The Cheltenham Festival gamble on Leg Spinner is now being backed for the Swinton Hurdle. Leg Spinner is now 9-2 from 6-1 with the sponsors totesport after further support today. Spokesman Damian Walker said: “Punters have latched onto Tony Martin’s Leg Spinner as the drying weather has brought conditions in his favour. “We were 8-1 on Monday when we opened betting on the race and Leg Spinner has attracted decent support since then. There has been some doubt about the horse’s participation, but the money we have seen suggests he will make the line up on Saturday.
“Leg Spinner was one of the gambles of the Cheltenham Festival until soft ground ruled him out. He could be very well handicapped over hurdles as his Flat form is exceptional, having landed last season’s totesport Cesarewitch.” Ed Dunlop’s Al Khaleej is 11-2 favourite from 6-1 with the sponsors for the totesport.com Victoria Cup following the 48-hour decs today. Walker added: “Al Khaleej was an 8-1 chance when we opened betting at the start of the week and has been the best backed horse in the race. “He showed at Kempton last time that he was still progressing and a big run looks likely on Saturday.
Totepool Swinton Handicap Hurdle
2m 2.00pm Haydock Saturday
9-2 (from 6) Leg Spinner, 9 Blue Bajan, 10 Katies Tuitor, Mamlook, 12 I’m So Lucky, Marodima, 14 Buster Hyvonen, Chantaco, Dreamy Gent, I Hear A Symphony, La Vecchia Scuola, Raise Your Heart, Son Of Oscar, 16 Border Castle, French Saulaie, Group Captain, Wingman, Wise Owl, Working Title, 20 Cornas, Lazy Darren, Master Nimbus, Mon Michel, Outaouais, Pearl King, Schindlers Son, Traprain, Woolcombe Folly, 25 Art Professor, Bureaucrat, Cnoc Moy, Desert Quest, Haddaaf, Ingratitude, Khachaturian, The Last Hurrah, 33 Ellerslie Tom, Frank Crow, Gloucester, Orpen Wide, Pepperoni Pete, Prince Ary, Space Mission, 40 Bywell Beau, Dancing Lyra, 50 Chaninbar, Crossbow Creek, Iffy, Jazz Scene, Pilca, 66 Grand Slam Hero, Wizard Of Us Each-way ¼ 1, 2, 3, 4
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| Bet365 | Bet365 £100 Free Bet |
| Totesport | Totesport £25 Free Bet |
| VCBet | VCBet £50 Free Bet |
Ladbrokes are our firm number one choice for your Cheltenham Festival bets. When you open an account with Ladbrokes you can claim a free bet of upto £25.
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.
So concludes another Cheltenham Festival.
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We are delighted to announce this year 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.
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.
Old Course (used on Tuesday & Wednesday) - Good to Soft
New Course (used on Thursday & Friday) - Good to Soft, Soft in places

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.
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.
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