It’s finally Cheltenham Festival week!! It’s going to be a surreal festival this year without the tweed out on show or to hear that famous, huge, alcohol infused Cheltenham roar on the opening day.
However the show still goes on behind closed doors and as such the betting markets are starting to heat up.
The long list of horses for each race is whittling down as entries get confirmed and a clearer picture starts to emerge from out the fog of uncertainty. The antepost era is behind us and race-cards are ready and waiting with the online bookmakers. There’s lots out there at the moment, but which ones should you be using? Read on to find out and to view latest odds and Cheltenham festival tips made by industry experts.
Paddy Power have been the market leaders in terms of non runner, no bet this year. They have been offering this out on all Cheltenham Festival races since January 6th. Therefore, they are one of our recommended bookmakers for placing bets on the Cheltenham races.
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Paddy Power take their horse racing seriously and offer a very good horse racing section within the Paddy Power app. They also live stream every UK and Ireland race from the app and make it available to registered customers free, with no wagering requirements.
There’s plenty of other offers available from the online bookmakers for the Cheltenham festival. Check out our best UK betting apps list for the top legal gambling apps available and see what they are offering out to new and existing customers.
Anyhow, back on to our Cheltenham Festival tips and here is how the busy schedule of races stacks up:
Cheltenham festival races
Tuesday 16th March
13:20 Supreme Novices’ Hurdle
13:55 Arkle Challenge Trophy
14:30 Festival Handicap Chase
15:05 Champion Hurdle
15:40 David Nicholson Mares’ Hurdle
16:15 Boodles Juvenile Hurdle
16:50 National Hunt Chase
Wednesday 17th March
13:20 Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle
13:55 Festival Novices’ Chase
14:30 Coral Cup
15:05 Queen Mother Champion Chase
15:40 Cross Country Chase
16:15 Grand Annual Chase
16:50 Champion Bumper
Thursday 18th March
13:20 Golden Miller Novices’ Chase
13:55 Pertemps Final
14:30 Ryanair Chase
15:05 Stayers’ Hurdle
15:40 Festival Plate
16:15 Dawn Run Novices’ Hurdle
16:50 Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir
Friday
13:20 Triumph Hurdle
13:55 County Hurdle
14:30 Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle
15:05 Cheltenham Gold Cup
15:40 Foxhunter Chase
16:15 Mrs Paddy Power Mares’ Chase
16:50 Martin Pipe Handicap Hurdle
28 mouth watering races are packed in to four fantastic days and that little (responsible) flutter can add a little more fun and enjoyment to the day and occasion. With one month to go, the markets are starting to warm up. We will be keeping a firm eye on the movers and shakers within each race and noting down the horses leading the fields in the outright win and each way markets.
Cheltenham Festival Tips And Favourites
We are keeping our eyes peeled, not only on the betting markets, but also on well known horse racing publicists such as the racing Post and on social media to see what other horses outside of the favourites are causing a stir. Previous jockeys and self professed professional tipsters are all giving their valuable insight in to who they think have a chance. We are collecting this data and summarising it for you in the tables below.
This should aid in quickening up the process of seeking out potential value horses in the markets. The tables are not tracking live odds. They are monitored weekly to ensure accuracy. Therefore, we have included links to get straight to the live odds for each race on the bet365 app.
We have chosen bet365 here, as not only do we recommend them as an all round bookmaker, but they are aiming to be best price on Cheltenham races across the board. Therefore, you know you will be checking out competitive prices when viewing the live odds from this page.
Key to table:
- Fav = shortest priced horse.
- 2nd Fav = Second shortest priced horse.
- Tipped = Fancied by the tipsters, ex-pros and pundits, outside of the top two favourites.
- LIVE ODDS = Go to the live odds page on bet365 for that particular race.
