<p>The Christmas Meeting 2025 horse racing event is almost upon us, and the popular two-day event in the United Kingdom is shaping up to be a cracker.</p> <p>The Cheltenham event features a number of races across the two days, marking the start of the festive racing season with high-quality jump racing. It features Grade 2 and 3 races, including trials for the Cheltenham Festival such as the JCB Triumph Hurdle Trial and the Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle Trial, attracting competitive fields over hurdles and steeplechases.</p> <p>The main event of the festival is the December Gold Cup, a Class 1 race scheduled for Sunday, December 14, at 00:50 AEDT. It is a Premier Handicap steeplechase held on the New Course over about 2 miles 4½ furlongs (2m 4f 127y), featuring 17 fences on turf.</p> <h2>When Is the 2025 Christmas Meeting?</h2> <p>The Christmas Meeting 2025 event will span a few days due to time zone differences. The first race of the event will be on Friday, December 12, at 23:05 AEDT. The final race of the event will take place on Sunday, December 14, at 02:35 AEDT.</p> <h2>Where Is the 2025 Christmas Meeting Held?</h2> <p>It will be held at the Cheltenham Racecourse.</p> <h2>2025 Christmas Meeting Prize Money</h2> <p>The December Gold Cup race offers a £125,000 purse (AU$250,929.38), with the winner taking £71,188 (AU$142,905.28).</p> <h2>How To Bet On The 2025 Christmas Meeting?</h2> <p>You can bet on the 2025 Christmas Meeting and the December Gold Cup race with Sportsbet, where you can receive competitive odds.</p> <p>Go to our horse racing betting page, find the race you want to bet on, and click on the odds. This will add them to your betting slip, where you can adjust your bet and stake before confirming it.</p> <h2>2025 Christmas Meeting: Betting Preview</h2> <p>The <a href="https://www.sportsbet.com.au/futures/horse/december-gold-cup-handicap-chase-9885240">betting odds for the December Gold Cup</a> are already live on Sportsbet, with many horses being valued at a competitive price.</p> <p><strong>Jagwar</strong> and <strong>Vincenzo</strong> are the joint favourites ahead of the race, while<strong> Hoe Joly Smoke</strong> is just outside of them. We<strong> predict that Jagwar will be the winner </strong>of this one, as he has strong form heading into the race. He won four of his last five chases, with two being at Cheltenham.</p> <p>With <strong>each-way bets paying out on four places</strong> at Sportsbet, we like the value that is being offered for <strong>Colonel Harry</strong>. He has already raced once this year (Jagwar hasn’t) and finished first in a chase in November. We like his chances of finishing inside the top four and wouldn’t be shocked if he were to edge out the favourites.</p> <p>In addition, <strong>Panic Attack</strong> could also be worth a shot as an <strong>each-way bet</strong>, as he has two wins in November, including one over Vincenzo at Cheltenham (on the Old Course).</p>