SO WHAT IS THE CHELTENHAM FESTIVAL?
The Cheltenham Festival 2017 runs from Tuesday 14th March to Friday 17th March. The four-day event is the pinnacle of the National Hunt season and is widely regarded as the Greatest Festival of Horse Racing in the World. Some of the top races over the week are the Champion Hurdle, the Queen Mother Champion Chase, the World Hurdle and the most eagerly anticipated of them all, Friday’s Cheltenham Gold Cup.
WHY ARE THE OFFERS SO GOOD?
The Cheltenham Festival is far and away the best time of year to open a new online betting account as the UK’s top bookmakers battle to win your custom and showcase their sites. Bookmakers want to attract the host of new customers drawn by betting on the Festival and also to convert customers of other sites who are shopping around for betting offers or better odds. Bookmakers also want to be seen as generous with and the nature and size of promotions and offers can also be an opportunity to gain increased publicity.
DO I HAVE TO BE A NEW CUSTOMER?
Incredible offers are not just limited to sign ups for new customers though as bookmakers extend a massive range of incentives to all customers. These include free bets, bonus funds and money back offers. These encourage users to get involved each day.
The clever punters among us will be looking to combine the offers by using their first qualifying bet and free bet on a race with further offers available. Doing this represents a great chance to bash the bookies.
WHICH OFFERS ARE THE BEST?
Below we take a look at the offers which you should be aware of in order to maximise your returns from Cheltenham 2017.
Bet365
100% Deposit Bonus
Bet365 are a fantastic bookmaker for horse racing with a non runner money back guarantee as well as the great offers shown below. Bet365’s new customer sign up offer is the biggest and best in the business too.
New customers get a 100% bonus on their first deposit. This can be claimed up to a massive £200. What’s more the bonus can be split up among multiple bets, giving far greater flexibility than many other new customer “free bet” offers.
Best Odds Guaranteed
Bet365 Best Odds Guaranteed offer is a fantastic horse racing promotion. Bet365 pay out at the Starting Price (SP) if it is bigger, meaning you earn more winnings if your selection goes off at a higher price than your backing price. Say you back an Early Price of 3/1 and the selection at a Best Odds Guaranteed price of 4/1, bet365 will pay out on that 4/1 price.
ITV 4/1 Racing Offer
Customers who back any single winner at 4/1 or more on any race televised live on ITV or ITV4 will receive a risk free bet to the same stake (up to £50) on the next race broadcast race.
This offer applies to every race at the Cheltenham Festival 2017. If you keep backing winners Bet365 will keep giving you risk free bets. If your risk free bet loses then your stake (up to £50) will be refunded to your account as cash.
Skybet
More Offers
Over the next few weeks we expect a whole host of offers to roll in. We will keep you bang up to date with all the offers as they are announced, in some cases we will be given notification of offers before they go live, which we will be happy to share.
Min deposit requirement. Free Bets are paid as Bet Credits and are 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
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