Cheltenham Festival Day 1 is here, and so are our Cheltenham tips and predictions to make the most of Champion Day.
From expert tips for the Champion Hurdle to Dark Horses to watch out for, we’ll help navigate the packed racecard and land some winners.
Our Cheltenham Day 1 tips for every race are as follows:
| Date | Course | Distance | Type | Weight | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/03/25 | Southwell | 5.0 | Standard | 9-1 | 7 |
| 30/01/25 | Southwell | 6.1 | Standard | 9-2 | 6 |
| 17/01/25 | Newcastle | 7.1 | Standard | 9-0 | 8 |
| 19/10/24 | Catterick | 5.0 | Soft | 9-1 | 5 |
| 19/05/24 | Ripon | 6.0 | Good | 10-1 | 2 |
| Date | Course | Distance | Type | Weight | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/04/25 | Beverley | 8.5 | Good | 8-4 | 1 |
| 22/03/25 | Newcastle | 7.1 | Standard | 9-9 | 9 |
| 14/11/24 | Chelmsford City | 10.0 | Standard | 9-7 | 13 |
| 28/10/24 | Redcar | 10.0 | Soft | 9-7 | 10 |
| 29/04/24 | Windsor | 6.1 | Good to Soft | 9-0 | 3 |
| Date | Course | Distance | Type | Weight | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/04/25 | Redcar | 7.0 | Good | 8-11 | 4 |
| 22/11/24 | Catterick | 15.7 | Good | 11-0 | PU |
| 05/11/24 | Redcar | 8.0 | Soft | 9-7 | 8 |
| 28/10/24 | Leicester | 8.2 | Heavy | 8-5 | 3 |
| 07/10/24 | Pontefract | 6.0 | Soft | 8-12 | 10 |
| Date | Course | Distance | Type | Weight | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22/02/25 | Chepstow | 19.5 | Soft | 11-9 | 1 |
| 25/01/25 | Uttoxeter | 15.8 | Good to Soft | 11-12 | 2 |
| 16/12/24 | Southwell | 15.8 | Good to Soft | 11-4 | 4 |
| 25/11/24 | Kempton | 16.0 | Good to Soft | 11-0 | 4 |
| 17/10/24 | Carlisle | 17.1 | Soft | 11-2 | 3 |
| Date | Course | Distance | Type | Weight | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/04/25 | Ayr | 24.3 | Good to Soft | 10-3 | 3 |
| 13/03/25 | Hexham | 20.1 | Good to Soft | 11-7 | 1 |
| 11/02/25 | Ayr | 20.5 | Soft | 11-9 | 2 |
| 06/01/25 | Ayr | 16.0 | Soft | 11-4 | 2 |
| Date | Course | Distance | Type | Weight | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/04/25 | Wexford | 19.5 | Yielding | 12-0 | 9 |
| 20/03/25 | Sedgefield | 26.3 | Good | 11-0 | 2 |
| 02/03/25 | Doncaster | 24.0 | Good | 10-4 | 2 |
| 21/02/25 | Warwick | 26.0 | Soft | 11-8 | 3 |
| 10/02/25 | Plumpton | 28.5 | Soft | 10-2 | 6 |
| Date | Course | Distance | Type | Weight | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/11/24 | Plumpton | 20.5 | Good | 11-12 | 1 |
| 15/10/24 | Market Rasen | 20.6 | Good | 11-7 | 1 |
| 24/09/24 | Fontwell | 21.7 | Good to Soft | 11-7 | 3 |
| 08/09/24 | Fontwell | 19.1 | Good to Soft | 11-4 | 1 |
| 02/08/24 | Goodwood | 20.4 | Good to Firm | 9-6 | 18 |
| Date | Course | Distance | Type | Weight | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/04/25 | Plumpton | 19.7 | Good | 10-10 | 3 |
| 12/03/25 | Huntingdon | 23.6 | Good | 11-11 | 4 |
| 23/01/25 | Huntingdon | 23.6 | Soft | 11-12 | PU |
| 01/01/25 | Fakenham | 21.2 | Good to Soft | 12-0 | 2 |
| 01/12/24 | Leicester | 20.1 | Soft | 12-0 | 5 |
| Date | Course | Distance | Type | Weight | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22/02/25 | Chepstow | 23.6 | Soft | 10-10 | 5 |
| 20/01/25 | Warwick | 25.0 | Good to Soft | 12-0 | 1 |
