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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 Ascots 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 days races with the Pertemps as the final race for day three. Look out for the new race in the festivals 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 days 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.
Asian Handicap Betting Explained (Page 1 of 3)
ASIAN HANDICAP BETTING
Asian Handicap is a bet type designed to even out the soccer game for betting purposes, and eliminate the draw. The handicap is given in an attempt to make the two teams equal for betting purposes.
The Handicap is given as head start to the underdog, so they have a virtual lead in the game. For example with 1/2 goal (0.5), 1 goal (1), etc. For betting purposes, the winning team is decided on the final score, after 90 minutes (normal time) after taking the handicap into account.
There are two types of Asian Handicaps, namely, Single Handicaps and Split (Double or Quarter) Handicaps.
NEGATIVE HANDICAPS (Given to the Favorite)
A negative or minus handicap is given to the team considered more likely to win (the favorite). The favorite has to overcome the indicated handicap and will have it taken away from its final score. The handicap for the favorite is preceded by a minus (-) sign.
POSITIVE HANDICAPS (Given to the Underdog)
A positive or plus handicap is given to the team considered less likely to win (the underdog). The underdog is given a headstart, and will have the handicap added to its final score. The handicap for the underdog is preceded by a plus (+) sign.
Example 1: 0.5 ball handicap
In this example, the underdogs will start the game with a score of +0.5. In effect, this means that there can’t be a draw result when the handicap is included. The favorite will have to win by at least 1 goal to win the bet, while bets on the underdog will win with any other result.
Example 2: 0 ball handicap
If the two teams are evenly matched, a 0 ball handicap will be offered. In this case you can bet on either team to win the match. If the match ends in a draw all bets are refunded.
Example 3: 1 ball handicap
In this example, the favourite will start the game with a score of -1. This means that the favourite must win by 2 or more goals to win the bet. The bet will be refunded if the favourite only beat the underdogs by 1 goal. Conversely, the underdog will win the bet if only they win or draw the match, while the bets will be refunded if the favourite only beat the underdogs by 1 goal.
You must either deduct the handicap from the favorite or add it to the underdogs’ final score not both.
Example 4: Bradford City v Bury (Negative Handicap)
In this example, Bradford City are considered favorites for the match. As such, the handicap offered for the game is Bradford City -0.5 at 1.82 to beat Bury. This means that Bradford City will need to beat Bury by at least 1 goal for the bet to win. To calculate the return, simply multiply the stake (amount bet) by the price (1.82).
Scenario 1:
Player bets $50 on Bradford City -0.5 at 1.82. Final score is Bradford City 3, Bury 1.
1. Calculating if the bet is a winner. To calculate if the bet is a winner, simply subtract the handicap from the final score. In this scenario Bradford City’s adjusted score is 2.5 (final score of 3 less the handicap of 0.5). As such, Bradford City win the match 2.5 goals to 1 goal.