Cheltenham Festival – Day 1: Best offers and bets for opening day
CHELTENHAM is finally here and we’re just hours away from the opening race.
Sun Racing has teamed up with some of the UK’s leading bookies, giving punters huge enhanced odds and over £170 in free bets for the festival.
See below how you can boost your betting bank for day one of Cheltenham, we have a range of free bets and sign up offers for new customers.
Free bets (new customer offers)
William Hill – £60 in free bets when you bet a tenner HERE* (mobile only)
Betfair: £50 in free bets when you bet a tenner HERE* (£10 now, £10 every day of Cheltenham)
Paddy Power: £60 in free bets when you bet £20 on the first race HERE*
(Paddy Power are giving punters a free £5 bet each day of the festival)
Enhanced odds
William Hill (New customer offers / MOBILE ONLY)
Day 1 – Get the favourite Appreciate It to win the first race at 50/1* or at 20/1* to finish in the top three.
Or you can choose to back Appreciate It to win and heavy odds-on favourites Man City to beat Monchengladbach at 60/1*.
Day 2 – Back red-hot favourite Chacun Pour Soi to win the Champion Chase at 30/1* on Wednesday.
Day 4: The Gold Cup is the showpiece event of the festival and William Hill have gone big to celebrate the race.
Punters can get the favourite Al Boum Photo to secure a top three finish at 25/1* or the second favourite Champ to win at 70/1*.
Paddy Power (New customer offer)
Day 1: You can back the favourite Honeysuckle to win at 80/1*.
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*Terms and conditions:
William Hill: 18+. Play Safe. New customers who sign-up via Mobile using promo code S60 only. 1x per customer. Min £/€10 bet. Min odds 1/2 (1.5). Free bets of 4 x £/€10 issued after first qualifying bet settles. Max £/€20 Bonus. 35x wagering requirement. Max redeemable bonus: £25. Casino bonus expires after 72 hours. UK & Eire only. Additional T&Cs, including free-bet, game, location, payment method and stake contributions apply. Begambleaware.org
Betfair: Min £10 deposit by Debit Card/ApplePay. Min £10 Sportsbook bet at odds of Evs (2.0) or more. Free bets valid for 7 days, a £10 free bet awarded at bet settlement, £10 awarded 16th-19th March. T&Cs apply. 18+ Begambleaware.org
Paddy Power: New customer offer. Place a single £20 (or £10 e/w) Sports bet on the first race at Cheltenham Tuesday 16th March and get a £10 free bet for each of the subsequent races on the Card. T&Cs apply. 18+ Begambleaware.org
Appreciate it win: 18+ Play Safe. New customers using EPA50. Mobile only. Applies to bets placed from 09:00 on 5 March 2021 until 13:20 on 16 March 2021. Max €1 bet at 50/1. Returns paid as 5 x €10 free bets (30 day expiry). Player & currency restrictions & terms apply. Begambleaware.org
Appreciate it to finish in the top 3: 18+. Play Safe. New customers using EPA20. Mobile only. Applies to bets placed from 09:00 on 5 March 2021 until 13:20 on 16 March 2021. Max £1 bet at 20/1. Returns paid as 4 x £5 free bets (30 day expiry). Player & currency restrictions & terms apply. Begambleaware.org
Appreciate It and Man City to win: 18+. Play Safe. New customers using EPAC60. Mobile only. Applies to bets placed from 09:00 on 11 March 2021 until 13:20 on 16 March 2021. Max £1 bet at 60/1. Returns paid as 6 x £10 free bets (30 day expiry). Player & currency restrictions & terms apply. Begambleaware.org
Chacun Pour Soi to win: 18+. Play Safe. New customers using EPCPS30. Mobile only. Applies to bets placed from 09:00 on 11 March 2021 until 15:05 on 17 March 2021. Max £1 bet at 30/1. Returns paid as 6 x £5 free bets (30 day expiry). Player & currency restrictions & terms apply. Begambleaware.org
Al Boum Photo to finish in the top 3: 18+. Play Safe. New customers using EPAB25. Mobile only. Applies to bets placed from 09:00 on 11 March 2021 until 15:05 on 19 March 2021. Max £1 bet at 25/1. Returns paid as 5 x £5 free bets (30 day expiry). Player & currency restrictions & terms apply. Begambleaware.org
Champ to win: 18+. Play Safe. New customers using EPGC70. Mobile only. Applies to bets placed from 09:00 on 11 March 2021 until 15:05 on 19 March 2021. Max £1 bet at 70/1. Returns paid as 7 x £10 free bets (30 day expiry). Player & currency restrictions & terms apply. Begambleaware.org
Honeysuckle: Place a max £1 bet on Honeysuckle to win the Champion Hurdle at the normal odds. Click ‘Bet now’ to add the selection to your betslip. You’ll be paid in cash at the normal odds and topped up to the enhanced price in free bets. T&Cs apply. Paddy’s Rewards Club: Get a £10 free bet when you place 5x bets of £10+. T&Cs apply. 18+ BeGambleAware.Org
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