Festival Betting Strategy

Each to there own, but the thought of going to Cheltenham and not betting on the champion hurdle, supreme, arkle, triumph, be as well going to work that week!! Agree with cross country pile of crap!!!

That's why I put the post to create debate..... Been going Cheltenham for 10/12 years used to bet every race .... Truth us that is not the logical thing to do.... Looking to narrow down numbers of races

To be fair with the Arkle I got antepost 10s L'ami Serge & staked covered without Douvan @ 6s&7s with buttons

looking  @ day 1, Mullins / Ricci dominate 4 races....fair shout to get without these .... Wait for handicaps ...could be a slow betting day Day1 when I look back historically Day1 been my least profitable day of the Festival bar lucky throw away few quid on Ebaziyan I wasthe only 1 cheering

I agree legend betting every race isn't logical and the kind of punter the bookies want. Cheltenham is my holidays, I go with about 2k for the week, that's for betting, food + drink and whatever else, if I come home with 2k I've had a good Cheltenham. I would imagine a pro punter would be picking and choosing as you say.

Don't change what you normally do 'because it's Cheltenham'

I love sorting out handicaps and history has shown that in the past, with the handicaps loaded towards the last two days, that by Wednesday evening I was well into the red.

Acknowledging this, I will literally only get involved on the day in the 3m Handicap Chase and the Coral Cup (I may have a couple of positions ante-post in the other races on those days).

So then it's a question of going to town on the Thursday and Friday. I do stake bigger because it's Cheltenham though. You can get tremendous odds on horses because of the hype and things like peoples unwillingness to checkout Tote Dividends (Darna won at 33/1 SP in the Plate last year - the longest priced winner of the meeting, which was great if you backed him......even better if you got the near £50.00 dividend on the Tote!).

I also stake bigger, because, well, if it's the Olympics for the horses, then it is for me as a punter too and all that study, emotional and financial investment should be maximised IMO, with big stakes and, if you're good, big returns.

Very true ..... Most of the problems we create is Stakes control.     4/7 end up having a bigger bet instead of usual £100/120 end up £400/600 when it gets beat leaves the problem.....

Roger -  I agress a 33/1 shot at the Fez is like a normal 8/1 shot,........Bcoz big fields & more quality of opposition usually 8/9 can win the race

I always find the handicaps tough so don't usually back much in them bar the odd 5/10er eway double. I like to stick to the graded races and don't mind backing a shortie or if he looks to short and or don't quite trust at the odds I love looking at the without favs, match up bets so your only looking at a 2 horse race and place only these type of bets have served me well through the last few years and also looking at ones with good past festival form who are out of any sort of good form coming into the race!