
There are Millions of pounds wagered during the Cheltenham festival. It is the one meeting that sees bets laid by the Bookmakers in the ring of well over £100,000 on a single bet. The Irish come every year and have major gambles on their Horses. The Cheltenham Ante Post Betting market is always very vibrant, with punters putting down there cash well in advance to try and get the best price about their particular fancy.
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Ladbrokes £25 Free Cheltenham Bet
Open an online betting account with the bookmaker Ladbrokes and they will provide you with a free bet offer of upto £25. Ladbrokes will match your first bet of £5 or more - with a free bet of upto £25 per new account.
It is important that you thread carefully when placing an ante-post bet on any of the races at the festival well in advance of the big race as if your horse is a non runner you will lose your money. However, it can be profitable to take a price a couple of months before the festival as usually if your horse is going to have any sort of chance in the race itself the odds will usually contract in the weeks coming up to the race.
As a punter it is most important to shop around and try and get the best price for your selection. The Bookmakers are all very competitive and seek out your custom so that you bet with them, so it is advisable to have a number of accounts set up so you can pick and choose. In addition, in the big handicap races a number of Bookmakers will offer places on the first 5 horse's home.
In non handicaps some bookmakers go one quarter the odds for the first 3 horse's home. It is also advisable to look out for the concessions offered by certain bookmakers e.g. If you horse come second to a particular horse they will refund your stake.
If you are opening a new account with a bookmaker there will be some form of Free Online Bet Offer, it is very important to read the terms and conditions of such offers so that you understand the free bet offer fully.
Cheltenham is usually a bookmakers benefit so be cautious in your investments, however, occasionally the punters comes out in front as was the case in 2003 when 10 out of 20 races went to the favourites, needless to say the bookmakers lost millions.
| Paddy Power | Paddy Power £30 Free Bet |
|---|---|
| Ladbrokes | Ladbrokes £25 Free Bet |
| Stan James | Stan James £25 Free Bet |
| Boylesports | Boylesports £20 Free Bet |
| 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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Listen to Tom's previews and tips ahead of this year's Festival.
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.
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.