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Best Each-Way Bets at Cheltenham Festival 2026

Mon, 09 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Best Each-Way Bets at Cheltenham Festival 2026

Cheltenham Festival 2026 runs from Tuesday 10 March to Friday 13 March. With 28 races across four days and fields packed with quality, this is the week when each-way betting comes into its own.

The place percentages are generous, the fields are deep and value lurks in every corner — especially in the big handicaps where 20+ runners guarantee 1/4 odds for the first four or five places with most firms.

A Beginner's Guide to Cheltenham Festival Betting

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

The Cheltenham Festival is the biggest event in jump racing. Four days in March, 28 races, and more money wagered than any other meeting in the British and Irish racing calendar. If you bet on horse racing at all, you’ve probably had a Cheltenham bet. But the Festival is its own world with its own rules, and what works in regular midweek racing doesn’t always apply here.

How the Festival works

The meeting takes place over four days, Tuesday to Friday, at Cheltenham Racecourse in Gloucestershire. Each day has seven races, and each race is a championship event or a major handicap. The quality is as high as jump racing gets.

How to Spot Value in Ante-Post Markets

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Ante-post betting — placing a bet before the day of the race, usually weeks or months in advance — is where some of the biggest edges in horse racing exist. It’s also where some of the biggest headaches come from. The prices are better because you’re taking on risk the day-of market doesn’t carry. Whether those better prices are worth the risk is the question, and the answer depends on when you bet, what you bet on, and how much you understand about how these markets work.