The 2022 Cheltenham Festival will mark the return of crowds to the world's most popular national hunt race meeting, promising to add a carnival atmosphere to the heart-pounding on-track action.
A total of 28 races will be run over the course of the meeting, with seven races a day including 13 Grade 1 races and a daily championship race run during 15:30 time-slot.
In this guide we'll provide you with:
- our Cheltenham Festival 2022 tips
- a breakdown of who the newspaper tipsters are backing
- the top three bookmaker sign-up offers
- the best bookmaker promotions for Cheltenham 2022
Day One
The 2022 Cheltenham Festival will get underway on the 15th of March with the Grade 1 Supreme Novices Hurdle, the race that typically inspires the biggest roar from the Cheltenham crowd.
The Supreme Novices Hurdle offers more than its fair share of betting opportunities.
For a start bookies tend to focus on the race for money back and place specials. Then there's the fact that the huge betting interest in the race tends to push down the odds on the favourites.
That means you want to avoid looking to the markets for guidance on this race, and instead do your homework and pick a horse offering more value - horses priced over 10/1 frequently win this race.
Review our Naps table to find out who the newspaper tipsters are backing today.
Day Two
Day two of Cheltenham 2022 has a bit of everything, and includes four Grade 1 races, headlined by the Queen Mother Champion Chase.
The Champion Chase is certain to grab the headlines with last year's Supreme Novices Hurdle winner, Shishkin, set to start the race unbeaten over fences in seven starts.
View our Naps table to find out who the newspaper tipsters are backing today.
Day Three
The Stayer's Hurdle is the championship race of the third day of Cheltenham 2022. However, there's plenty of interesting action happening around it, particularly in the Ryanair Steeple Chase which never ceases to get the adrenaline pumping over 2 miles 5 furlongs.
View our Naps table to find out who the newspaper tipsters are backing today.
Day Four
Day four will feature the running of the UK's biggest Grade 1 chase - the Cheltenham Gold Cup. This will be the focus of media attention and you can be certain to find some good special offers on the race tabled by bookies.
However, there will be some interesting action happening elsewhere on the card, with our focus falling on the Mares' Steeple Chase. This race tends to feature mares who have previously raced in much smaller fields, which leaves the door wide open for picking profitable outsiders.
View our Naps table to find out who the newspaper tipsters are backing today.
Nap of the Day
| Nap | Time | Racecourse | # Tipsters | Best Odds | Racecard | ||
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| Inver Park | 14:50 | Hamilton | 6 |
8/11 at Boylesports |
Results | ||
| Indicated odds were updated on 2022-05-25 17:10:26 UTC. Please note that odds are subject to change. | |||||||
Cheltenham Festival Naps Table
| Nap | Time | Racecourse | Tipster | Best Odds | Racecard |
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This table will display tips from all major newspaper tipsters for today's racing at Cheltenham Racecourse.
The Top 3 Bookmaker Sign-up Offers
If you are looking to create a new betting account and get access to a lucrative sign-up offers then these are your three best bookmakers to go with for the Cheltenham Festival.
2022 Cheltenham Festival specials
Bookmaker specials can make the difference between profit and loss at the Cheltenham Festival. If you use several bookmakers you should be able to get extra value on almost every race at the meeting.
NRNB specials
If you're placing bets ahead of the start of the 2022 Cheltanham Festival in order to capitalize on higher antepost odds you're going to want to bet at bookies offering non-runner no bet (NRNB).
This will refund your antepost bets if your horse does not compete in the race you are betting on for any reason.
If you place an antepost bet on a Cheltenham Festival race that is not covered by NRNB and your horse fails to participate, you'll automatically lose your stake. Make sure you avoid this rookie error.
Place specials
The bulk of specials on offer every day will be place specials. These come in the form of bookies offering to pay out extra places on selected races.
For example, your each-way or place bets could be paid out to 5th place on a race that would usually only pay out these bets on horses finishing in the top three places.
When shopping around for place specials look out for bookies who drop the each-way odds on offer for extra places. For example if a bookie is paying out four rather than three places, and then changes their each way payouts from 1/4 of the odds to 1/5 of the odds you'll get less value on your places.
Money back specials
Money back specials will refund your stake, typically as a risk free bet, if certain pre-race conditions are met during a race - for example the starting favourite winning the race.
Some bookies will offer money back specials on selected races every day of the festival, for example Boylesports is offering money back on your selection if it finishes second to the SP favourite in ANY 2022 Cheltenham Festival race.
Others will run a single special throughout the festival that covers a wider selection of races.
Money back specials can be invaluable as they give you a chance to win your money back even if you lose your races.
Ongoing specials
Some of the top UK bookies offer ongoing specials without much fanfare that can make a huge difference when it comes to your returns from Cheltenham Festival betting.
The standout is bet365, which offers some fantastic specials including its Feature Race 4/1 offer and ITV Racing 4/1 offer.
Both these offers will reward qualifying punters with a free bet of up to £50 if your horse wins a qualifying race at over 4/1.
