Cheltenham Festival Free Bet – CASH Refund if your first bet loses, up to £20

There are always plenty of free bets available for the Cheltenham Festival and this year will be no different. However, we wanted to point out this risk free £20 free bet which would see you get your stake refunded in CASH if your bet loses.
The offer comes from SBK, who are the sportsbook side of Smarkets, so they are a very reputable brand, with a very good app.
Simply download the SBK app and place a £20 bet on the Cheltenham Festival.
If your bet loses, you get your £20 refunded in CASH. It is that simple.
£20 Cheltenham Festival Free Bet
- How to get the free bet
- What to spend the free bet on
- Rules for the free bet
- More Cheltenham free bets
How to get the free bet
This is a really easy Cheltenham sign-up offer to claim. You just need to download the SBK app and open an account.
Once you have done that you will automatically have the £20 risk-free bet credited to your account meaning you can place your first £20 worth of bets risk free.
It is up to you how you break the £20 up, if you place more than one bet, anything that loses will get refunded up to £20. This means you can place more than one bet with the offer and anything you lose will be refunded in cash.
This offer means you can try out the SBK app risk-free and if you don’t like it, you have not lost anything.
What to spend the free bets on
There are a total of 28 races at the Cheltenham Festival so it is up to you where you spend this free bet.
The very first race, the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle at 1.20pm on day 1, is a good place to use it and you could place a £20 bet on this race, safe in the knowledge that if your horse doesn’t win, you will get a £20 refund.
You could also split the £20 into smaller bets and still get a refund if any lose.
For example, place four £5 bets on the Cheltenham Festival and if any lose, you get the cost of those bets refunded to you in cash.
Rules for the £20 Cheltenham free bet
When collecting the bonus, it is important you are familiar with the terms and conditions. As with most online bookmakers, there are a lot of them so we have put together the key points to note when you open a new SBK betting account today.
- New customers only. Must 18 years old or over.
- The qualifying deposit and first bet stake must be met.
- Deposits made by certain payment options such as e-wallets are excluded from claiming this offer.
- The maximum value of the bonus bet is capped.
- Free bets cannot be cashed out.
- Certain bet types are excluded using free bonus bets. Minimum betting odds apply.
More Cheltenham Free Bets
If you have already got an SBK account or you want to claim some more free bets for Cheltenham, then the offers below can all be used for this year’s Festival.
- Coral
- Ladbrokes
- William Hill
Coral Cheltenham Free Bet
Coral will give you £20 in free bets when you open an account and bet £5. This comes as four free £5 bets.
Ladbrokes Cheltenham Free Bet
At Ladbrokes, you can get exactly the same offer as Coral. Bet £5 on a race and you will instantly get four free £5 bets credited to your account.
William Hill Cheltenham Free Bet
Signup to William Hill and place a £10 bet on a horse, win or lose you will get two free £15 bets credited to your new account to use on the rest of the Cheltenham Festival.
Cheltenham Tips 2022
Race | Tip | ODDS |
---|---|---|
1.20pm - Supreme Novice Hurdle | Kopek Des Bordes | Evs |
Karniquet (ew) | 40/1 | |
2.00pm - Arkle | Majborough | 4/7 |
2.40pm - Ultima Handicap | Whistle Stop Tour (ew) | 10/1 |
Henrys Friend | 10/1 | |
3.20pm - Mares' Hurdle | Jade De Grugy WITHOUT Lossiemouth | 2/1 |
4.00pm - Champion Hurdle | Constitution Hill | 8/13 |
4.40pm - Boodles Fred Winter | Beyond Your Dreams (ew) | 7/1 |
Sonny Bill | 16/1 | |
5.30pm - National Hunt Chase | Transmission | 5/1 |
Race | Tip | Odds |
---|---|---|
1.20pm - Turners Novices' Hurdle | Kawaboomga (ew) | 8/1 |
2.00pm - Brown Advisory Novice Chase | Dancing City | 3/1 |
2.40pm - Coral Cup | Comfort Zone | 16/1 |
3.20pm - Cross Country Chase | ||
4.00pm - Queen Mother Champion Chase | Jonbon & Solness (ew) | 5/6 & 9/1 |
4.40pm - Grand Annual Chase | Jazzy Matty | 10/1 |
5.20pm - Champion Bumper |
Race | Tip | Odds |
---|---|---|
1.20pm - Mares Novices Hurdle | Karoline Banbou (ew) | 10/1 |
2.00pm -Novices Limited Handicap Chase | Nurburgring | 10/1 |
2.40pm - Pertemps Network Final | Feet of a Dancer | 16/1 |
3.20pm - Ryanair Chase | Jungle Boogie (ew) | 16/1 |
4,00pm - Stayers Hurdle | Home By The Lee & The Wallpark (ew) | 7/1 & 16/1 |
4.40pm - TrustaTrader Plate | Fugitif | 20/1 |
5.20pm - Kim Muir Chase | Midnight Our Fred | 10/1 |
Race | Tip | Bet |
---|---|---|
1.20pm - Triumph Hurdle | East India Dock | 9/4 |
2.00pm - County Hurdle | ||
2.40pm - Mares Steeple Chase | ||
3.20pm - Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle | Wingmen | 16/1 |
4.00pm - Cheltenham Gold Cup | Galopin Des Champs | 8/15 |
4.50pm - Hunters Chase | ||
5.20pm - Martin Pipe Hurdle |
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