Cheltenham Festival Betting Guide
The 2009 Cheltenham Festival while months away is now in full swing with Cheltenham contenders running nearly every day. As they say all roads lead to the four day Festival and we have all the latest Cheltenham information to assist in your betting for the best horse racing festival in the World. Make sure you bookmark this site for your best guide to your Cheltenham Festival betting. We will be updating the information on a daily basis in order that you do not miss a beat in the run up to the highlight of the season in March.
The star of the show in 2008 was Denman, but with Denman out until the new year and Kauto Star coming back to win his third King George and Exotic Dancer winning the Lexus this years Gold Cup could be anyones for the taking.
The four days of the festival features 26 great races with The Champion Hurdle on day one, The Queen Mother Champion Chase on the second day and The Ladbrokes World Hurdle on day 3 with the finale on the final day in the form of the Gold Cup.
Make sure you check out all our Cheltenham Festival Odds comparison charts and tips which this year includes a special tips feature from Tom Lee of Channel 4 Racing and RTE. We also have the best Cheltenham Festival free bets from the leading online bookmakers ensuring you get the best value from your Cheltenham betting.
Make sure you check out our news section which will keep you up to date with all the Festival ante post moves for all the races.
Ryanair Chase Entries Announced
There is a 48-strong entry for the Ryanair Chase with the 2008 winner Our Vic one of three engaged by David Pipe. Several Seasons Holidays Queen Mother Champion Chase entries have also been given the option of the longer Ryanair Chase, run over two miles and five furlongs, with champion trainer P... [more]
Well Chief amongst David Pipe Queen Mother Possibles
The David Pipe-trained Well Chief is a possible starter in this years Queen Mother, he finished runner-up to Moscow Flyer in the 2005 Seasons Holidays Queen Mother Champion Chase and fell when sent off favourite for the 2007 race. He has been off the course since April, 2007, but Pipe reports tha... [more]
Master Minded Heads Queen Mother Entries
Many regarded Master Minded’s 19-length victory in last year’s Queen Mother Champion Chase as one of the best performances over fences in recent years as he became the first ever five-year-old to win Cheltenham’s two-mile showpiece.
Clive Smith’s gelding is one of 29 entries for the 2009 ... [more]
Slim Pickings in Irish Cheltenham Gold Cup Entries
This year’s entry of 38 for the totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup includes the three previous winners of chasing’s Blue Riband. The 2009 renewal takes place on Friday, March 13 and is worth a record £475,000. The last two renewals of the totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup have gone the way of champion tra... [more]
38 Entries for the 2009 Cheltenham Gold Cup
There are 38 entries for the 2009 Cheltenham Gold Cup announced today with trainer Paul Nicholls having Kauto Star and Denman, along with last year’s third home, dual Grade One scorer Neptune Collognes, 2006 RSA Chase winner Star De Mohaison and the unexposed Big Buck’s among his eight entries as... [more]
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Offers
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
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.
Cheltenham Festival Races
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.
Cheltenham Festival 2009 Odds
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.
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 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.
The Irish At Cheltenham
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.
