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Jamie Clark has been with www.bettingsites.co.uk from the very beginning and penned the very first pieces of content that appeared right here. Known for his horse racing expertise, his strong gambling knowledge comes from childhood where he was surrounded by both horses and betting. The godson of a former on-track bookmaker at Market Rasen Racecourse, Jamie ended up working in the same industry and became Sports Editor of heavyweight bookies Coral for three years before they merged with Ladbrokes. After a successful spell freelancing for other big names in the business, he helped us launch this site with his skills, experience and ability coming in useful. Read long form content across a range of betting subjects from Jamie right here.

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With so many Cheltenham betting offers on the four-day Festival held at the home of National Hunt horse racing available with online bookmakers, you may need help finding the right deal for you. That’s exactly what this is all about as our experts guide to your the bookies with best promotions and Cheltenham Festival offers right now.

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Best Betting Sites with Cheltenham Offers

The table above contains the top online bookmakers providing best Cheltenham betting offers today, according to our experts. Among them are some of the best betting sites that UK punters wager with. This the list of the top 10:

1. Spreadex – 2nd to a Rag Insurance if 33/1+ winner
2. 888sport – Non-Runner No Bet on all Festival races
3. QuinnBet – Fallers Insurance & Fail To Finish deals
4. Grosvenor – Cash Back if 2nd to the SP Favourite
5. BoyleSports – Extra Place Races every day of Festival
6. bet365 – BOG & NRNB terms for all of Cheltenham
7. 10bet – Acca bonus winnings up to £5,000 in cash
8. Betfred – Bonus King bookie goes NRNB for Festival
9. William Hill – Non-Runner Money Back guarantee
10. BetVictor – Another with NRNB across Cheltenham

Top Bookmakers with Cheltenham Free Bets & Offers Reviewed

You probably want to know a little bit more about our recommended horse racing betting sites and what they provide in terms of promotions for the Cheltenham Festival. That’s why we asked our experts to conduct detailed reviews of the top five. Read on for an in-depth look at Cheltenham betting offers available right now:

1. Spreadex Cheltenham Festival Offers – Bet £10 Get £40 & 2nd to a Rag Insurance Promo

Besides offering regular fixed odds wagers and spread betting on Cheltenham races, Spreadex have their 2nd to a Rag Insurance deal. The concept here is if your selection finishes second to a 33/1+ outsider in any race, you get your money back as a free bet up to £25.

This applies to your first fixed odds win singles bet on a Festival event only. Ante post and each way wagers don’t count, and neither do multiples As Cheltenham betting offers for existing customers go, this is a great promotion with a decent max stake. You can try fixed odds and spread betting out here with their sign up bonus.

Thinking more about Cheltenham, Spreadex support this with 16 ante post markets on the Festival, access to free live streaming for every race at the meeting and a First Past the Post payout policy. They will also settle any Cheltenham racing bets where an Amended Result applies following a stewards’ enquiry.

2. 888sport Cheltenham Offers – Bet £10 Get £30 & Non-Runner No Bet on All Festival Races

Usually speaking, Non-Runner No Bet terms aren’t available until after final declarations, but 888sport have decided to offer this on their ante post Cheltenham Festival betting across all races several weeks out from the meeting. Bet on any horse listed in any of the 28 races and, if it doesn’t run, you receive your stake back in full as cash.

This is only one of several Cheltenham betting offers available with 888sport as they also have the Each Way+ promotion. This creates Extra Place Races (although not for ante post betting) and enhanced place terms for punters. Also paying out on Double Results, 888sport no longer have Best Odds Guaranteed on all Festival races from the day of the races sadly.

While their 4/1 Winner promo has been withdrawn, there is still a cracking new customer offer giving you 3x £10 in free bets when you wager £10. The fact that there are multiple bookmaker Cheltenham offers available at 888sport shows how seriously they take both the Festival and horse racing in general. You can bet on every single Cheltenham race ante post, then watch live streams for free as well.

