Best bookmaker offers: how to make the most of your Cheltenham Festival betting

Cheltenham Festival week is the busiest betting week of the year and bookmakers have lots of special offers lined up to try to attract the interest of the punters. Scroll to the bottom of this article for the full list of offers.

Paddy Power are offering a free £/€5 bet for the first three days of the meeting to all customers. New customers must deposit a minimum of £5 by debit card or Apple Pay to create a Paddy Power account, with the deposit fully withdrawable upon account creation.

Sky Bet will have an offer for each of the 28 races, starting off with money back on all losers in the Supreme Novices' Hurdle. That applies to punters' first bet only and is a maximum of £/€10.

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If you have a Sky Bet account you can also play the ITV7 for free, with more than £1 million on offer across the festival. The challenge for punters is to pick all seven winners of the selected races each day.

A winning prize of £100,000 is up for grabs on Tuesday, followed by £200,000 on Wednesday, £300,000 on Thursday and a huge £500,000 on Gold Cup day.

Punters who back a winner at odds of 4-1 or bigger with bet365 on the ITV races from the Cheltenham Festival can have a bet to the same stake, up to £50, and get their money back if it loses.

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The bet365 price promise will also be available, with bets placed from 10am on the day of a ITV race receiving the best price or joint best price matched with Ladbrokes, William Hill, Paddy Power, Coral, Sky Bet and BoyleSports. The offer applies up to 15 minutes before the scheduled off time for each ITV race.

Betfair have been advertising the Grow Your Cheltenham Roar campaign, whereby punters have been able to add up to £30 to their Cheltenham free bet pot by placing £20 on horseracing per week in the lead-up to the fixture. This offer concludes on Sunday.

William Hill have committed to being top price for all four championship races against selected competitors.

2022 Cheltenham Festival offers

• Paddy Power are giving away free bets to new customers and existing customers and all you need is an account. Sign up here
• Sky Bet have got a selection of offers for new customers. Choose yours when you sign up here. They've also got an offer on every race of the festival
• Betfair have lots of offers, extra places and money back offers for the festival. Sign up for a new account here
• To get a free bet from Ladbrokes today sign up to a new account here
• Don't have a Coral account? They have an offer for new customers here
• bet365 have a new customer offer available. Sign up here
• New William Hill customers can claim free bets here as well as benefit from their money back offers here
• 888 Sport have free bets for all new customers. Sign up here
• If you're a new customer, Tote are offering you a free bet. Sign up here to claim. They're also offering a free Placepot bet each day of the festival

For all our exclusive free bet offers and must-have daily promotions visit our page. We've picked out today's must-have offers for you.

BETFAIR CHELTENHAM OFFERS

New customer offer

Place a £/€10 bet on the Supreme Novices' Hurdle (1.30 Cheltenham) and get a £/€10 free bet for every other race on the day, that's £/€60 in free bets. T&Cs apply.

• Bet £/€10 on the Sportsbook on race one on Tuesday, March 15
• Get a £/€10 free bet for each of the remaining races on the card
• Only deposits with cards apply
• Apple Pay deposits excluded

Sign up here

PADDY POWER CHELTENHAM OFFER

£/€60 in free bets for day one of Cheltenham

New customer offer

Place a £/€10 bet on the Supreme Novices' Hurdle (1.30 Cheltenham) and get a £/€10 free bet for every other race on the day, that's £/€60 in free bets. T&Cs apply.

• Bet £/€10 on the Sportsbook on race one on Tuesday, March 15
• Get a £/€10 free bet for each of the remaining races on the card
• Only deposits with cards apply
• Apple Pay deposits excluded

Sign up here

SKY BET CHELTENHAM OFFERS

Bet £/€5 get £/€25 in free bets

Open a betting account with Sky Bet through the link below and when you place your first bet on horseracing (£/€5 or more) they'll give you £/€25 in free bets. T&Cs apply.

• First single and each-way bet
• Odds of 1-1 (evens) or greater
• Free bet stakes not included in returns and are non-withdrawable and do not expire
• Eligibility restrictions and full terms apply

View the full terms here

Sky Bet Supreme Novices' Hurdle: non-runner no bet – money back as cash if your horse loses

New and existing customer offer

• Max refund £/€10
• First bet only
• Win singles or win part of each-way singles only
• Free bets and cashed-out bets excluded
• Best odds guaranteed does not apply
• Minimum-runner stipulations apply
• Eligibility restrictions apply
• Further T&Cs

View the full terms here

WILLIAM HILL CHELTENHAM OFFERS

30-1 Honeysuckle to win the Champion Hurdle

New customer offer

Open an account with William Hill using promo code EPH30 and get 30-1 on Honeysuckle to win the Champion Hurdle (3.30 Cheltenham) on Tuesday. T&Cs apply.

• Max bet £1 at 30-1
• Free bets paid as 2 x £/€15, 30-day expiry
• Free bet/payment method/player/country restrictions apply

Sign up here

50-1 Constitution Hill to win the Supreme Novices' Hurdle

New customer offer

Open an account with William Hill using promo code EPC50 and get 50-1 on Constitution Hill to win the Supreme Novices' Hurdle (1.30 Cheltenham) on Tuesday. T&Cs apply.

