Queen Mother Champion Chase Odds
As a Grade 1 steeplechase the Queen Mother Champion Chase challenges punters to find the best available prices. This is because strong short odds favourites always emerge in the weeks prior to the race making it hard for punters to turn a good profit if one of the short odds entries wins the race.
Race Facts: The Queen Mother Champion Chase is Grade 1 steeplechase run over a distance of 2 miles during the Cheltenham Festival. The race is open to 5 year old and above racehorses. Many Queen Mother Champion Chase winners achieve victories in the Arkle Challenge Trophy or Tingle Creek Chase prior to their victories at Cheltenham.
Champion Hurdle Odds
The Champion Hurdle is a Grade 1 hurdle where picking a winner is sometimes easier than finding good prices. In the months leading up to the Champion Hurdle experienced punters tend to settle on a favourite, and odds can contract rapidly as less experienced punters climb onboard in the days prior to the race.
Race Facts: The Champion Hurdle is raced over a distance of 2 miles 110 yards by 4 year old and above hurdlers. Many entries for the race arrive via Champion Hurdle trial races, which can be a useful indication of form. A number of recent Champion Hurdle winners previously won the Cheltenham Festival's Ballymore Properties Novices' Hurdle.
Cheltenham Gold Cup Odds
More people bet on the Cheltenham Gold Cup than on any other race in the United Kingdom, with the possible exception of the Grand National. Bookmakers therefore go out of their way to attract custom by offering attractive Cheltenham Festival odds for the race.
Race Facts: The Cheltenham Gold Cup is the most important Grade 1 steeplechase of the year. Run over a distance of 3 miles 2½ furlongs, the Cheltenham Gold Cup attracts the finest 5 year old and above chasers in Europe, many of whom are primed for the race throughout their careers. A previous win in a Grade 1 steeplechase is always a strong indication of a Cheltenham Gold Cup winner.
If you want to access the best Cheltenham Festival odds, Paddy Power is the place to go. This reputable bookmaker not only offers extra place specials and free bets, but provides punters with guaranteed prices, which means winning selections always pay out the highest odds offered by Paddy Power between the moment the bet is placed and the race begins.
