Cheltenham Festival 2025

[The Bear]

So off we go again tomorrow afternoon for the jumps meeting of the year. 

 

Post your tips and any good bookie offers you find please. I've found a couple along with some free games that pay real money. 

 

 

 

Ladbrokes

 

Coral

Edited 10 March by The Bear

[goody2028]

Bookies have gone unbelievably woke this year haven’t they, no good offers around anywhere. Was only a couple years ago you could £10/£20 back as cash on the first race with Sky and Bet365. 
 

That being said I think it will be a day for the favourites tomorrow. Gone for

Kopek Des Bordes 

Majborough 

Lossiemouth 

Murcia 

[HowardsBulletHeader]

Love it, looked earlier and couldn't believe there wasn't a thread for this. 

 

I don't bet big enough to do the favourites, so I'm going:

 

Irancy 14/1 4 places

Whistle Stop Tour 12/1 6 places

Stencil 5/1 6 places

Gericault Roque 9/1 5 places

 

Can't wait to see Constitution Hill, think BDA has made that a decent race. The way Kopek won as well LTO, can't really see past that in the first either. 

[Bert]

If the four favourites of Kopek Des Bordes, Majborough, Lossiemouth & Constitution Hill get round (which they should) they’ll win. I think only the horses themselves stop them winning. Saying that, I wouldn’t be surprised to see one of them get turned over. 
 

Fancy Vicctorino in the Ultima (2:40) at a big price, Liam Swagger in the Juvenile (4:40) & Gericault Roque in the national hunt chase (5:20) both also big prices with good EW value. 

Edited 10 March by Bert

[goose2010]

If any get beat out the 4 tomorrow I think it will Kopek Des Bordes, young horse running at Cheltenham for the first time just not sure how it goes. 

 

ONLY Concern for Constitution Hill is if the Irish block him in and try and dictate the pace. Still think he wins by 3+ though. Saw him at the Trials day about machine. 

 

Had a couple of outsiders as also I don't bet enough to back odds on favourites. 

 

I enter a competition every year when you pay in £25 and you get a 'fake £2' to back every race. About 40 do it and make it interesting right to the end. So my picks for what it's worth are below. 

 

13:20 - Romeo Coolio 
14:00 - Only by Night EW 
14:40 - Zanahiyr EW
15:20 - Kala Conti EW
16:00 - Golden Ace EW
16:40 - Hot Fuss 
17:20 - Harkles Westwood EW 

 

 

Should be a cracking day but it's sad how dominant the Irish are over the British these days and the size of the fields in some of the races. 

 

Edited 10 March by goose2010

[HowardsBulletHeader]

1 hour ago, Bert said:

If the four favourites of Kopek Des Bordes, Majborough, Lossiemouth & Constitution Hill get round (which they should) they’ll win. I think only the horses themselves stop them winning. Saying that, I wouldn’t be surprised to see one of them get turned over. 
 

Fancy Vicctorino in the Ultima (2:40) at a big price, Liam Swagger in the Juvenile (4:40) & Gericault Roque in the national hunt chase (5:20) both also big prices with good EW value. 

Can't get Annie Power out of my head with this four fold tomorrow though! One of them will let it down surely! 

[StanSP]

2 hours ago, goody2028 said:

Bookies have gone unbelievably woke this year haven’t they

What in the flying fvck does that even mean

 

[Bert]

8 hours ago, HowardsBulletHeader said:

Can't get Annie Power out of my head with this four fold tomorrow though! One of them will let it down surely! 

Still have nightmares. Same race. Same silks.  

[The Bear]

I think BrighterDaysAhead gives Constitution Hill a good run for its money all the way up the hill. 

[Vowels]

I'll put mine up in a bit, but generally looking forward to a good day of racing.

[Vowels]

My thoughts... and I've backed the e/ws in 2x lucky 15s. I fancy the 2x favourites massively, but I tend to stay away from favourites at Cheltenham as I believe both are too 'short' currently as the fields are hardly 'weak'.

