Cheltenham Festival Special Betting Offers 2012

The one offer that all punters are really looking for right now are Non Runner No Bet and a number of the bookmakers are offering that concession with the Festival just around the corner.

It is often said that get two Irish men together and they will bet on two flies going up a wall. With this attitude the bookmakers are more than keen to aid this frenzy and offer as many alternatives as they possibly can to ensure total customer satisfaction.

Cheltenham Special Bets 2012

Some of the more established Cheltenham special bets offered at the festival would be;

• Cheltenham Top Jockey
• Cheltenham top trainer
• How many winners will the Irish have during the 4 days
• Match bets are very common. This is where the bookies put up two horses in a race, and offer odds of one beating the other.
• Distance betting, this is where you have a long odds on favourite, how far will it win?
• Betting without the favourite, again usually where there is a good thing.

With these types of bets it is important to shop around to find the Bookmakers offering the Cheltenham special bet which you might be interested in.

Some bookmakers go a stage further and look at Cheltenham special bets which might be more novel an example of such a bet offered would be will the Irish trainer of any winner on St Patrick's day be wearing a green jacket or hat!

Cheltenham Special Bets

What has become very popular in recent years is the amount of concessions offered by the bookmakers in order to secure your custom.

The popular Cheltenham special bet concessions offered would be;

• If your selection is loses to the favourite you will get your stake returned.
• If your selection loses buy a short head, you will get your stake returned
• If your selection is leading at the last fence and loses you will get your stake returned.

There is any amount of these types Cheltenham special bet concessions and once again it is advisable to shop around. It is important to note that there is a maximum stake that will apply in all such cases.