radio 5 Live or Radio 5 Live Sports Extra . MAILONLINE . LIVE : Keep track of the winners , top tips and pictures with our unrivalled coverage each day . VIDEO : Racing correspondent Marcus Townend gives his verdict from the course each day .
Tickets are available for the Cheltenham Festival in 10.30am bands . Gates open at three and prices range from £35 to £80 . Clare Balding and Nick Luck will host Channel 4 ’ s coverage of the Festival .