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The Events That Would Highlight the 2011 Cheltenham Betting Festival

One of the most awaited festivals of this year for most punters and sports enthusiast particularly on horse racing is the 2011 Cheltenham Betting. This is the summit of all the betting season. And this year 2011 Cheltenham betting festival will be held at Prestbury Park this coming march 15 to 18. And with the final countdown that comes to an end this coming march of 2011 the thickness of all the most highlighted races are also increasing.

It becomes even more exciting that at the end of the Cheltenham festival trial day which took place on the same venue in Prestbury Park wherein it is also the last day of racing at Prestbury Park which ends exactly before the opening of the Cheltenham festival. It even becomes more interesting as top class horses and racers will be competing to obtain a chance to run in the upcoming festival. For the past years and up to this day, path of experiences was proven to be precious especially when it comes to a horse that gets to the festival, so therefore any horses that would win the race on the trial day will have a chance of a lifetime to race in the Cheltenham festival.

And during the trial day as well, there are long list of highlighted events that are being presented and are made open for any betting to punters and bettors that would be joining the said event. This is the time where punters will surely have the best days of their betting life experiences. And to give you some idea as to what events that you can probably expect to be part of the 2011 Cheltenham betting festival, here are the lists of some series of event in the trial day that you can expect on the 2011 Cheltenham festivity. These are:

1. Argento chase – this is one of the most highlighted even during the trial day. Other than that it also serves as a vital trial to get a chance to compete in the upcoming Cheltenham festival. This event runs over three miles one furlong and with this kind of race it is no wonder why a lot of hopefuls are taking their chances in the Argento.

2. Cleeve hurdle – is considered as one of the main support races on a card at Cheltenham every trial day and it is also one of the important pointer ahead of the world hurdle come this march of 2011 Cheltenham festival. This event runs for over three miles since the year 2005 and as a result it has become one of a stepping stone for the staying hurdles.

So with all these events you will see in the trial day, surely you would know that come 2011 Cheltenham festival will have the nation mesmerize and swept by horse racing fever as punters and racing enthusiasts prepare themselves to embark on an unrivalled path of fun and excitement and be able to witnessed the greatest jump of horses from different areas of the world.

An Overview to the Cheltenham betting 2011

The Cheltenham Festival is the mother of all horse jump racing in the United Kingdom. The year 2011 marks another milestone in Cheltenham history as the festival marks it one hundred years.

The horse jump-racing calendar revolves around the festival. The Cheltenham Festival is celebrated in March and usually lasts for four days, all of the finest and best horses from all over England and Ireland participates in this coveted event aspiring to champions in their respective categories. The Cheltenham Festival features a total of twenty six races.

The Cheltenham betting 2011 is the epitome of high rolling, it is expected to exchange as much as 600 million pounds spread out in all twenty seven races. The most awaited race will be the fourth race on the race card on each day. We present the best Cheltenham betting odds and comparison tables for all festival race categories. From here you can browse and hunt for the best price for selected category and open an account with an authorized booker by visiting several Cheltenham betting sites. Not only that, you also get real time updates and a chance to get a Cheltenham Festival free bet.

Here are the highlighted events for the entirety of the 2011 Cheltenham Festival:

Day one, Tuesday
This is the race day opening of the festival gives unwavering excitement as the Champion Hurdles is presented as the highlight race of the day. This event is related with the Supreme Novice Hurdles, which also opens the festival. The Arkle Chase then follows the Supreme Novice Hurdles, and with these races on the itinerary it is surely a great way to open the festival.

Day two, Wednesday
Second day of the 2011 Cheltenham Festival, highlights six anticipated race meets that includes the Champion Bumper, the flat race run that adopts the National Hunt rules and the showpiece event, the Queen Mother Chase. Another event is the Coral Jump; this event is relatively new to the hundred year old festival though it is slowly gaining a strong following over the past years. Wednesday also marks the Ladies Day of the horse jump festival. Here women race enthusiasts’ parade their colorful ensembles and fashionable brimmed hats that can rival the Royal Ascot’s hat fashion.

Day three, Thursday
The third day of the race festival features the Ladbrokes World Hurdle. This the fourth race on the card. The Ryanair is also a highlight on the day’s races with the Pertemps as the final race for day three. Look out for the new race in the festival’s race list, the Jewson Novices’ Handicapped Steeple Chase that incidentally is the first race on your card.

Day four, Friday
The final day of the race meet. The day’s event features the Cheltenham Gold Cup; this race is bound to attract the entire race goers as most of the crowd favorites are going to race on this event. The Albert Bartlett race and the Triumph Hurdle are also highlighted on the final day of the Cheltenham Festival.