Cheltenham Betting Guide 2021: How To Bet On This Year’s Festival

Cheltenham Festival is one of the most important horse racing tournaments in the world, and by reading our Cheltenham betting guide 2021, you will be able to learn all about the betting tips related to this event. We will give you information on bet types, ways of placing a bet, tips for watching races online, and much more. Enjoy our Cheltenham Festival guide 2021 and make a profit out of this event.

Cheltenham Day 1 | Champion Chase

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Cheltenham Day 2 | Ladies Day 2021

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Cheltenham Day 3 | St Patricks Day

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Cheltenham Day 4 | Gold Cup Day

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Cheltenham Festival Betting Guide: the Race Card 2021

Here’s the full schedule for the upcoming Cheltenham Festival that will be held in March.

Tuesday, March 16	Wednesday, March 17	Thursday, March 18	Friday, March 19
The Sky Bet Supreme Novices’ Hurdle	The Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle	The Marsh Novices’ Chase	The JCB Triumph Hurdle
The Sporting Life Arkle Challenge Trophy	The Brown Advisory Novices’ Steeple Chase	The Pertemps Network Final	The County Handicap Hurdle
The Ultima Handicap Chase	The Coral Cup Hurdle	The Ryanair Chase	The Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle
Unibet Champion Hurdle	The Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase	Paddy Power Stayers Hurdle	The Cheltenham Gold Cup
The Close Brothers Mares’ Hurdle Race	The Glenfarclas Handicap Chase	The Brown Advisory & Merriebelle Stable Plate	The St James’ Place Foxhunter Chase Challenge Cup
The Boodles Juvenile Handicap Hurdle Race	The Johnny Henderson Handicap Steeple Chase	The Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle	The Mrs Paddy Power Mares’ Steeple Chase
The National Hunt Chase Challenge Cup	The Weatherbys Champion Bumper	The Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup Handicap Chase	The Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle

Where To Bet Online and How To Do It: From Sign-Up Bonuses To Placing the First Bet

The first part of our Cheltenham Festival betting guide 2021 will be about the places where you can bet. The top sportsbooks are all over this event and it will be easy to find the one where you can place a bet.

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The bookies

If horse and greyhound racing is your thing, you should look for a bookie whose offer is exclusive to races of this kind. With the biggest number of offers and top-notch quality of their streams, Betvictor can be considered one of these bookies.

Betfred also grabbed our attention while making this Cheltenham betting guide 2021. They are an experienced bookie that offers excellent odds for anyone willing to test their luck on racing events. Apart from Cheltenham Festival, Betfred includes other popular races held throughout the year.

Bet365 is – following the opinion our our editorial team – among the top sportsbooks in the world, and for a good reason. Their markets extend to more than just horse racing, but they do give a lot of attention to Cheltenham Festival. They also have exciting bonuses and promotions which can come in handy and provide good value on all of your bets.

How to sign up and bet on Cheltenham Festival 2021

If you have never betted online, don’t worry, Cheltenham betting guide 2021 is here to help. In this article you’ll find more info about how to bet on Cheltenham Festival. Meanwhile, check out the key points to look at.

Signing up and placing a bet on your bookie of choice is a quick and easy process. A betting website will usually have the ‘Sign Up’, ‘Join’, or ‘Create Account’ button somewhere at the top of the homepage. Click on it and start creating your profile. Fill in all the required information regarding your full name, date of birth, residential address, email, payment method, and more. Once you’re done, your account should be verified and ready to use in no time.

Next, you only need to find the section on the website named Cheltenham Festival and you can start betting. Note that you need to have funds on your account to be able to place a bet, so learn how to make a deposit on the operator’s website.

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Types of Horse Racing Bets: Starting Price, Favourites, Best Odds, Non-Runner, Ante-Post

If you’re a first-time horse racing punter, the types of bets that exist on these events might be a little confusing to you. However, our Cheltenham betting guide 2021 will help you understand each and every segment of horse racing bets. A dedicated guide on Cheltenham betting odds is also at your disposal to give you all info about bookie’s favourites and predictions before to use your betting offer.

Starting Price

Starting Price (SP) represents the odds at the start of each race. When betting on a particular horse to win, you can choose to have the odds which are active at the time you wager on, or you can select the SP. Based on different factors, the odds are subject to change over time, and that’s why the starting price is preferable to most punters.

Favourites

Favourites are considered to be the odds of horses which have the best chance to win a particular race. This can also change over time, so a favourite bet is relative to the starting price. That means that, if you bet on a favourite, you will be rooting for the horse with the best odds at the start of a race.

Best odds guaranteed

A guaranteed bet is the one which gives you the best odds despite the change of the starting price. If the SP of your horse is higher than it was at the time of placing your bet, you will get those SP odds. However, if the SP turns out to be lower, the original betting odds will stand, and you will be in for a higher payout. Not all bookies offer best odds guaranteed, but the ones that do usually require you to place a bet on the day of the race at earliest.