| 26/12/24 | Aintree | 25.0 | Soft | 11-8 | PU |
| 20/11/24 | Warwick | 25.0 | Good to Soft | 12-0 | 1 |
| 10/02/24 | Newbury | 24.2 | Heavy | 10-11 | 8 |
| Date | Course | Distance | Type | Weight | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27/03/25 | Chelmsford City | 8.0 | Standard | 9-4 | 4 |
| 22/02/25 | Southwell | 8.1 | Standard | 9-4 | 3 |
| 23/01/25 | Southwell | 8.1 | Standard | 9-2 | 5 |
| 26/12/24 | Wolverhampton | 7.2 | Standard | 9-0 | 10 |
| 16/04/24 | Newmarket | 7.0 | Good | 9-10 | 6 |
| Date | Course | Distance | Type | Weight | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/04/25 | Kempton | 7.0 | Standard | 8-6 | 5 |
| 12/02/25 | Kempton | 7.0 | Standard | 9-8 | 5 |
| 14/10/24 | Kempton | 7.0 | Standard | 9-5 | 4 |
| 11/10/24 | Kempton | 7.0 | Standard | 9-0 | 2 |
| 16/09/24 | Kempton | 7.0 | Standard | 8-11 | 1 |
| Date | Course | Distance | Type | Weight | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29/03/25 | Uttoxeter | 15.8 | Good | 11-5 | 2 |
| 05/03/25 | Catterick | 19.3 | Good | 11-4 | 3 |
| 26/11/24 | Southwell | 20.4 | Good | 10-11 | F |
| 11/11/24 | Carlisle | 17.1 | Good to Soft | 11-0 | 7 |
| 18/11/23 | Wetherby | 19.7 | Soft | 11-0 | 10 |
Our best bet of the day for Cheltenham Tuesday is:
She's lightly raced and won easily only 8 days ago so connections must be confident she can go close to winning again so soon after despite carrying a penalty.
Joe Fanning rode for the first time then and he's retained here in what is actually a low graded race compared to what she won last time out.
Sure to go well again over this same course and distance.
| Date | Course | Distance | Type | Weight | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/04/25 | Beverley | 8.5 | Good | 8-4 | 1 |
| 22/03/25 | Newcastle | 7.1 | Standard | 9-9 | 9 |
| 14/11/24 | Chelmsford City | 10.0 | Standard | 9-7 | 13 |
| 28/10/24 | Redcar | 10.0 | Soft | 9-7 | 10 |
| 29/04/24 | Windsor | 6.1 | Good to Soft | 9-0 | 3 |
Our Dark Horse tip - a big odds horse we think could spring a surprise - tip for Tuesday is:
Was in decent form last season and although she's not had the best start to this campaign today could see her bounce back.
Been used to running in much better races than this so should appreciate the drop down in Class.
She's never raced at Beverley before but there's cause for optimism seeing her Sire Cotai Glory has a fairly impressive 19.35% strike rate with progeny who run over this course and distance.
| Date | Course | Distance | Type | Weight | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/03/25 | Southwell | 5.0 | Standard | 9-1 | 7 |
| 30/01/25 | Southwell | 6.1 | Standard | 9-2 | 6 |
| 17/01/25 | Newcastle | 7.1 | Standard | 9-0 | 8 |
| 19/10/24 | Catterick | 5.0 | Soft | 9-1 | 5 |
| 19/05/24 | Ripon | 6.0 | Good | 10-1 | 2 |
Our Cheltenham Day 1 accumulator tip is:
Our Lucky 15 tip for Tuesday's racing is:
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If you’re looking for more Cheltenham Festival tips, then look no further, the experts at TWE have put together betting tips for each day of the festival. Check out the rest of TWE and all the multiples bets that we have available below:
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