Cheltenham Festival odds: Day 1 Champion Day betting tips

Ladbrokes presents its Cheltenham Festival odds and betting tips for Day 1 (Champion Day). The Festival takes place between Tuesday 12 – Friday 15 March 2024, with several races on each day, and we run through the odds and favourites for each of them.

The festival commences with Champion Day on March 12, with seven races on offer, including the coveted Champion Hurdle, which takes place at 3:30pm.

Below are the ten favourites for each of the seven races, as well as our betting tip for each of them.

Cheltenham Festival Odds: Day 1

Sky Bet Supreme Novices’ Hurdle Race (Grade 1) – 1:30pm

1. Ballyburn – 1/1
2. Mystical Power – 4/1
3. Tullyhill – 4/1
4. Firefox – 9/2
5. Jeriko Du Reponet – 6/1
6. Slade Steel – 8/1
7. Brighterdaysahead – 12/1
8. Dysart Enos – 16/1
9. Ile Atlantique – 16/1
10. Mistergif – 16/1
11. Tellherthename – 16/1

Ladbrokes’ tip: Tullyhill – 4/1

My Pension Expert Arkle Challenge Trophy Steeple Chase (Grade 1) – 2:10pm

1. Found A Fifty – 10/3
2. Il Etait Temps – 7/2
3. Gaelic Warrior – 9/2
4. Hunters Yarn – 11/2
5. Facile Vega – 6/1
6. JPR One – 7/1
7. Quilixios – 7/1
8. Blood Destiny – 10/1
9. My Mate Mozzie – 10/1
10. Matata – 16/1

Ladbrokes’ tip: Found A Fifty – 10/3

Ultima Handicap Steeple Chase (Premier Handicap) – 2:50pm

1. Meetingofthewaters – 5/1
2. The Goffer – 7/1
3. Chianti Classico – 8/1
4. Inothewayurthinkin – 8/1
5. Corach Rambler – 10/1
6. Crebilly – 10/1
7. Stumptown – 10/1
8. Theatre Man – 10/1
9. Amirite – 12/1
10. Giovinco – 12/1
11. Monebag Genius – 12/1

Ladbrokes’ tip: Meetingofthewaters – 5/1

Unibet Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy (Grade 1) – 3:30pm

1. State Man – 1/3
2. Lossiemouth – 3/1
3. Irish Point – 9/2
4. Not So Sleepy – 12/1
5. Zarak The Brave – 12/1
6. Luccia – 16/1
7. Nemean Lion – 16/1
8. Pied Piper – 16/1
9. Echoes In Rain – 20/1
10. Zanahiyr – 20/1

Ladbrokes’ tip: Lossiemouth – 3/1

Close Brothers Mares’ Hurdle Race (Grade 1) – 4:10pm

1. Lossiemouth – 1/2
2. Ashroe Diamond – 3/1
3. Brighterdaysahead – 8/1
4. Echoes In Rain – 12/1
5. Gala Marceau – 12/1
6. Love Envoi – 12/1
7. Marie’s Rock – 12/1
8. Hispanic Moon – 16/1
9. Lantry Lady – 16/1
10. Magical Zoe – 16/1

Ladbrokes’ tip: Lossiemouth – 1/2

Boodles Juvenile Handicap Hurdle Race (Premier Handicap) – 4:50pm

1. Lark In The Mornin – 5/1
2. Batman Girac – 6/1
3. Wodhooh – 7/1
4. Milan Tino – 8/1
5. Ndaawi – 8/1
6. Liari – 10/1
7. Nurburging – 10/1
8. Miss Manzor – 10/1
9. Eagle Fang – 12/1
10. Kale Conti – 14/1

Ladbrokes’ tip: Batman Girac – 5/1

Maureen Mullins National Hunt Novices’ Chase – 5:30pm

1. Embassy Gardens – 7/4
2. Corbetts Cross – 2/1
3. Salvador Ziggy – 7/2
4. Nick Rockett – 5/1
5. Flooring Porter – 6/1
6. Meetingofthewaters – 6/1
7. Broadway Boy – 7/1
8. Three Card Brag – 7/1
9. Kilbeg King – 8/1
10. Henry’s Friend – 12/1
11. Minella Cocooner – 12/1

Ladbrokes’ tip: Embassy Gardens– 7/4

How to watch Cheltenham Festival

ITV will broadcast the first five races in the UK each day at Cheltenham Festival 2024. The coverage will begin each day at 1pm and finish at 4:30pm. The final two races of each day can then be viewed on Racing TV.

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All odds and markets are correct as of the date of publication.