Which bookmakers are going non-runner no bet for the 2023 Cheltenham Festival?

With the 2023 Cheltenham Festival just weeks away, and Trials day and the Dublin Racing Festival offering plenty of clues for the March showpiece, many punters will be looking for the best bookmaker offers through which to place their ante-post wagers.

The safest way of betting is using the non-runner no bet market, which offers punters their money back if their selection doesn't line up for the race in which they've been backed at Cheltenham. The festival gets under way on Tuesday, March 14.

Here, we look at individual bookmaker offers and on which races and horses the firms offer the best odds . . .

bet365

Bet365 announced that they would go non-runner no bet (NRNB) on all 28 races at the Cheltenham Festival next month, having already offered that market on the Champion Hurdle, Champion Chase, Ryanair Chase, Stayers' Hurdle and Cheltenham Gold Cup, in early January.

Bet365 have the NRNB market on offer for the pinnacle of jump racing and also have a standard ante-post festival market, which offers punters the chance to back their fancies at bigger prices, with the usual risk of losing their stake if the horse does not line up.

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Betfair

The Betfair Sportsbook are the most recent firm to announce that they're non-runner money back (NRMB) on all 28 races at the Cheltenham Festival. The offer goes live at 2pm on Tuesday, February 21.

This offer applies to single bets – where your stake will be refunded in full – and multiple bets, where the non-runner leg of your bet will be voided. The concession also applies to some of the special markets provided by the Betfair Sportsbook, such as betting without Constitution Hill in the Champion Hurdle.

In the betting without Constitution Hill market, the Betfair Sportsbook go 1-3 State Man and 11-4 Vauban. Epatante and Honeysuckle are previous Champion Hurdle winners who look set to contest the Mares' Hurdle, but you can back them at 11-2 and 6-1 in this market safe in the knowledge that if they do bypass the assignment you will receive your stake back as cash.

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BoyleSports

BoyleSports, along with Coral and Ladbrokes, offer a non-runner no bet market on five of the Cheltenham Festival races – the Champion Hurdle, Champion Chase, Ryanair Chase, Stayers' Hurdle and Cheltenham Gold Cup.

Nicky Henderson has recently indicated that Marie's Rock isn't certain to attempt to defend her crown in the Mares' Hurdle at the festival, and instead she could be stepped up in trip to contest the Stayers' Hurdle.

She has won races up to 2m5f and was exceptional on her reappearance in the Relkeel at Cheltenham on New Year's Day, and the Stayers' Hurdle market looks wide open.

The 5-1 on offer with BoyleSports looks good value in their NRNB market, with a lot of operators going 4-1, and that price could quickly disappear if plans are shored up soon.

Coral

As mentioned, Coral don't offer non-runner no bet for every race at the Cheltenham Festival yet but they do on the 'big five' – the Champion Hurdle, Champion Chase, Ryanair Chase, Stayers' Hurdle and Cheltenham Gold Cup.

From those, the best value on offer at Coral lies with Stattler in the Gold Cup. The Willie Mullins-trained eight-year-old was a comfortable winner of the National Hunt Chase at the festival last year and kicked off this season with a fine second to former Gold Cup winner Minella Indo.

He was outpaced behind current ante-post favourite Galopin Des Champs at the Dublin Racing Festival, but the extra distance and stiff nature of the track should play to his strengths. Odds of 8-1 look very generous, with most firms offering 6-1 or 7-1.

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Ladbrokes

Ladbrokes have also gone non-runner no bet on the championship races and the Ryanair Chase, and it's the additional race that brings about the best value with the firm.

Allaho has stormed to victory in the last two runnings of the Grade 1 and had Fakir D'Oudaries 12 lengths behind when successful in 2021.

But with the dual winner sidelined since April, the 10-1 on offer about the JP McManus-owned eight-year-old, who has won the Marsh Chase for the last two years, in the NRNB market could represent value even allowing for his most recent Ascot effort behind Shishkin.

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18+. New UK+IRE customers only. Certain deposit methods and bet types excluded. Minimum first £5 bet within 14 days of account registration at minimum odds 1/2 = 4 x 5 free bets. Free bets valid for seven days, stake not returned. No cash-out. Restrictions and T&Cs apply.

Paddy Power

Although offering the same market as of February 3, Paddy Power go by the term non-runner money back, making it blatantly obvious about the special you are involved in.

Surprisingly, Paddy Power don't have a standout horse in their ante-post market but generally match the competition on the festival's championship races and are sure to offer plenty of daily boosts, extra-place races and money-back specials as they do every year.

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Sky Bet

Like bet365, Sky Bet are offering two markets for the Cheltenham Festival, with both an ante-post and a non-runner no bet special to go at.

Additionally, Sky Bet offer two unique markets, a NRNB 'horse to place in any race' and a NRNB 'horse to win any race' at the festival, which allows punters to back a horse without having to read the minds of the trainers and decide on a specific race. Very useful when a horse holds multiple entries.

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18+. New customers only. First single and each-way bet only. Odds of 1/1 or greater. 4 x £5 bet tokens. Free bet stakes not included in returns. Free bets exclude virtuals. Free bets are non-withdrawable. No free bet expiry. Eligibility restrictions. Further T+Cs apply.

William Hill

William Hill were the first bookmaker to offer non-runner no bet for all races at the festival, with their market going live on New Year's Day, a month earlier than they did last year.

As well as the NRNB market, William Hill are also offering five places for all handicaps at jump racing's biggest fixture.

Hermes Allen is unbeaten in three starts under rules, following up his Hyde Novices' Hurdle win with victory in the Grade 1 Challow at Newbury on New Year's Eve. He has looked a strong candidate for the Ballymore Novices' Hurdle and William Hill offer the best odds of 11-4 in their NRNB market, whereas he's as short as 9-4 elsewhere.

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All prices correct as of 1pm, Tuesday, February 21

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