Race | Fav | 2nd Fav | Tipped | Live Odds |
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Supreme Novices’ Hurdle |
Appreciate It 5/4 |
Metier 9/2 |
Ballyadam 11/2 Blue Lord 10/1 |
LIVE ODDS |
Arkle Challenge Trophy |
Shishkin 1/2 |
Allmankind 4/1 |
Franco De Port 10/1 |
LIVE ODDS |
Ultima Handicap Chase |
Happygolucky 7/2 |
Aye Right 11/2 |
Milan Native 9/1 |
LIVE ODDS |
Champion Hurdle |
Honeysuckle 9/4 |
Epatante 7/2 Goshen 7/2 |
Abacadabras 8/1 Silver streak 14/1 Sharjah (each way) 12/1 |
LIVE ODDS |
Mares’ Hurdle |
Concertista 11/10 |
Roksana 3/1 |
Great White Shark 16/1 |
LIVE ODDS |
Boodles Juvenile Hurdle |
Saint Sam 11/2 |
Houx Gris 5/1 |
Riviere Detel 12/1 Nassalam 18/1 |
LIVE ODDS |
National hunt Chase |
Galvin 2/1 |
Next Destination 7/2 |
Lord Royal 7/1 Remastered 8/1 |
LIVE ODDS |
Race | Fav | 2nd Fav | Tipped | Live Odds |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle |
Bob Olinger 7/4 |
Gaillard Du Mesnil 5/2 |
Bravemansgame 11/4 |
LIVE ODDS |
Brown Advisory Novices’ Chase |
Monkfish 1/2 |
The Big Breakaway 6/1 |
Sporting John 10/1 |
LIVE ODDS |
Coral Cup |
Grand Roi 6/1 |
Koshari 7/1 |
Monte Cristo 10/1 |
LIVE ODDS |
Queen Mother Champion Chase |
Chacun Pour Soi 4/5 |
Nube Negra 8/1 |
Cilaos Emery (each way) 20/1 |
LIVE ODDS |
Cross Country Chase |
Easyland 1/1 |
Tiger Roll 9/2 |
Potters Corner 5/1 |
LIVE ODDS |
Grand Annual Chase |
Entoucas 6/1 Embittered 6/1 |
Sky Pirate 7/1 |
Ibleo 14/1 |
LIVE ODDS |
Champion Bumper |
killcruit 7/4 |
Sir Gerhard 15/8 |
Three Stripe Life 13/2 |
LIVE ODDS |
Race | Fav | 2nd Fav | Tipped | Live Odds |
---|---|---|---|---|
Marsh Novices’ Chase |
Envoi Allen 8/13 |
Shan Blue 5/1 |
Chatham Street Lad (each way) 12/1 |
LIVE ODDS |
Pertemps Final |
Imperial Alcazar 4/1 |
Champagne Platinum 6/1 |
The Bosses Oscar 7/1 Jacamar 33/1 |
LIVE ODDS |
Ryanair Chase |
Allaho 9/2 |
Min 6/1 Imperial Aura 6/1 Melon 6/1 |
Mister Fisher 7/1 |
LIVE ODDS |
Stayers’ Hurdle |
Paisley Park 15/8 |
Sire Du Berlais 4/1 |
Flooring Porter 7/1 |
LIVE ODDS |
Festival Plate |
Farclas 7/1 The Shunter 7/1 |
Conflated 8/1 |
Caribean Boy 9/1 Paint The Dream 25/1 |
LIVE ODDS |
Mares' Novices’ Hurdle |
Royal Kahala 4/1 |
Hook Up 5/1 |
Roseys Hollow 11/2 |
LIVE ODDS |
Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir |
Time To Get Up 5/1 |
Deise Aba 8/1 Hold The Note 8/1 |
Shantou Flyer 12/1 |
LIVE ODDS |
Race | Fav | 2nd Fav | Tipped | Live Odds |
---|---|---|---|---|
Triumph Hurdle |
Zanahiyr 7/4 |
Tritonic 2/1 |
Quilixios 4/1 Adagio 7/1 |
LIVE ODDS |
County Hurdle |
Third Time Lucki 10/1 |
Ganapathi 8/1 |
Champagne Gold 16/1 |
LIVE ODDS |
Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle |
Stattler 4/1 |
Fakiera 5/1 |
Ngolo 14/1 |
LIVE ODDS |
Cheltenham Gold Cup |
Al Boum Photo 5/2 |
Champ 9/2 |
A Plus Tard 5/1 Royal Pagaille 7/1 Santini 11/1 |
LIVE ODDS |
Foxhunter Chase |
Billaway 5/2 |
Bob And Co 9/2 |
Staker Wallace 9/1 |
LIVE ODDS |
Mrs Paddy Power Mares’ Chase |
Elimay 11/8 |
Colreevy 3/1 |
Shattered Love 5/1 |
LIVE ODDS |
Martin Pipe Handicap Hurdle |
Gentleman De mee 11/2 |
Ganapathi 15/2 |
Champagne Gold 14/1 Monte Cristo 14/1 Ngolo 25/1 Folcano 25/1 |
LIVE ODDS |
*Odds shown were correct at time of checking (10:30, 15th March 2021). Tables are updated weekly and prices shown are subject to change. Live odds are available from the Live odds buttons found within the tables.