The day includes a number of special events and in particular there is a ceremony to present an award to the women who has contributed the most to jump racing over the last year. There are also awards for the best hat, the best dressed lady, and for the best accessories. Charities feature highly and donations are made to charities that are devoted to the support of women.

The featured race is the Ladbrokes World Hurdle and is one of the most prestigious of all long distance hurdles. It is run over a distance of three miles and includes twelve hurdles. Big Buck’s is the hot 4/7 favourite in the Cheltenham Betting markets for this race.

The day starts with the Jewson Novices’ Handicap Chase, a handicap race for novice horses of five years old and older. It is run over two miles race and the course includes seventeen fences. This is followed by the Pertemps Final which is a three mile handicap chase with twelve hurdles for five year old horses and older. Next comes the Ryanair Chase which is a Grade One chase for five years and older horses. It is run over 2 miles and five furlongs with seventeen fences.

Following the feature race, the last two races of the day are the Bryne Group Plate and the Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup.

The Bryne Group Plate is a Grade Three handicap chase which is run over two miles and five furlongs by five years old and older horses. The course includes seventeen fences.

To finish off the day the Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup is an amateur handicap race for five year olds and older. The distance is three miles one and a half furlongs and the course includes nineteen fences. The strange sounding name for this race honours two people. These are Kim Muir and Fulke Walwyn. The former was a cavalryman who was killed in the Second World War and the latter was a trainer who achieved 40 Cheltenham Festival wins.

Ladies day rarely finishes with the last race, and traditionally partying goes on for several more hours.