Cheltenham Festival tips 2026
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When is the Cheltenham Festival 2026?
The Cheltenham Festival for 2026 starts on Tuesday March 10th 2026 with Champions Day lasting four days until it culminates with the world renowned, Gold Cup Day on the final day – Friday 13th March 2026.
The Cheltenham Festival is the biggest four days of the jumps season. It consists of 28 races, seven per day, and hosts many of the season-defining championship races such as the Champion Hurdle and Cheltenham Gold Cup. First race of the Cheltenham Festival gets underway at 1.20 and is the Supreme Novices Hurdle. The start is celebrated by the crowd as we hear the Cheltenham Roar!
The Festival is the zenith of the National Hunt season that provides an unrivalled buzz as 250,000 people descend onto the beautiful Cotswold Hills over four days of scintillating action in March, and millions more watch on TV. The Cheltenham Festival takes place at Cheltenham Racecourse in Gloucester.
This is our SEVENTEENTH Cheltenham Festival…
We’re no strangers to the “greatest show on turf”, having founded Free Racing Tips in the summer of 2008, we first rocked up to the 2009 Festival, and witnessed the legendary Kauto Star become the first horse in history to regain his Gold Cup crown, beating his stablemate (and 2008 gold cup winner) Denman by thirteen lengths. It would also turn out to be the first of many gold cup winners that we’d tip to our members.
But of course, it’s not just about the big race – there’s 28 races over the four days, starting with the Sky Bet Supreme Novices’ Hurdle on Day One, and ending with the Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle on Day Four.
And we’ve got tips for them all…
Cheltenham Festival Special Offers, Free Bets & Enhanced Odds
We feature all the enhanced odds, Cheltenham Festival special offers from the likes of bet365 and more, so keep your eyes peeled for the latest Cheltenham Festival offers and free bets as soon as they become available.
In the meantime whilst you're waiting for the 2026 Cheltenham Festival, here's our roundup of the best special offers, free bets and enhanced horse racing odds.
Bet365 Cheltenham Offer
Bet £10, Get £30 in FREE Bets at bet365
New Customers only. Bet £10* & Get £30* in Free Bets. Sign up, deposit between £5* and £10* to your account and bet365 will give you three times that value in Free Bets when you place qualifying bets to the same value and they are settled. Free Bets are paid as Bet Credits. Min odds/bet and payment method exclusions apply. Returns exclude Bet Credits stake. T&Cs, time limits & exclusions apply.
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bet365 6 Horses Challenge
Win up to £100,000 with the Bet365 Six Horses Challenge
Win cash prizes when you correctly predict 4, 5 or 6 winners!
Pick winners from six selected races for your chance to win with bet365!
Cash prizes are on offer for four, five or six correct results and Free Spins are available for two or three correct results.
New and eligible customers only. T&Cs apply. Registration Required.
Tote New Account Offer
Bet £5, Get £30 in Free Bets
New customers online only. Eligibility restrictions apply. Bet min of £/€10 at odds of 1/1 (2.0) or greater across sports or racing (if EW then min £/€10 Win + £/€10 Place) within 7 days of registration. Receive £/€20 Tote Credit and £/€10 Free Sports Bet. Qualifying bet is the first racing pool or sports bet added to the bet slip. 7-day expiry. 18+. Full T&Cs apply. Gambleaware.org.
William Hill Cheltenham Free Bet Offer
Bet £10 Get £30 in Free Bets
Credited as 3 x £10 Bets.
New customers only. Min £10 stake, win only, min odds 1/2, free bets credited as 3 X £10 (30 day expiry), free bet/player/payment method/country restrictions apply. *By entering the Promo code in the box above you agree to the full terms and conditions of this promotion as displayed below.*
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Cheltenham in numbers
People attending Live
People watching on ITV Racing
Festival winners tipped by FRT
Bundles of Birch used on the fences – 5000
Shortest Distance Raced at the Festival – 2 miles
Number of fences in the Gold Cup – 22
Prize Money – £4,590,000
Pints of Guinness sold – 236,472
Drinks Spilt in Celebration – 111630+
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