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Cheltenham Festival Tips

Get Cheltenham Festival tips and feature betting articles from the top Timeform stable of expert tipsters. As well as scouring the ante-post betting markets, to look for the best bets with the non-runner no bet concession, for each day of the Festival we’ll bring you free Cheltenham tips to help you make your Festival betting more profitable.

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Cheltenham Gold Cup: Pros and cons

Published by John Ingles on 16 Mar 2023
Posted in: Cheltenham Festival Tips

John Ingles provides the case for and against the three market leaders for the Gold Cup at the Cheltenham Festival – Galopin des Champs, A Plus Tard and Bravemansgame.

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Triumph Hurdle: Timeform's runner-by-runner guide

Published by Timeform on 16 Mar 2023
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Get the Timeform verdict for each contender for the Triumph Hurdle on day four of the Cheltenham Festival in our runner-by-runner guide.

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WATCH: Cheltenham Gold Cup day best bets

Published by Timeform on 16 Mar 2023
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Dave Ord, Matt Brocklebank and Ben Linfoot preview Cheltenham Gold Cup day, giving their selections in the big race and fancies elsewhere on the card.

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Stayers' Hurdle: Pros and cons

Published by John Ingles on 15 Mar 2023
Posted in: Cheltenham Festival Tips

John Ingles provides the case for and against the three market leaders for the Stayers’ Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival – Blazing Khal, Teahupoo and Flooring Porter.

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Stayers' Hurdle: Timeform's runner-by-runner guide

Published by Timeform on 15 Mar 2023
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Get the Timeform verdict for each contender for the Stayers' Hurdle on day three of the Cheltenham Festival in our runner-by-runner guide.

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Ryanair Chase: Timeform's runner-by-runner guide

Published by Timeform on 15 Mar 2023
Posted in: Cheltenham Festival Tips

Get the Timeform verdict for each contender for the Ryanair Chase on day three of the Cheltenham Festival in our runner-by-runner guide.

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WATCH: Cheltenham Festival day three best bets

Published by Timeform on 15 Mar 2023
Posted in: Cheltenham Festival Tips

Join Dave Ord, Kieran Clark and Matt Brocklebank as they look ahead to Thursday's action at the Cheltenham Festival and pick out their best bets!

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Champion Chase: Pros and cons

Published by John Ingles on 14 Mar 2023
Posted in: Cheltenham Festival Tips

John Ingles provides the case for and against the three market leaders for the Champion Chase at the Cheltenham Festival – Edwardstone, Energumene and Editeur du Gite.

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WATCH: Cheltenham Festival day two best bets

Published by Timeform on 14 Mar 2023
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David Ord is joined by Matt Brocklebank and Andrew Asquith who both fancy Gordon Elliott to have a good day on the second afternoon of the Cheltenham Festival.

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Champion Chase: Timeform's runner-by-runner guide

Published by Timeform on 14 Mar 2023
Posted in: Cheltenham Festival Tips

Get the Timeform verdict for each contender for the Champion Chase on day two of the Cheltenham Festival in our runner-by-runner guide.

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Champion Hurdle: Timeform's runner-by-runner guide

Published by Timeform on 13 Mar 2023
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Get the Timeform verdict for each contender for the Champion Hurdle on day one of the Cheltenham Festival in our runner-by-runner guide.

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Sporting Life Arkle: Timeform's runner-by-runner guide

Published by Timeform on 13 Mar 2023
Posted in: Cheltenham Festival Tips

Get the Timeform verdict for each contender for the Sporting Life Arkle on day one of the Cheltenham Festival in our runner-by-runner guide.

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WATCH: Cheltenham Festival day one best bets

Published by Timeform on 13 Mar 2023
Posted in: Cheltenham Festival Tips

Dave Ord is joined by Ben Linfoot and Matt Brocklebank who preview the pick of the action on day one of the Cheltenham Festival and reveal which big-price fancy they have in the handicaps.

