Cheltenham Free Bets
The Cheltenham Festival is the pinnacle of the National Hunt horseracing calendar. For four days in late March all betting eyes turn to Prestbury Park where the sport’s elite compete for, amongst others, the World Hurdle, Champion Chase, Champion Hurdle and, of course, the Cheltenham Gold Cup.
Not only is this the biggest week in the horseracing calendar, but also the sports betting calendar. And for that reason bookmakers across the board introduce new and exciting promotions in relation to The Festival while many also enhance their new customer sign-up offers to bring you improved Cheltenham free bets offers.
Here at FreeBettingOnline.co.uk we collate all the very best Cheltenham free bets offers so that you don’t need to trawl the Internet in search of an offer to suit your Cheltenham betting needs.
Cheltenham Promotions
Blue Square - FBO Rating: 
Money back on losing bets placed through the Blue Square mobile application if your horse is beaten by less than a length in any race, up to £50 per race.
William Hill - FBO Rating: Money back (up to £50 per race as a free bet on the following day's racing) if your horse finishes 2nd in any race at the Cheltenham Festival, when you place your bets using the William Hill mobile application.
Cheltenham Free Bet Offers
So, what is the difference between a regular free bet offer and a Cheltenham free bets offer? I hear you ask. Well the short answer is not a lot. Offers still vary from as little as £10 to as much as £200, or even £300 in places, they still differ from bookmaker to bookmaker in their terms and conditions and they still offer varying levels of value.
What can change is the amount on offer from each individual bookie. Around the time of the Festival many online firms will adapt their offer by the amount only, some will completely alter their whole offer to introduce a Cheltenham specific free bet promotion and some will remain unchanged. Keeping abreast of the changes and alterations can be difficult, but you needn’t worry about that. That’s what we’re here for. Check this page, or our homepage, for regular updates prior to and during the Cheltenham Festival.
Cheltenham Betting Specials
As well as enhanced Cheltenham free bet offers the Festival also brings a range of money-back specials and Cheltenham Betting promotions. Some bookmakers offer enhanced place betting in their each-way terms for specific races, others will offer insurance against fallers in predetermined races while certain bookmakers have been known to refund losing bets if the pre-race favourite wins.
Paddy Power are generally the most generous with their money-back offers. At the 2010 Festival the Irish bookmaker offered to refund losing bets on the race if the 4/6 favourite Dunguib won the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle, the opening race of the week. Although they weren’t required to payout after Dunguib came home a disappointing third, the previous year they did refund bets following a similar offer on Cousin Vinny.
Other bookmakers such as Boylesports, William Hill and Ladbrokes regularly offer enhanced place terms and offer to go best industry price on certain horses throughout Cheltenham. While Bet365, for example, continue to offer their popular 4/1 free bet offer whereby punters can get a free ebt on the following race if they back a winner at odds of 4/1 or better.
Look out for our new offers section that features on the Cheltenham 2012 main page and is also available on the homepage.