Dear all,

We hope you are keeping well and are looking forward to an exciting season of jump racing ahead.

As many of you are aware, for the 23/24 Season we trialled car parking passes specific to Bookmakers for the first time. In light of this trial and following a thorough review of our car parks, we are looking to implement the same if not similar process for the upcoming 24/25 Season and The Festival.

The 23/24 Season proved to be a very wet one with record breaking rainfall and as a result our car parks received a high footfall in less-than-ideal conditions. Ultimately, as much as we would like to, we cannot park everyone at the racecourse and have therefore reviewed not only the car parks but also the application process.

The Purple Car Park is often the one that is the most popular however this has the smallest capacity out of the three areas we offer, bookmaker parking, especially for The Festival. In order to ensure that Bookmakers are able to park within a reasonable distance to their pitch, we are introducing the following process:

Bookmaker Off-Season Parking Pass

Bookmakers who own an off-season pitch at Cheltenham Racecourse are entitled to one parking pass per pitch. Each pass is allocated dependent on the location of the owned pitch/betting ring. The allocation will be as follows:

  • Course (Best Mate) – Purple Car Park
  • Tattersalls & Rails – Yellow Car Park
  • Courtyard & Lower Tattersalls – Red Car Park

To claim your off-season parking pass, please contact Cheltenham.Bookmakers@thejockeyclub.co.uk and include the following details:

  • - Name of Applicant
  • - Trading Name
  • - Pitch Number and Betting Ring (Off-Season ONLY)
  • - Postal Address Details

Please note that the Off-Season Parking Pass is only valid for the following meets:

  • - The Showcase – 25th & 26th October 2024
  • - The November Meeting – 15th, 16th & 17th November 2024
  • - The Christmas Meeting – 13th & 14th December 2024
  • - New Year’s Day – 1st January 2025 - Festival Trials Day – 25th January 2025
  • - The April Meeting – 16th & 17th April 2025
  • - Race Night – 2nd May 2025

If you require accessible parking or have a preferred parking location due to accessibility requirements, different than to the allocated car park for your betting ring, please include this information when contacting us for a Season Parking Pass.

The deadline to apply for a parking pass in time for the Showcase Meeting is Friday 18th October 2024. Due to limited capacity, parking passes are issued on a first come first served basis. Once an area is filled, we will only be able to offer the nearest alternative.

Bookmakers Festival Parking

The Bookmakers Festival Car Parking Pass will be subject to a separate application and further details for this will be sent out in due course.

We thank you for your cooperation on this matter and should you have any questions at all, please do not hesitate to contact the team via the Cheltenham Bookmakers email address.

Wishing all a successful season ahead!

Kind regards,

The Cheltenham Racecourse Team