{"id":45127,"date":"2024-12-06T12:22:34","date_gmt":"2024-12-06T12:22:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cheltenhambettingsites.co.uk\/?page_id=45127"},"modified":"2025-03-12T09:02:53","modified_gmt":"2025-03-12T09:02:53","slug":"cheltenham-favourites","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cheltenhambettingsites.co.uk\/favourites\/","title":{"rendered":"Cheltenham Favourites Guide – Most Fancied Festival Runners"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of two things will happen to Cheltenham favourites – either they win during the Festival or they lose. With the weight of public opinion behind them, some rise to the occasion while others don’t deliver.<\/p>\n

In this guide to the current market leaders at the Cheltenham Festival, we assess the most popular horses with punters taking part in championship races. There are bumps in the road, so the current favourite may end up replaced by another horse come the off.<\/p>\n

The Significance of Cheltenham Favourites Today<\/h2>\n

Market leaders for feature races at any horse racing event shouldn’t be lost on punters. The ante-post betting on major galas like the Cheltenham Festival can end up with a very different picture on the day.<\/p>\n

Just because a horse is among the favourites for Cheltenham today doesn’t mean they will be tomorrow. Markets are nothing if not fluid, reacting to events on and off the track. All Cheltenham odds<\/a> reflect implied probability at the end of the day suggesting some horses have better chances than others.<\/p>\n

The shortest price runners are Cheltenham race favourites, but they come with no guarantees. It is far from certain that short-priced favourites will produce on the track. Let the market be your guide.<\/p>\n

There is always a chance that a dark horse or longshot outsider will upset Cheltenham favourites at Prestbury Park. Punters have to decide whether the subjective concept of value lies.<\/p>\n

Either side with the below market leaders come the Festival, or take them on with opposition. Looking over past editions and Cheltenham results<\/a> might help with that decision.<\/p>\n

One thing you can be sure relating to favourites for the Cheltenham Festival is they face competition. The strength in depth of individual races differ, but victories are earned on the Old and New Courses.<\/p>\n

Cheltenham Festival Favourites Race by Race<\/h2>\n

Depending on what stage of the season you look at Cheltenham betting sites<\/a>, it’s not always clear who the favourite is for every single one of the 28 races during the Festival. Entries for the handicap chase and handicap hurdle races don’t come out until late February, for example.<\/p>\n

The Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle on Gold Cup day always has a particularly murky look to it ante-post too. Where there are clear favourites at Cheltenham today, it’s worth assessing those particular horses in more detail. That’s what this page is all about.<\/p>\n

Supreme Novices’ Hurdle – Kopek Des Bordes<\/h3>\n

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