 

My fancies anyway:

 

1.20 William Munny. Backed in e/w L15 at 6/1.

2.00 Majborough probably. Not backing

2.40 I like two in this and think the favourite may be a little exposed as well as there being a few compelling options with skybet paying 7 places. I've gone with Crebilly at 10/1 and Happy Go Lucky at 28/1.

3.20 Kala Conti 14/1 e/w.

4.00 I simply won't bet with or against Constitution Hill. Magnificent horse. 8/13 though and seen it even shorter.

4.40 take your pick in this one really. Beyond Your Dreams & Hot Fuss and a few others look to have a chance.

 

Overall, just looking forward to some good racing. Good look everyone. I'm there tomorrow.

[Vowels]

11 hours ago, goose2010 said:

 

 

13:20 - Romeo Coolio 
14:00 - Only by Night EW 
14:40 - Zanahiyr EW
15:20 - Kala Conti EW
16:00 - Golden Ace EW
16:40 - Hot Fuss 
17:20 - Harkles Westwood EW 

 

 

I think you might do alright as your e/w picks are on point for my money.

[HowardsBulletHeader]

3 hours ago, The Bear said:

I think BrighterDaysAhead gives Constitution Hill a good run for its money all the way up the hill. 

The bookies certainly agree with you, all of them boosting Constitution Hill worries me. None more so than Denise, the favourite destroyer herself. 

[goose2010]

Just now, HowardsBulletHeader said:

The bookies certainly agree with you, all of them boosting Constitution Hill worries me. None more so than Denise, the favourite destroyer herself. 

There are a few rumours flying about that CH is carrying an injury but i for one dont believe it. No chance Nicky Henderson runs him if he is. 

[HowardsBulletHeader]

12 minutes ago, goose2010 said:

There are a few rumours flying about that CH is carrying an injury but i for one dont believe it. No chance Nicky Henderson runs him if he is. 

Can't turn down 6/4 on 365 on the best horse I've ever seen. Even if it does lose, it's a bet I'm taking 100 times out of 100. 

[Bert]

6/4 is an unbelievable price. Even if you can only get £10, it should be £25 to keep the kitty topped up. 
 

Gonna be interesting to see if BDA takes up the running and tries to stretch them all out or not. 

[Vowels]

There's some good horses in that race and CH can't take that for granted in my view. 6/4 is probably decent value if uninjured and runs unimpeded though. I'm torn so staying away.

 

The wife has picked an outrageous L15 so if you never hear of me again she's won big and we've disappeared to paradise. Or she's killed me.

[filbertway]

If you're looking for the horses to avoid...

 

 

[The Bear]

My picks for today.

 

13:20 - Workahead e/w

14:00 - Majborough win

14:40 - Myretown e/w

15:20 - Lossiemouth win

16:00 - Brighterdaysahead win

16:40 - Stencil win

17:20 - Haiti Couleurs win

 

[goose2010]

1 hour ago, HowardsBulletHeader said:

Can't turn down 6/4 on 365 on the best horse I've ever seen. Even if it does lose, it's a bet I'm taking 100 times out of 100. 

Skybet offering evens at the minute as well. 

[EastAnglianFox]

Have a shocker most years so fvcked off any amount of research and today just backed the "bet boost" horses on 365 

 

You watch me actually turn a profit for once 

[goody2028]

Solid start 

[goose2010]

1 in. The bookies will be starting to get a bit nervous 

Edited 11 March by goose2010

[Bert]

Nothing else looked like being a winner, even more so coming round the bend when Kopek got in front. William Munny runs a lovely race in 2nd, but even with not the greatest jump at the last Kopek just too good. 
 

Back him to win next years Arkle now. 

Edited 11 March by Bert

[Bert]

20 minutes ago, goose2010 said:

1 in. The bookies will be starting to get a bit nervous 

Even more so if Majborough goes in. Plenty will be on trebles as well as the 4 timer. 

Edited 11 March by Bert