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Cheltenham Festival Form Guide 2012

The 2012 Cheltenham Festival form for each race is available by going to each of the form pages. The main races have been updated as the season progressed and as such you are getting an overview of how the form was developing as the festival got nearer.  So whether your looking for an insight into the Cheltenham Gold Cup of the Supreme Novices Hurdle we will have all the key information on who to consider for your festival bets. On the tips pages you will also find some useful trends for each race which might also help you narrow down your selections.

On a more general note, Horse Racing Form is simply the information and facts about what a horse has done on the racecourse the last few times it ran. You can find a summary of form in the national newspapers, the racing post, online at most of the Online Bookmakers, or if you are at the races you can buy a race card which contains basic form. Sometimes it also contains useful information such as which trainers or jockeys have a good record at that particular course.

Cheltenham Form Tuesday March 13th - Day One

1:30Supreme Novices HurdleForm   |   Free Bets
2:05Arkle Challenge TrophyForm   |   Free Bets
2:40Festival Handicap ChaseForm   |   Free Bets
3:20Champion HurdleForm   |   Free Bets
4:00Cross Country Handicap ChaseForm   |   Free Bets
4:40David Nicholson Mares HurdleForm   |   Free Bets
5:15Centenary Novice ChaseForm   |   Free Bets

Cheltenham Form Wednesday March 14th - Day Two

1:30National Hunt Steeple ChaseForm   |   Free Bets
2:05Neptune Investment HurdleForm   |   Free Bets
2:40RSA ChaseForm   |   Free Bets
3:20Queen Mother Champion ChaseForm   |   Free Bets
4:00Coral CupForm   |   Free Bets
4:40Fred Winter Handicap HurdleForm   |   Free Bets
5:15Champion BumperForm   |   Free Bets

Cheltenham Form Thursday March 15th - Day Three

1:30Jewson Novices ChaseForm   |   Free Bets
2:05Pertemps Final Handicap HurdleForm   |   Free Bets
2:40Ryanair ChaseForm   |   Free Bets
3:20Ladbrokes World HurdleForm   |   Free Bets
4:00Byrne Group PlateForm   |   Free Bets
4:40Kim Muir Challenge CupForm   |   Free Bets

Cheltenham Form Friday March 16th - Day Four

1:30JCB Triumph HurdleForm   |   Free Bets
2:05County Handicap HurdleForm   |   Free Bets
2:40Albert Bartlett Novices HurdleForm   |   Free Bets
3:20Cheltenham Gold CupForm   |   Free Bets
4:00Foxhunter Steeple ChaseForm   |   Free Bets
4:40Conditional Jockeys HurdleForm   |   Free Bets
5:15Grand Annual ChaseForm   |   Free Bets

Some factors worth taking into consideration when looking at form is whether the horse has won previously over a certain distance or going. Also you might want to look at the weight it's carrying compared to previous races or whether it is going up or dropping down significantly in class. Once you have reviewed a horses form you can then set about establishing the horses odds and this comes in the form of the Cheltenham Festival Betting.

Focusing on the horses

Studying the Cheltenham Form can assist in picking winners but it's not the only component and it's definitely worth actually having a look at the horses before the race, either in the pre-parade ring or the Parade Ring itself, to see how they're looking.

The sort of signs you should be seeking in a potential winner are:

Cheltenham Festival - Betting Tips

Tom LeeFollowing 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 & 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.

View Tom's Racing Tips