Cheltenham Countryside Day online auction now LIVE!

The Cheltenham Countryside Day online auction which offers some exclusive and exciting lots is now live!

The online auction, which is raising important funds for the Countryside Alliance and this year’s race day charity partner, Racing Welfare, provides a great opportunity to get ahead with your Christmas shopping and find some unique lots.

From rugby tickets, racing experiences and bidding for your weight in the Donnington Brewery beer of your choice, to a stay in a luxury spa hotel, there really is something to suit everyone’s taste so please take a look at the auction site here now.

Below is just a taster of some of the online lots available:

• Rugby tickets and lunch for two in the chairman’s box at Kingsholm for a Gloucester home match;
• Season ticket package for Badminton Horse Trials 2025;
• A tour of Juddmonte’s 1,400 acre Estcourt Estate near Tetbury, Glos, with lunch for four people at The Cat & Custard Pot in Shipton Moyne;
• An overnight stay at the Coniston Hotel & Spa in Yorkshire;
• Morning on the gallops and breakfast with Sir Mark Prescott for four people;
• Two tickets for the Phoenix Club at the London International Horse Show;
• A portrait of your dog by Harriet Wingfield-Digby;
• A nomination to the Batsford Stud’s Passing Glance;
• Guided day fishing for two rods with the Alliance’s Charles Jardine;
• Your weight in the Donnington Brewery beer of your choice;
• A course-facing box for 12 people including a four-course lunch at Cheltenham on New Year’s Day 2025;
• Two tickets for the semi-final of the Cowdray Gold Cup 2025;
• Tiger Roll print signed by jockey Davy Russell and trainer Gordon Elliott;
• Tickets for a variety of meetings at Ascot and Newbury races;
• Plus many other exciting lots…

Bidding closes at 4pm on Friday, 15 November, after racing finishes on Countryside Day at Cheltenham Racecourse. The auction, which is an integral part of the many events taking place on Countryside Day, is a key fundraiser for the Countryside Alliance.

“Only the Alliance works across the entire rural agenda and has the experience, expertise and campaigning force to promote and protect the countryside,” explained Tim Bonner, Chief Executive of the Countryside Alliance. “We are ready for the challenges that lie ahead politically, but we cannot deliver alone and we thank you for your interest in our auction to help raise funds for this work. Your support is crucial to enable us to campaign effectively and ensure that the new government cannot ignore the countryside and its unique challenges.”

We also have some exciting live auction pieces up for grabs on race day itself which include a box for 10 people at the Royal Albert Hall for a performance of your choice plus a solid bronze owl sculpted by Caroline Wallace.

To place a bid or to find out more about any of the auction lots available, please contact sararutherford@outlook.com

We are incredibly grateful to those who have donated lots to the auction and to all those who have generously bid so far.

The proceeds of the online auction go towards the Countryside Alliance and to our charity partner, Racing Welfare. Your support will help with our important campaigning work in parliament, in the media and on the ground which will be vital ahead of the next general election.

Racing Welfare offers professional guidance and practical help to all of racing’s people – including stud, stable, and racecourse staff, alongside those working in associated professions – whose dedication is vital for the wellbeing of racing. Our work aims to help people, from recruitment to retirement, to thrive in day-to-day life and through a range of life’s challenges, providing support with mental and physical health, money matters, bereavement, housing and careers.

The Alliance looks forward to welcoming members attending the Countryside Race Day into their designated members’ marquee, located next to the Shopping Village, where we will also be selling this year’s Christmas cards and other items.

To purchase your discounted ticket(s) for the Club/Tatts enclosure, please visit The Jockey Club website and enter the promo code COUNTRYSIDE24 at the checkout. Gold members of the Countryside Alliance will soon hear about their complimentary tickets via email.

Image credit: Daniel Hague Photography