In most countries a pool betting format is in operation. This is the based on the combined investments of all the people playing. The odds the customer will get can only be determined at the very off of any event and can vary a lot form the starting price of the event. As a result the tote is mainly played on by the small investor who goes to the races for the fun of backing winner rather than for the value of their bet. Usually the returns paid out will be better for outsiders than shorter priced horses. There are a number of different type tope bets offered at Totesport
Totesport Free £25 Cheltenham Bets
Totesport are currently offering all new clients a free bet of upto £25 when they register and create an online account with them. Totesport will match your first bet with a free bet to the same value when you open a new account, upto £25.
Claim your £25 free bet at Totesport | Bookmaker Totesport Review
| Bet365 | Bet365 £100 Free Bet |
|---|---|
| Boylesports | Boylesports £200 Free Bet |
| Ladbrokes | Ladbrokes £25 Free Bet |
| Paddy Power | Paddy Power £30 Free Bet |
| Stan James | Stan James £25 Free Bet |
| Totesport | Totesport £25 Free Bet |
| William Hill | William Hill £25 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 £30.
Visit Paddy Power for a £30 Free Bet
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.

We are delighted to announce we will be 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 card 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.

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 we have some useful tips to assist you in having a great week at Prestbury Park the home of National Hunt racing.

The Irish arrive in their thousands to participate in the biggest racing festival in the World. Each year the Irish enjoy having a punt and more than a few glasses of Guinness during festival week.