Non-runner no bet

Non-runner no bet (NRNB) is a guarantee that your bookie will return your stake in case the horse you bet on gets disqualified prior to the race. However, you can be eligible for this type of bet only if you put it on the day of the race. It can be very frustrating when you lose money and your horse doesn’t even come out to race, and this is why the Cheltenham betting guide 2021 is a must if you want to learn how to bet smarter.

Ante-post

Ante-post bets are the bets which you make at least a day prior to the start of the race. Some bookmakers will allow ante-post bets before 9 AM on the race day, but this rule differs in each bookie. The advantage of ante-post bets are the odds which are usually higher before the day of the race. As more people bet, the underdogs’ odds fall, so this is a reasonable bet to take if you like betting on outsiders.

Cheltenham Day Guides: Champion Day, Ladies Day, St. Patrick’s Day, Gold Cup

The Festival lasts for four days, so you will need a Cheltenham race guide to keep up with the schedule. If you want to learn the full schedule, check out the table at the top of our Cheltenham betting guide 2021.

The festival commences with the day called the Champion Day. Its name comes from the Champion Hurdle, which is the main race of the day starting at 3:30 PM. Before the first race, there’s a famous ‘Cheltenham Roar’ whence the crowd cheers the beginning of the festival and it can be heard of kilometres around.

Day two is also called the Ladies Day, a day at which you can see many women wearing fancy dresses and bedazzling hats. The main race of the day is the Queen Mother Champion Chase which is the highlight of the entire week as it involves the fastest two-milers wing around the Prestbury Park’s demanding chase course.

The third day of the festival is always on St. Patrick’s Day and is considered to be the fun day of the entire event. The Stayers’ Hurdle is the main race and it starts at 3:30 PM. The Ryanair Chase is also a favourite to watch.

The fourth and final day stages the Gold Cup which is the highlight of the meeting that is covered by this Cheltenham betting guide 2021. The Gold Cup winner earns £369,822 in prize money which makes it the richest race of the week. It is known as the Blue Riband of the sport. Al Boum Photo won the race for the second time last year.

How to Watch Cheltenham Festival Online

In this part of the Cheltenham betting guide 2021, we will give you tips on how to watch this event online. Online streaming is broadly available for anyone with a stable Internet connection. If you’re not able to watch Cheltenham Festival on your TV, there are many places on the web where you can find a good stream.

A lot of reputable betting sites offer live streaming with commentary. All you need to do is bet a minimum amount on one of the races (usually around £1), and you will be eligible to watch the event. More often than not, the streams will be in HD quality, and you can even watch them on your mobile device. Find a bookie that requires a small bet in order to make streams available, and you can watch without any other limitations.

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Cheltenham Betting Guide: Past Winners and Our Tips For This Edition

Cheltenham Festival has a two-century-long history of horse racing. In this part of our Cheltenham betting guide 2021, we will list some of the past winners and give you tips on how to bet on this year’s edition.

Past Winners

Race	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Odds
Champion Hurdle	Epatante	Barry Geraghty	Nicky Henderson	2/1 Favourite
Champion Chase	Politologue	Harry Skelton	Paul Nicholls	6/1
Stayers’ Hurdle	Lisnagar Oscar	Adam Wedge	Rebecca Curtis	50/1
Gold Cup	Al Boum Photo	Paul Townend	Willie Mullins	100/30 Favourite

Cheltenham Festival 2021: Our Favourites

Honeysuckle is unbeaten over hurdles and looks one of the Cheltenham favourites in the Champion Hurdle. Like Epatante, the horse receives the seven pounds mares allowance from male runners and that could be the difference between winning and not winning the race.

Altior won the Champion Chase in 2018 and 2019 but did not run last year. There has been a dip in form this season but if Altior produces his best we could see a three-time winner of the Champion Chase and only one other horse has achieved that feat.

The Ryanair Chase is run at an intermediate distance between the Champion Chase and Gold Cup. Min is one of the Cheltenham favourites in this race and the horse has the Grade 1 form to be a leading contender for this season’s Ryanair Chase.

Paisley Park won the Stayers’ Hurdle in 2019 and is prominent in the betting for the Cheltenham festival race this year. The horse has good enough form and is proven over the course and distance so can win the race for the second time in three years.

Lostintranslation was third in the Gold Cup at Cheltenham last year and can go two places better to win the race this time. The horse stays and jumps well so has all the attributes to win the Gold Cup in March and prevent a third win for Al Boum Photo.

There will be some changes in the betting leading up to the 2021 Cheltenham festival. You can keep track of the betting moves and read the form for the major races by reading our complete guide on Cheltenham favourites post.

FAQ – Cheltenham Betting Guide

How to open an account for betting?

It’s a quick and easy process to do. Find the betting website that suits you the most. They have a ‘sign up’ button most of the time. Then you will fill up a registration form. Your account will be verified and be ready to use right away. Find the section ‘Cheltenham festival’ and you can start betting.

What is a horse racing bet?

There are several and different combinations of horse bets. If you are not familiar with them, it is interesting to go through them to know all the different ways to win a bet as a punter.