Cheltenham Betting 2012
The Cheltenham Festival is one of the biggest events in the world of horse racing. The four day festival attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors, is watched by millions from all over the world and makes up a large percentage of horse racing turnover for the eager bookies that line the course.
Cheltenham Betting 2012 will cover the four days of the festival that are due to be held over March 13-March 16. There are over 20 top quality racing markets which are already active which means the keen and experienced punters out there in the betting world can already start doing their homework for the big event.
Cheltenham Betting 2012 will always focus around the Cheltenham Gold Cup which is the showpiece race of the event, it is also one of the biggest races on the National Hunt calendar. However, there are so many good races all over the Cheltenham Festival and it’s a brilliant opportunity to see the next generation of stars coming out of famous stables.
Opening Day of the Cheltenham Festival
The opening day of the Cheltenham Festival always attracts thousands of fans because it is a chance to put on the finery and head down to the course in a bid to fleece the bookies out of their cash. The opening day of the Cheltenham Festival is thought to be the loudest over the four days due to the general euphoria and atmosphere which is created.
There are some good races on the opening day of the Cheltenham Festival that provide great value on the betting markets. The Supreme Novices Hurdle is the first race of the Festival and there is also the Arkle and the champion Hurdle which is the main race on the first day of the event.
Ladies Day at the Cheltenham Festival
The second day of the Cheltenham Festival, commonly a Wednesday, is also known as Ladies Day at the Cheltenham Festival. This is where all of the extravagance associated with horse racing comes into play as it's very difficult to find a lady wearing a normal hat somewhere on the course.
In terms of racing, Ladies Day at the Cheltenham Festival sacrifices nothing in terms of high quality competition. The day starts with the National Hunt Chase challenge Cup before moving on to the Queen Mother champion Chase in the middle of the afternoon which commonly makes the most cash for the bookies. This race was always attended by the late Queen Mother.
Third Day of the Cheltenham Festival
The third day of the Cheltenham Festival could be considered as the quietest day out of the four which is remarkable considering that there are still some brilliant races on show. The third day of the Cheltenham Festival sees races like the Jewson Novices' Chase which is a superb race where trainers get to blood young talent.
The World Hurdle is the main event of the day with a rather staggering quarter of a million pounds to be divided between the winner and the placed horses. The World Hurdle has been won by the same jockey and trainer for the last three years (Ruby Walsh and Paul Nicholls) and by the same horse (Big Buck's). This is the perfect example of one of the many rare records at the Cheltenham Festival.
Gold Cup Day
Gold Cup Day is traditionally the closing day of the Cheltenham Festival and the day that everyone involved in National Hunt racing looks forward to. Gold Cup Day at the Cheltenham Festival is where legends are made and it's also the day where the punters go a bit mad and try to make back all of their losses from the previous three days.
The Cheltenham Gold Cup is always run in the middle of the afternoon as the fourth day. It is sandwiched in between some other truly magnificent races that warrant a lot of Cheltenham history in their own right; the Triumph hurdle, which opens the day, and the Foxhunter Chase, which follows the Gold Cup.
Cheltenham Festival Betting 2012
Cheltenham Festival betting 2012 is going to be big business for both the bookies and the punters alike. Betting for most of the high quality showpiece races is already under way which means there will be odds available right now that could shorten dramatically at the start of 2012 or the start of March 2012.
Cheltenham Festival betting 2012 is also going to be a battling ground for the bookies in terms of attracting new customers. There are more ways to get involved and bet than ever before and Cheltenham Festival betting 2012 will see a surge of free bets released by bookies looking to draw in new lifetime supporters.