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All roads lead to the Cheltenham Festival in jumps racing and the betting is competitive throughout the year on the big races. The four day festival at Prestbury Park is a mecca for all fans of the winter game with the Gold Cup and Champion Hurdle the twin peaks of the two main jumping disciplines. Betting.Betfair will provide Cheltenham news, odds updates, advice and tips in the months leading up to, and of course, during the Festival itself. Betting.Betfair will keep you updated with all the latest news and previews on the 2010 Cheltenham Festival throughout the year.

The Cheltenham Festival is one of the biggest Horse Racing meetings of the year around the globe. The highlight of the meeting is the Cheltenham Gold Cup which is often the second biggest betting event of the year behind only the Aintree Grand National.

Cheltenham Handicap Focus: Tuesday

Rory Delargy / 11 March 2010 / Leave a comment

One thing which many punters do at Cheltenham is to look for the "plot horses" - those which have been running down the field and now look well treated, but the truth is that the handicaps at the Festival are so competitive that doing so means possibly missing the cut and the vast majority of winners are those who arrive at the track in demonstrably good form and I'll try to narrow down these races each day to find the...Read more »

Cheltenham 2010: Festival doubles and trebles

Wayne Bailey / 11 March 2010 / Leave a comment

Wayne Bailey takes a look at the Festival multiples on Betfair where punters can back or lay their Bankers and Bismarks in doubles and trebles......Read more »

In-running Betting: Cheltenham special

Neil Munro / 11 March 2010 / Leave a comment

Neil Munro salutes an in-running stalwart, dusts off his Harris and thumbs the form books as he selects the horses which will offer the best trading opportunities at Prestbury Park next week....Read more »

Pattern Race Review: National Clues at Newbury?

Rory Delargy / 09 March 2010 / Leave a comment

It was pretty quiet on the pattern front last weekend, but an impressive win in Kelso's biggest race for Bygones Of Brid merely served to underline the claims of Tell Massini at next week's Festival. Meanwhile, there was a shake-up in the Grand National betting after Newbury's feature....Read more »

Cheltenham Head-to-Heads: The Arkle Chase

Will Hayler / 07 March 2010 / Leave a comment

Once a bottler always a bottler, says Will Hayler of Sizing Europe's Arkle prospects. Graham Cunningham disagrees, arguing that the Henry de Bromhead-trained gelding can beat the hill in a day one crackerjack....Read more »

Cheltenham Head-to-Heads: Supreme Novices' Hurdle

Graham Cunningham / 07 March 2010 / Leave a comment

For the biggest races Betting.Betfair rolls out the best as Racing UK analyst Graham Cunningham and Guardian correspondent Will Hayler go head-to-head to discuss the main races at Cheltenham. First up is the Supreme Novices' Hurdle which takes place on Tuesday March 16....Read more »

Cheltenham Head-to-Heads: The Champion Hurdle

Will Hayler / 07 March 2010 / Leave a comment

Will Hayler may not know who is going to win the Champion Hurdle but he has strong views about who isn't. Meanwhile, Graham Cunningham has come up with a prime back to lay option....Read more »

Pattern Race Focus: Let Bygones Be Bygones

Rory Delargy / 06 March 2010 / Leave a comment

All eyes are now fully trained on the Cheltenham Festival only ten days hence, and justifiably so, but there are still a number of graded contests away from the Cotswolds venue and Rory Delargy looks to Newbury and Kelso today to analyse a brace of races....Read more »

Pattern Race Review: Nightingale has Punters Singing

Rory Delargy / 02 March 2010 / Leave a comment

Racing Post Chase day is traditionally the last chance saloon for Cheltenham entries to strut their stuff before the weights are revealed for the handicaps there and there were plenty of potential contenders on show. Did any of them put themselves in the picture for festival glory? Rory Delargy digs through the embers for betting clues....Read more »

Cheltenham Festival Tips

Editor / 13 January 2010 / Leave a comment

So, rather than act on the many whispers heard from so many different sources, my advice is to bear in mind what you hear, but to use your own judgement when looking for the horse most likely to add its name to the roll of those equine stars to have made Cheltenham history. For the record, here are my Cheltenham Festival tips, which I suggest you consider alongside other advice before making your final choices. With two previous Cheltenham Gold...Read more »

Cheltenham Races

Editor / 12 January 2010 / Leave a comment

Every year in mid-March, a sleepy town in Gloucestershire comes to life as the Cheltenham Festival comes to town. The four-day Festival of National Hunt racing not only attracts the best horses in the sport to the many races on offer during the fixture, but is also one of the major international betting events of the year. Cheltenham racecourse sits beneath the towering Cleeve Hill, giving the track an amphitheatre-like quality and an atmosphere when filled with over 67,000 spectators...Read more »

Where to place your Cheltenham Free Bet

Editor / 11 January 2010 / Leave a comment

If you aren't sure if betting is for you then why not take advantage of Betfair's Free £25 Bet offer for new account holders? It is like trying before you buy - you get two shots at winning with your first bet. Place a bet on any market during the 2010 Cheltenham Festival and if you aren't a winner we'll refund your stake and give you a second shot at winning to hopefully get your Betfair betting experience off to...Read more »

Cheltenham Festival Betting

Editor / 10 January 2010 / Leave a comment

Betting on the Cheltenham Festival is one of the highlights of many a punters year. With so many sensational races in such a short space of time - it is one of those times of the year where punters can down tools and sit in front of the TV and computer and enjoy the spectacle of horse racing at its finest. Cheltenham betting is frenetic and the exchanges will see odds tumbling and drifting every second as fans find other...Read more »

Where to place your Cheltenham Bet

Editor / 09 January 2010 / Leave a comment

Betfair offers all new punters a free £25 bet when they sign-up for an account with the company. Simply place a bet up to the value of £25 and should you not be a winner then your account will be refunded with your original stake giving you a second chance to win big. With plenty of Cheltenham races to bet on and many markets open - there is no need to just jump in feet first and place your bets...Read more »

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