Cheltenham Festival Betting Guide 2010 - 7 Days To Go
The countdown is on! The 2010 Cheltenham Festival is just days away and as the excitement builds, punters have now seen all the trials and it is now decision time for everyone involved. The tapes go up at 1:30 on Tuesday the 16th March 2010 with the Supreme Novices and between now and then we shall be trying to assist in offering you the latest betting news on the biggest 4 days of the National Hunt season. The Latest Going news from the course is that Watering will happen over the next few days!
The Champion Hurdle ante post favourite Solwhit has scoped dirty and is a big doubt for the race. Dunguib will stick to the Supreme Hurdle.
Binocular may now run in Champion Hurdle but Sublimity is out with Leg Injury
Punchestowns cantered on Saturday Morning.
All Cheltenham Festival Odds Comparisons Are Now Available
Cheltenham Festival Non Runner No Bet Bookmaker Concession
We have had loads of emails regarding the Non Runner No Bet concession and it is now available from a couple of the online bookmakers. This is a very simple offer and it allows you to have your ante post bets now, which will probably mean you will get a good price about your selection and if your horse does not run you will get your money back.
These online bookmakers, Paddy Power, Ladbrokes and Bet365 are offering this concession.
Cheltenham Festival Key Pointers
Kauto Star looks the one for the Gold Cup this year as his performance in the the King George was one of his best ever runs and with Denman now looking moody and a poor run in the Aon Chase where he unseated Tony McCoy it looks like Kauto Star has this years race for the taking. The only thing that Paul Nicholls can do is put blinkers on Denman in the hope that this sharpens him up for the big day.
The Champion Hurdle has just been one of those races this year. Early in the season everyone was beating everyone else and it took a long time for the betting to settle down and when it looked to be taking shape we ave seen all sorts of comings and goings that has thrown more confusion onto a very muddy field. Solwhit looks likely to now miss the race having scoped dirty. We still do not know if Binocular is going to run. The one constant among all the chaos has been Go Native who followed up his success in the Fighting Fifth in the Christmas Hurdle and will get the 1 million pound bonus on offer if he does win on the opening day of the festival. Khyber Kim's performance in the Boylesports International looked good at the time but this took a knock with Celestial Halo getting trounced in the Irish Champion Hurdle. Last years winner Punjabi who has been out of sorts all season could be a player following his victory at Kempton late last month.
The Queen Mother looks Mater Minded's once again following his recent win, Twist Magic putting up a very impressive performance in the Tingle Creek and following up in the Victor Chandler Chase. Another who is now a real player in the race is Kalahari King who won the Blue Square Chase and has been well backed for the race.
In the Arkle Chase Sizing Europe and Captain Cee Bee look interesting for the Irish but Somersby could well be the best hope for the home team following his win in the Henry VIII Chase at Sandown.
The Ladbrokes World Hurdle has a clear favourite in Big Bucks who was very impressive in the Long Distance Hurdle on Hennessy Day, and followed up in the Long Walk hurdle and there does not look to be any opposition to the champion stayer.
All Early Birds can now view our ODDS COMPARISON CHARTS for the 4 feature Cheltenham Festival 2010 Races, the Cheltenham Gold Cup Odds, the Champion Hurdle Betting, the Ladbroke World Hurdle and the Queen Mother Champion Chase.
As usual we will have all the Cheltenham Festival odds for all the races on our odds comparison service and we will have these available once all the bookmakers open there markets for the races. We know from feedback that you appreciated the Cheltenham Tipping service from our resident tipster Tom Lee of Channel 4 and RTE racing. He will be trying to get all the news doing the circuit in his pursuit to offer you some tips for the 4 days of the festival.
Cheltenham Festival News
Cheltenham Festival Bookmaker Bonuses May See Some Big Payouts
The Cheltenham Festival will see something approaching £600m (over half a billion pounds) staked on the outcome of the 26 races. The Festival will also account for around 10 per cent of the Tote’s annual on-course pool betting turnover (not bad for four days’ racing out of a fix... [more]
Dermot Weld Looking To Claim the Champion Bumper With Top Duo
The Champion Bumper is quickly developing a reputation as one of the most eagerly anticipated races of any Cheltenham Festival having had some excellent renewals in recent years. Its unique as it is the only race at the Festival that is run on the flat but under National Hunt rules, it has thrown... [more]
Quevega and Voler La Vedette Fighting It Out In David Nicholson Mares Hurdle
The David Nicholson Mares Hurdle was first introduced to the Cheltenham Festival in 2008 but it has already become a staple on the day 1 card and looks set for another exciting renewal in 2010. Its an excellent chance for the mares to race against each other with only those aged four and above el... [more]
Rite Of Passage Likely To Take Neptune Novices Hurdle Favouritism
The Neptune Novices Hurdle takes its place on Day 2 of the 2010 Cheltenham Festival and will feature as always some good staying hurdlers. This race is often used as a stepping stone for bigger and better things with often the World Hurdle being the natural progression for winners of this race. T... [more]
Nicky Henderson Duo Looking For Cheltenham Glory In RSA Chase
The RSA Chase has become one of the big races of the Cheltenham Festival and takes its place just before the Champion Chase on Day 2 of the Festival. It has taken on more and more prestige in recent years and the 2010 race looks set to build on that already excellent reputation. The Betting for t... [more]
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Paddy Power are our firm number one choice for your Cheltenham Festival bets. When you open an account with Paddy Power you can claim a free bet of upto £100.
When the racing starts in March many of the listed bookmakers on our site provide special betting markets and cashback offers. As soon as these are revealed we will be adding them to our site to ensure you have all the latest Cheltenham offers at your disposal.
Cheltenham Festival Trials Reviewed
Check out some of the performances that we noted in February when a number of the main players for this years festival had their last run before this years Cheltenham Festival.
Cheltenham Festival Betting Tips
Following on from last year we are delighted to announce that once again we are featuring horse racing betting tips from the Channel Four presenter Tom Lee. Our resident racing tipster appears on Channel 4 and RTE in Ireland. Tom Lee Cheltenham Festival Tips will be supported with opinions and views from our editorial team.
Cheltenham Festival Races
On this section you can get an overview of the each of the races and official going for each day of the festival. In addition we have previewed each race with all the form, tips and odds to assist you in backing a Cheltenham Festival winner.
- Cheltenham Day One - Tuesday
- Cheltenham Day Two - Wednesday
- Cheltenham Day Three - Thursday
- Cheltenham Day Four - Friday
Cheltenham Festival 2009 Odds
We now have the latest antepost betting odds for the main Cheltenham Festival 2009 races. These odds are updated regularily to ensure that you in touch with all the market moves in the build up to the festival.
Cheltenham Betting Offers
All the bookmakers will be putting up Special Offers on top of their Cheltenham Festival free bets for the festival. Generally you can get extra value with various cashback offers should your horse finish second or if it falls which are just a couple of the different types of offers you will find on this site during the Cheltenham Festival Races.
Attending The Cheltenham Festival
For those of you who do not have accomodation or tickets for the 2009 Cheltenham Festival, we have some useful tips to assist you in having a great week at Prestbury Park. Wheter you are looking for Cheltenham Festival accomodation or Cheltenham Racecourse Directions we should be able to help.
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