Cheltenham Festival Guide

The Cheltenham Festival is undoubtedly the biggest and best race meeting in the National Hunt calendar. All the top horses over hurdles and fences compete for the most prestigious races of the season.

Our Festival guide will help you get the best out of the four days of exciting action.

Cheltenham Festival Tips – Cheltenham Festival Tips, analysis and discussion from our horse racing forum. Winners over the last few years from members of our forum have been nothing short of phenomenal, check out the Hall of Fame to see what we mean. We also have our own Cheltenham Festival Tips page featuring a number of Ante Post selections.

Cheltenham Tipster Competition – Our Chief of Cheltenham competition for 2010 is kindly sponsored by PartyBets. There is £150 cash up for grabs as well as an engraved trophy to the winner, plus £200 in free bets courtesy of PartyBets. Visit our horse racing forum for full details and to register. It's totally free to enter and 2010 sees our prizes increased to 23 places so get involved!

Cheltenham Trends – Our Cheltenham Trends cover every race at the meeting including the Champion Hurdle, Champion Chase, World Hurdle and the Gold Cup. Trends offer a great way to narrow down your selection process. Did you know that 8 of the last 10 winners of the Coral Cup have carried 11st or less? Or that Willie Mullins has trained 6 of the last 13 Champion Bumper winners?

Cheltenham Free Bets – Cheltenham is a great time to open new betting accounts because bookmakers are extra generous where their free bet offers are concerned. £25 becomes £50, £50 becomes £100 and some might be even bigger this year! Check our free bets page for all the latest Cheltenham free bet offers, some exclusive to EBA.

Cheltenham Best Bets – We have gone through the major Festival races to give you a solid foundation for your Cheltenham bets. Visit our Cheltenham Festival Tips page to read our views and selections on the 2010 event.

Cheltenham Placepot and Jackpot – The Tote Placepot and Tote Jackpot bets are well worth a play at Cheltenham considering the often huge payouts on offer. Check out our Jackpot and Placepot guides for more information.

Other Cheltenham Festival Resources

Cheltenham Betting - Odds and betting guides as well as Cheltenham Tips on the Gold Cup and the rest of the Cheltenham Festival from the people behind OLBG.

Cheltenham Festival Tips and Previews - Tips, trends and previews for every single race at the 2010 Cheltenham Festival from the EBA Blog.

Where to Bet on the Cheltenham Festival?

There are a wide range of ante post markets on offer from the majority of online bookmakers who normally increase their free bet offers in the run up to the Festival. Check out our free bets and bookmaker reviews for the best deals.