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Q&A: View from the trader

Published by Timeform on 12 Mar 2023
Posted in: Cheltenham Festival Tips

Sky Bet trader Kieran Betteley reveals his Cheltenham Festival fancies.

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Cheltenham Festival: Specials markets

Published by Timeform on 12 Mar 2023
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There are plenty of Cheltenham Festival specials markets available and these have caught the eye.

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Cheltenham Festival: Dark horses

Published by Andrew Asquith on 12 Mar 2023
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Andrew Asquith picks out three Cheltenham Festival contenders who may have been overlooked.

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Cheltenham trends: Gold Cup

Published by Timeform on 11 Mar 2023
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Timeform highlight the key trends to consider for the Cheltenham Gold Cup on Friday.

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Cheltenham trends: Stayers' Hurdle

Published by Timeform on 10 Mar 2023
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Timeform highlight the key trends to consider for the Stayers' Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival on Thursday.

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Cheltenham trends: Champion Chase

Published by Timeform on 10 Mar 2023
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Timeform highlight the key trends to consider for the Champion Chase, the feature race on the second day of the Cheltenham Festival.

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The favourites to oppose

Published by Timeform on 10 Mar 2023
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Six Timeform experts nominate the favourite they want to take on at the 2023 Cheltenham Festival.

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Ante Post Cheltenham Festival Tips

Betting for The Festival starts early, not long after the final race has been run that ante post markets are up for some of next year’s biggest races.

The greatest appeal of ante post betting is some of the prices you can get for a horse that is sure to be much shorter if it runs at The Festival.

We’ll be scouring the markets week after week as the racing develops, looking for top ante post tips ahead of the festival.

With a variety of bookmakers offering non-runner no bet to new and existing users, the Cheltenham Festival ante post market it is a unique prospect in the racing calendar.

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Daily Cheltenham Festival Tips

Once The Festival comes around, we’ll have the tipping covered on a daily basis as the week unfolds – giving you the latest tips for the latest conditions.

If you’re looking for horse racing tips at more than just Cheltenham Festival, then head over to our main site for daily tips in every race in the UK and Ireland.

Cheltenham Festival Video Tips

Keep an eye out on our Twitter page or Youtube channel the night before the next day’s racing, as we’ll be producing tipping videos for each days racing.

We’ll be grabbing the top Timeform tipsters to give us their best bets for the next day’s racing – including their NAP, and an each way fancy.

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Expert Festival Tips and Cheltenham Tipsters

Timeform are steeped in history – having been founded in 1948 – we have led the way in independent handicapping since.

Our ratings system is used as a barometer for the top horses in the sport, and is made to help you pinpoint winners.

Our expert handicappers and tipsters watch the racing closely so they can analyse a horse’s performance, and predict how it may run next time.

They have been living and breathing every key race in the run up to the Cheltenham Festival, and have key insight.

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What will we be tipping?

We’ll be providing a tip in every race for The Festival – so keep an eye out as the days unfold.

Day 1 - Champion Day Tips

Supreme Novices’ Hurdle
Arkle Challenge Trophy
Festival Handicap Chase
Champion Hurdle
Mares’ Hurdle
Boodles Juvenile Hurdle
National Hunt Chase

Day 2 - Ladies Day Tips

Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle
Festival Novices’ Chase
Coral Cup
Queen Mother Champion Chase
Cross Country Chase
Grand Annual Chase
Champion Bumper

Day 3 - St Patrick's Thursday Tips

Golden Miller Novices’ Chase
Pertemps Final
Festival Tropghy Chase
Stayers’ Hurdle
Plate Handicap Hurdle
Dawn Run Novices’ Hurdle
Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir

Day 4 - Gold Cup Day Tips

Triumph Hurdle
County Hurdle
Spa Novices’ Hurdle
Cheltenham Gold Cup
Foxhunter Chase
Liberthine Mares Chase
Martin Pipe Handicap Hurdle

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NEXT RACE SMART STATS

£100.37 James Moffatt's profit to a £1 level stake when having only one runner on the card (hurdles) (saddles BINGOO)
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