• Max bet £1 at 50-1
• Free bets paid as 5x £/€10, 30-day expiry
• Free bet/payment method/player/country restrictions apply

Sign up here

80-1 Jonbon to win the Supreme Novices' Hurdle

New customer offer

Open an account with William Hill using promo code EPJ80 and get 80-1 on Jonbon to win the Supreme Novices' Hurdle (1.30 Cheltenham) on Tuesday. T&Cs apply.

• Max bet £1 at 80-1
• Free bets paid as 4x £/€20, 30-day expiry
• Free bet/payment method/player/country restrictions apply

Sign up here

30-1 Shishkin to win the Champion Chase

New customer offer

Open an account with William Hill using promo code EPS30 and get 30-1 on Shishkin to win the Champion Chase (3.30 Cheltenham) on Wednesday. T&Cs apply.

• Max bet £1 at 30-1
• Free bets paid as 2 x £/€15, 30-day expiry
• Free bet/payment method/player/country restrictions apply

Sign up here

70-1 A Plus Tard to win the Gold Cup

New customer offer

Open an account with William Hill using promo code EPA70 and get 70-1 on A Plus Tard to win the Gold Cup (3.30 Cheltenham) on Friday. T&Cs apply.

• Max bet £1 at 70-1
• Free bets paid as 3 x £/€20 & 1x £/€10, 30-day expiry
• Free bet/payment method/player/country restrictions apply

Sign up here

30-1 Allaho to win the Ryanair Chase

New customer offer

Open an account with William Hill using promo code EPA30 and get 30-1 on Allaho to win the Ryanair Chase (2.50 Cheltenham) on Thursday. T&Cs apply.

• Max bet £1 at 30-1
• Free bets paid as 2 x £/€15, 30-day expiry
• Free bet/payment method/player/country restrictions apply

Sign up here

Bet £/€10 get £/€40 in free bets

New customer offer

Open an account with William Hill using promo code Z40, bet £/€10 and get £/€40 in free bets. T&Cs apply.

• Min £/€10 stake, win only, min odds 1-2
• Free bets paid as 4 x £/€10, 30-day expiry
• Free bet/payment method/player/country restrictions apply

Sign up here

888 CHELTENHAM OFFERS

Place a bet on the 1.30 at Cheltenham and get a £/€5 free bet for every race on the day, that's £/€35 in free bets.

• Deposit £10 using promo code RACE35
• Min stake £/€10 at odds of 1-2 (1.5)
• Free bets credited upon qualifying bet settlement and expire after 7 days
• Free bet stakes not included in returns
• Deposit balance is available for withdrawal at any time
• Withdrawal restrictions and full T&Cs apply

View the full terms here

Bet £/€10 get £/€45 in free bets

Place a £/€10 bet and get a £/€45 in free bets to use for Cheltenham.

• Min deposit £/€10
• You must bet a min of £/€10 at odds of 1-2 (1.5)
• £/€15 credited on bet settlement and you can earn an additional £/€15 free bet every Friday (up to two times)
• Withdrawal restrictions and full T&Cs apply

View the full terms here

BET365 CHELTENHAM OFFERS

Bet £/€10 and get £/€50 in free bets

Open account offer

Min deposit requirement. Free bets are paid as Bet Credits available for use upon settlement of qualifying bets.

• Min odds, bet, and payment method exclusions apply
• Returns exclude Bet Credits stake
• Time limits and T&Cs apply

Sign up here

TOTE CHELTENHAM OFFERS

£/€25 matched first bet

New customer offer

Place your first bet on sports Pools and win or lose, Tote will match your stake up to £25 in Tote Credit.

• Max Tote Credit is £/€25
• Qualifying bet is the first sports pools bet added to the betslip
• Ten to follow bets do not qualify
• Totewin will be the qualifying bet when a Totewin and a Toteplace bet are struck at the same time

Sign up here

CORAL CHELTENHAM OFFERS

Bet £/€5 get £/€20 in free bets

New customer offer

Open a betting account with Coral through the link below and when you place your first bet on horseracing (£/€5 or more) they'll give you £/€20 in free bets. T&Cs apply.

• 18+ UK+IRE new customers only
• First bet at least £/€5 or £/€5 each-way within 14 days, at fractional odds totaling 1-2 or greater
• Free bets credited as 1 x £/€20. Free bet valid for 7 days

Sign up here

LADBROKES CHELTENHAM OFFERS

Bet £/€5 get £/€20 in free bets

New customer offer

Open a betting account with Ladbrokes through the link below and when you place your first bet on horseracing (£/€5 or more) they'll give you £/€20 in free bets. T&Cs apply.

• 18+ UK+IRE new customers only
• First bet at least £/€5 or £/€5 each-way within 14 days, at fractional odds totaling 1-2 or greater
• Free Bets credited as 4 x £/€5. Free bet valid for 7 days
• Free bet will not be included in any winnings

Sign up here

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Sign up to William Hill here and get 30-1 on Honeysuckle to win the Champion Hurdle on Tuesday of the festival. New customers using EPH30. Applies to bets placed from 12:00 9th March 2022 until 15:30 15th March 2022. Max £1 bet at 30-1. Returns paid as 2 x £15 free bets (30-day expiry). Player, currency restrictions and terms apply. 18+. begambleaware.org.