3. QuinnBet Cheltenham Betting Offers – 50% Back as a Free Bet up to £35 & Fallers Insurance

Many of the best Cheltenham offers existing customers can get are over on QuinnBet right now. One of the more unique available with them is Fallers Insurance. This offer money back as a free bet up to £10 in selected races with a minimum of six runners if your horse falls, but not if it unseats or gets brought down.

On top of this, QuinnBet have BOG on the day of Festival races from 10am and Extra Place Races available nearer the time. There are plenty more money back as a free bet Cheltenham offers too including Beaten by a Head or Less and if your horse finishes 2nd (or 3rd or even 4th) to the favourite.

An Acca Bonus can apply to qualifying Festival accumulators at QuinnBet, while there are 17 ante post markets available in advance. There is also a separate Yankee Bonus which awards you an additional 10% up to £50 as a free bet if you pull this particular combination and system bet off. As QuinnBet also give access to Cheltenham live streaming for free, they’ve got so much to offer.

4. Grosvenor Cheltenham Festival Offers – Double The Odds & Cash Back if 2nd to the SP Favourite

At Grosvenor, they go beyond offering punters money back as a free bet but give you a full cash refund if your horse finishes second to the SP favourite at selected race meetings including Cheltenham. The maximum Cash Back awarded on losing stakes is £20 with this deal. Your first real money win single or each way bet on the race applies and there’s a minimum bet of £5.

This has to be one of the best Cheltenham betting offers out there as Grosvenor go beyond their competitors and don’t just give a bonus but complete cashback. They also have BOG from 9am on the day of Festival races, a deal which is in line with their rivals. New customers can get double the odds on their first bet with Grosvenor after signing up too.

With all 28 Cheltenham Festival races to bet on ante post in a dedicated Future Races tab, and six of those covered by NRNB well in advance of the meeting, there’s lots for bettors to get stuck into here. Grosvenor would benefit from adding some Extra Place Races to its portfolio of promotions available in advance, but do offer free live streaming on all the action.

5. BoyleSports Cheltenham Offers – Bet £10 Get £20 & Extra Place Races Every Day

Extra Place Races are something that BoyleSports do really well and, when it comes to the big field handicaps at the Cheltenham Festival, you may even have sixth or seventh spot paid out on each way bets. Their rules state 20 or more runners must run to get sixth covered. For seventh place, it’s 22 or more horses running. New customers who sign up receive £20 in free bets when placing a £10 qualifying wager.

BoyleSports run an Acca Loyalty promotion called Destination Cheltenham that covers hose racing and by extension the Festival. If you place five qualifying accumulators in a week, then you get a £5 free bet towards another one. Cheltenham betting offers also include BOG from 8am on the day, but it’s worth noting BoyleSports used to have this come into effect earlier than they do now.

A full suite of ante post Cheltenham betting odds are available with the five open championship races receiving the NRNB treatment well ahead of the Festival. Live streaming the meeting is also completely free for punters when logged in to BoyleSports, so this Irish bookie is well-stocked in terms of deals.

Top Cheltenham Free Bet Offers

The most popular free bet Cheltenham offers from the bookies are ones aimed at drumming up fresh business. These aren’t the only way to get your hands on some bonus tokens, though, but we’ll deal with betting offers and promotions for existing customers separately in a moment. Let’s take a look at the best Cheltenham offers for new customers first. Just remember that there are other chances for those seeking free bets, so it isn’t all about signing up.

New Customer Cheltenham Offers

Welcome bonuses remain an attract prospect for both the bookies and punters alike. Cheltenham betting offers for new customers serve an important purpose in bringing in extra business with the Festival an obvious highlight in the annual sporting calendar to target. There are three main types of online betting Cheltenham offers aimed at new customers today:

Cheltenham Betting Offers for Existing Customers

Bookmaker Cheltenham offers available these days cannot afford to ignore the wider betting public. It’s not just about new punters but existing customers who already have accounts as well. The need to cater for everyone betting on the Festival has resulted in a range of deals becoming available. These are the best Cheltenham offers for existing customers around right now:

Accumulator Bonuses

Getting Acca Insurance for horse racing bets is difficult these days, but the bookies may reward punters that place such multiples (and combination and system bets) instead. The likes of Betfred and 10betpay additional winnings on top of your return if you pull these wagers off. With the latter, you could have up to £5,000 extra in cash.

