Racing Post Cheltenham Festival Guide 2023

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Not all of the 2023 Cheltenham Festival ante post markets are open as bookmakers have no idea what entries will be made for the handicaps until nearer the meeting.

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Cheltenham Town Hall is now home to animpressive all year round programme of major festivals, entertainment, exhibitions and functions.We also witnessed a losing favourite in the standout race of the festival, Friday’s Cheltenham Gold Cup. The festival threw up more than a few surprises with favourites finding it difficult to live up to expectations. The railway station (GL51 8NP) is located approximately 1 mile from the town centre, and local buses depart into Cheltenham town centre every few minutes.

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Handicaps can have graded status, but only up to Grade 2 and these are limited by a set bottom weight. It is guaranteed that the very best will take each other on at the festival, bringing together the season's most talented horses from Britain and Ireland in a thrilling clash between the sport's brightest stars. Gold Cup day could turn into another all-Irish affair following Mullins' remarkable five-timer on the final day of the festival last year. If you enjoy relaxing in green spaces, Cheltenham has many beautiful parks and gardens, all with some historic interest.From the last five Cheltenham Festivals, Nicky Henderson has sent out 15 winners from his Seven Barrows stables in the horse racing hub of Lambourn. He was eclipsed by Emerald Isle rival Elliott, however, taking a treble courtesy of Samcro just prevailing in the Marsh Novices’ Chase, Sire Du Berlais retaining his Pertemps Final crown and Milan Native landing the Kim Muir Challenge Cup. In addition to paddock viewing access, you can enjoy the Hall of Fame, all the public areas of the Princess Royal Stand. Harvey has great knowledge of horse racing history and was the author of the Paddy Power Cheltenham Festival and Aintree Grand National blog for three years. Unlike other events at the Festival, no obstacles of any kind are jumped by the horses competing in it.

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We move onto the New Course at the half-way stage, a track on which stamina is more important than speed. Guided tours take you on a journey from bud to bottle whilst explaining their 38 year historyas organic cider and perry producers. The action will be shown live on ITV, with extensive coverage of the main races on free to air TV on ITV 1 as well as a live stream available on the ITV X platform. To help you get ahead, use our early ante-post tips as a Cheltenham betting guide for these major events.

A third success in the Grade 2 contest could come courtesy of Allegorie De Vassy, with JP McManus's Impervious her strongest possible rival. We are made to wait for the Blue Riband event however, as we begin with the Triumph Hurdle, a 2m1f race for juvenile hurdlers. They will want to drum up as much business as possible during the Festival, so keep your eyes peeled for Cheltenham specific promotions. The Placepot is a wager which challenges backers to pick a horse to place in the first six races of the meeting. Those two are the top-rated horses in the division with the others mentioned taken out, so backing them both may not be a silly move at all.

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We remain on the Old Course for day two of the Cheltenham Festival, a day known as Festival Wednesday. Meanwhile, with the Cheltenham ante post market open and thriving, we have best odds guaranteed and non runner no bet offers –check them out below. Despite a decimated field for the Queen Mother Champion Chase, Politologue turned up and gave Paul Nicholls a record-equalling sixth victory in the feature two-mile event over fences.These may be money back or free bet tokens if your horse places instead of wins or finishes second to the SP favourite.