Cheltenham today reported strong demand for tickets on Tote Gold Cup day.
All tickets for Tattersalls on March 16th have sold out and fewer than 2,000 Club and 3,000 Courage Best tickets are available.
Cheltenham managing director Edward Gillespie said: "This is the earliest date that we have reached capacity on Gold Cup day."
All three days of the National Hunt Festival will be all-ticket, with a total of 50,000 available each day.