Extra Place Races

If there’s one thing our experts should’ve sold you on reading this page, then it’s the virtues of Extra Place Races. They open up new avenues for each way betting as an additional finishing spot paid out by the bookies gives you a greater chance of getting a return.

This is one of the essential Cheltenham betting offers punters need on the Festival, especially for those big field handicaps. Both BoyleSports and Betfred are great options for Extra Place Races with the latter paying five places ante post on events that attract the most runners.

Free Bet Clubs

One of the Cheltenham free bet offers that you can make work for you before the Festival if you’re a regular punters, these Clubs reward loyalty. If you place so many qualifying wagers or up to a set amount each week, then you get a bonus token to use the following week. BoyleSports have an Acca Loyalty club Destination Cheltenham, which issues you with a £5 free bet per week for the Festival if you stake £25 on accumulators during each qualifying period.

Money Back Cheltenham Offers

You may see these deals as risk-free bets, but they must meet certain conditions. Betting sites with Cheltenham offers come up with all kinds of scenarios where they might refund losing stakes with a bonus. QuinnBet embraces a wide range of these from being Beaten by a Head or Less to when horses fail to finish or fall, and even finished 2nd (or 3rd or even 4th) to the SP favourite.

NRNB & BOG

Recapping NRNB and BOG deals here is important. If possible you want to guarantee a run for your money, and some bookies provide this in advance. Your Cheltenham best bet in the ante post market is getting NRNB terms covering your wagers. Only one bookmaker in the industry today offers that alongside BOG for the Festival so early, and that’s bet365 who will pay out at SP if that’s bigger than the odds you took.

Best Cheltenham Festival Offers on Special Markets

Traditional Cheltenham betting offers like those described above are fantastic, but there are also special markets unique to the Festival that you may want to consider. Punters need qualifying bets to unlock some of the bonuses our experts describe and these could help you do that:

How to Use Your Cheltenham Free Bets & Other Offers

All Cheltenham Festival betting offers and deals come with terms and conditions attached. You must ensure your wagers comply with these, otherwise you could miss out on a great deal. Let’s take a look at the common T&Cs that apply to the best Cheltenham free bet offers around:

Live Streaming & Cheltenham Festival Betting

All the free bet and money back Cheltenham offers in the world are all well and good, but if you can’t watch the horses you’ve backed running at the Festival, then the bookie you wager with has let you down. Thankfully, all of our recommended online bookmakers provide live streaming of the biggest National Hunt racing meeting of the year.

Many of them don’t even require a qualifying bet to access these. All you need to do unlock Cheltenham live streams is to log in and have a funded account, essentially a positive account balance, or have placed a bet within the last 24 hours. When it comes to live streaming of the Cheltenham Festival, Spreadex earn our experts’ recommendation.

Cheltenham Ante Post Betting Pros & Cons

Deciding when to bet on Cheltenham racing is a conundrum that all punters wrestle with. There are arguments both for and against going in to the ante post markets. For all the upsides to it, there are some drawbacks as well. Balancing these conflicting elements lies at the heart of gambling major sporting events. These are the pluses and minuses of ante post betting on the Cheltenham Festival:

Guide to Cheltenham Racing Bets – What’s on & When at the Festival

We thought it would be good for you to know what races you can get Cheltenham betting offers on and when everything happens at the meeting. That’s why this day-by-day Festival guide from our experts exists below. Get clued up on all the action:

Tuesday – Champion Hurdle Day

Hear the famous Cheltenham roar as the Festival gets off to a flyer with the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle. Grade 1 action continues with the Arkle Chase for novices before a valuable staying handicap. The feature race on day 1 of the meeting is the Champion Hurdle, worth £450,000 in prize money and over £250,000 of that going to the winner. After another top level contest for mares only and a four-year-olds only event, Tuesday closes with the historic National Hunt Chase that has given pointers to future editions of the Cheltenham Gold Cup and Grand National down the years. Here are all the details about the opening day:

Wednesday – Ladies Day

The second day of the Cheltenham Festival is Ladies Day where there four Grade 1 races on the track, starting with the Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle. Future Gold Cup horses then contest the Brown Advisory Novices’ Chase before the Coral Cup, which has one of the biggest fields of the entire meeting. Headlining Wednesday’s card is the Queen Mother Champion Chase over the same course and distance as the Grand Annual Chase later on. In-between these two events is a Cross Country race and the Champion Bumper completes the day two action summarised in full here:

Thursday – St Patrick’s Thursday

It doesn’t always fall on St Patrick’s Day, but the penultimate day of the Cheltenham Festival is celebrated as such anyway. There are two feature races on this Thursday card in the Ryanair Chase and Stayers’ Hurdle. Before they take centre stage, the Turners Novices’ Chase and Pertemps Final are run. Another Premier Handicap in the Festival Plate also happens with a Grade 2 novice hurdle for mares and staying handicap chase for amateur jockeys rounding out day three. Check out everything going on during St Patrick’s Thursday at the Festival below:

Friday – Cheltenham Gold Cup Day

Reaching its crescendo with the Cheltenham Gold Cup, the entire meeting builds to the blue riband event of steeplechasing. Friday’s card kicks off with the Triumph Hurdle for four-year-olds, then the County Hurdle acts as another of the wide-open handicaps. The Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle provides a stern test of stamina, and later on amateur and conditional jockeys have their own races in the Hunter Chase and Martin Pipe respectively. Every Cheltenham Festival closes with the latter now, but there’s also the newest race of the meeting, a Grade 2 chase for mares, on the final day. Review everything that happens on day four right in this table:

Cheltenham Gold Cup Betting Offers

It’s only natural that the best Cheltenham betting offers should apply to the biggest races at the Festival. Events at this major meeting don’t come any bigger than the Cheltenham Gold Cup itself. As the first steeplechase race on the fourth and final day of the Festival, the entire week is built around the blue riband event of National Hunt horse racing.

If the bookies have any sense, then they’re bound to tailor the best existing customer Cheltenham offers to the Gold Cup. Provided there are enough runners in the feature race, perhaps 12 or more looking at previous recent renewals, then Extra Places should be available. That’s the most obvious deal connected to the Cheltenham Gold Cup. If you’re betting ante post, then ideally NRNB terms should apply too.

Others to look out for are money back Cheltenham offers if the SP favourite obliges or BOG from a set time on the day of the big race. As noted above, you should be able to live stream all Festival events including the Gold Cup for free when logged in to a funded account.

Cheltenham Betting Tips

Making Cheltenham betting offers work for you is really important. To that end, we asked our experts for some advice and helpful hints on how punters can do that. Following their tips isn’t prescriptive, though, and there are no guarantees that you’ll get winners. We’re committed to helping you make better decisions when betting on a big event like the Cheltenham Festival, so here’s how you can:

The Last Word on Cheltenham Betting Offers

And that is everything you need to know really. From BOG and NRNB to Extra Places and Money Back as a Free Bet deals, there are some superb promotions available on the Festival. Whichever Cheltenham betting offers appeal to you, responsible gambling while you’re making the most of them is vital.

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Jamie Clark

Senior Editor

Jamie Clark

Senior Editor

Jamie Clark has been with www.bettingsites.co.uk from the very beginning and penned the very first pieces of content that appeared right here. Known for his horse racing expertise, his strong gambling knowledge comes from childhood where he was surrounded by both horses and betting. The godson of a former on-track bookmaker at Market Rasen Racecourse, Jamie ended up working in the same industry and became Sports Editor of heavyweight bookies Coral for three years before they merged with Ladbrokes. After a successful spell freelancing for other big names in the business, he helped us launch this site with his skills, experience and ability coming in useful. Read long form content across a range of betting subjects from Jamie right here.

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