Early Upsets for Cheltenham Festival Hopefuls
The National Hunt season has only just got underway and already we have seen last years Cheltenham Champion Hurdle winner Katchit get beat on his return at Kempton at the weekend. Trainer Alan King was not to phased when interviewed on attheraces at Exeter as he feels he needed the run and the ground was on the quick side and did not rule out him going back to Kempton at Xmas if the going is much softer. Also he stated something that we all know that Katchit is a 20% better horse at Cheltenham.
Straw Bear is 20-1 (from 16) and was eased in the betting for the 2009 Arkle Trophy at Cheltenham after finishing second in the Richard Vines Best Mate Beginners' Chase at Exeter behind Sir Harry Ormesher now 50-1 (first show), with the third, Pasco 33-1 (first show).
Both the first The Tother One 16-1, and the runner-up Gone To Lunch 25-1, in the Homesave Beginners' Chase at Exeter remain unchanged for the Royal and SunAlliance Chase.
Shalone 33-1, was the lucky winner of the Bathwick Tyres Taunton Novices' Hudle is unchanged for the 2009 Supreme Novices Hurdle.
Previous Cheltenham Festival News:
| Cheltenham 2009 Champion Hurdler Favourite gets Beat on Return | 19 Oct 2008 |
| Crack Away Jack cut for Champion Hurdle | 11 Oct 2008 |
| Denman could be back on track by Christmas | 23 Sep 2008 |
| Cheltenham Festival to Kick Off Earlier | 15 Aug 2008 |
| Neptune Collongues Cheltenham Gold Cup Odds | 14 Jul 2008 |
| Henrythenavigator Unlikely Derby Starter | 29 May 2008 |
| Cheltenham Festival Gamble Leg Spinner Backed For Swinton Hurdle | 08 May 2008 |
| Take The Stand Cheltenham Champion Hunter Chaser | 08 May 2008 |
| 2000 Guineas Betting | 29 Apr 2008 |
| Punchestown Festival Winner Reinforces Cheltenham Form | 25 Apr 2008 |
| Punchestown Festival - Day 3 | 24 Apr 2008 |
| Tote Jackpot to hit £1 Million | 22 Apr 2008 |
| Scottish Grand National Tip | 18 Apr 2008 |
| Scottish Grand National Runners | 15 Apr 2008 |
| Cloudy Lane Grand National Drifter | 05 Apr 2008 |
| Paddy Power | Paddy Power £250 Free Bet |
|---|---|
| Ladbrokes | Ladbrokes £200 Free Bet |
| Boylesports | Boylesports £20 Free Bet |
| William Hill | William Hill £25 Free Bet |
| Sportingbet | Sportingbet £10 Free Bet |
| Bet365 | Bet365 £200 Free Bet |
| VCBet | VCBet £125 Free Bet |
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 £250.
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 Betting Tips
Following on from last year, we are delighted to announce that we are featuring horse racing tips from Channel Four Racing presenter, Tom Lee. Tom appears on Channel 4's Morning Line and covers live Racing in the afternoon as well fronting RTE's Racing coverage in Ireland, his Cheltenham Festival Tips and previews of each day's Racing will be available during the Festival and supported with opinions and views from our Racing writers.
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 2010 Odds
We now have the latest antepost betting odds for the main Cheltenham Festival 2010 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 2011 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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