Cheltenham Day 4 Tips – Friday 14th March 2025

Cheltenham day 4 tips

Cheltenham day 4 betting tips for Friday 14th March including the big race of the week, the Cheltenham Gold Cup.

Day 4 of the 2025 Cheltenham Festival features the Cheltenham Gold Cup as the festival comes to a close and below you’ll find our Cheltenham day 4 tips from Ciaran Murphy.

Cheltenham Day 4 Betting Tips

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
4.00pm - Cheltenham Gold Cup	Galopin Des Champs	8/15
4.50pm - Hunters Chase
5.20pm - Martin Pipe Hurdle

Cheltenham Friday Bookies Offers

Cheltenham Day 4 Races

TIMES	RACE	DISTANCE	TYPE
13:20	The JCB Triumph Hurdle (Grade 1)	2m	Hurdle
14:00	The William Hill County Handicap Hurdle Race (Premier Handicap)	2m	Hurdle
14:40	The Mrs Paddy Power Mares’ Steeple Chase (Grade 2)	2m 4f	Chase
15:20	The Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle Race (Grade 1)	3m	Hurdle
16:00	The Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup Steeple Chase (Grade 1)	3m 2f	Chase
16:40	The St. James’s Place Festival Hunters Chase	3m 2f	Chase
17:20	Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle (0-145)	2m 4f	Hurdle

2024 Cheltenham Festival Day 4 Ante-Post Betting Tips

The ante-post markets are starting to hot up with bookies going NRNB on the racing and so our Friday betting tips for Cheltenham are taking shape.

We continually keep our eyes on the markets as well as making the most of any insider knowledge and news coming out of the stables. Our resident horse racing expert has been hard at it and you’ll find their top ante-post betting tips on Cheltenham Day 4 below…

Where Can I Bet On Cheltenham Festival Day 4?

It’s the big one and the bookies are always out in full force on the final day of the Cheltenham Festival. For many, it’s all about the Gold Cup, but you’ll find great odds on all seven races across the day.

The likes of SBK, Coral, Betfred and LiveScoreBet all will have great value odds and a host of specials to enjoy, while the same can be said for the likes of Paddy Power too, who always manage to pull something interesting out of their hat on Gold Cup day.

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Triumph Hurdle Trends & Stats 2024

Age – Race is for 4yo’s only
Price – 4 of the last 12 winners were favourites, 7/12 winners were in the top 3 in the betting
Last Run – 8/12 winners won on their last run before the Triumph Hurdle, 12/12 winners had their last run within the last 48 days
7/12 winners ran in the Spring Juvenile Hurdle (Leopardstown) on their last run, 3 of the 7 won, 3 placed
2/12 winners ran in the Finesse Juvenile Hurdle (Cheltenham) on their last run, 2 of the 2 won
Previous Course Form – 2/12 winners had at least 1 previous run at Cheltenham, 2/12 had at least 1 previous win at Cheltenham
Previous Distance Form – 9/12 winners had at least 2 runs over 15-17 Furlongs, 11/12 winners had at least 1 win over 15-17 furlongs
Previous Hurdle Form – 9/12 winners had at least 2 previous runs over hurdles, 11/12 winners had at least 1 win over hurdles
Rating – 8/12 winners were rated 140 or higher (4/12 didn’t have a rating yet)
Graded Wins – 7/12 winners had at least 1 win in a grade 1-3 race
Season Form – 9/12 winners had at least 2 previous runs that season, 11/12 winners had at least 1 win that season

County Hurdle Trends & Stats 2024

Age – 9 of the last 12 winners have been aged 5 or 6
Price – 2 of the last 12 winners were favourites, 4/12 winners were in the top 3 in the betting, 8/12 winners were priced 10/1 or bigger
Weight – 9/12 winners carried 11st 1lb or less
Last Run – 4/12 winners won on their last run before the County Hurdle, 8/12 winners ran within the last 72 days
Previous Course Form – 6/12 winners had at least 1 previous run at Cheltenham, 1/12 winners had a previous win at Cheltenham
Previous Distance Form – 11/12 winners had at least 3 previous runs over 15-17 furlongs, 12/12 winners had at least 1 win over 15-17 furlongs, 7/12 winners had at least 2 wins over 15-17 furlongs
Previous Hurdle Form – 11/12 winners had at least 4 previous runs over hurdles, 12/12 winners had at least 1
Previous win over hurdles, 9/12 winners had at least 2 previous wins over hurdles
Rating – 11/12 winners were rated 134 or higher
Season Form – 11/12 winners had at least 2 runs that season, 8/12 winners had at least 1 win that season

Albert Bartlett Novices Hurdle Trends & Stats 2024

Age – 10 of the last 12 winners were aged 6 or 7
Price – 2 of the last 12 winners were favourites, 4/12 winners were in the top 3 in the betting
Last Run – 7/12 winners won on their previous run before the Albert Bartlett Novices Hurdle, 9/12 winners had their last run within 54 days
Previous Course Form – 4/12 winners had at least 1 previous run at Cheltenham, 4/12 winners had a previous win at Cheltenham
Previous Distance Form – 10/12 winners had at least 1 run over 23-25 furlongs, 10/12 winners had at least 1 win over 23-25 furlongs
Previous Hurdle Form – 10/12 winners had at least 3 runs over hurdles, 7/12 winners had at least 4 runs over hurdles, 11/12 winners had at least 1 previous win over hurdles, 8/12 winners had at least 2 previous wins over hurdles
Rating – 9/12 winners were rated 140 or higher
Graded Wins – 7/12 winners had at least 1 win in a grade 1-3 race
Season Form – 11/12 winners had at least 3 runs that season, 11/12 winners had at least 1 win that season

Cheltenham Gold Cup Trends & Stats 2024

Age – 11 of last 12 winners were aged between 7-9
Price – 5 of last 12 winners were favourites/joint favourites, 7/12 winners were top 3 in the betting
Last Run – 9 of last 12 winners won on their previous run before the Cheltenham Gold Cup, 11/12 winners had their last run within the last 80 days, 12/12 winners had their last run 33 days or longer ago
3/12 winners ran in the Irish Gold Cup (Leopardstown) on their last run, 1 of the 3 won, 0 placed
2/12 winners ran in the Denman Chase (Newbury) on their last run, 2 of the 2 won
2/12 winners ran in the Savills Chase (Leopardstown) on their last run, 1 of the 2 won, 1 placed
Previous Course Form – 12/12 winners had at least 1 previous Cheltenham run, 6/12 had at least 1 previous win at Cheltenham
Previous Distance Form – 11/12 winners had at least 2 runs over 24 furlongs or further, 11/12 winners had at least 1 previous win over 24 furlongs or further, 8/12 winners had at least 2 wins over 24 furlongs or further
Previous Hurdle Form – 12/12 winners had at least 4 runs over hurdles, 10/12 had at least 2 wins over hurdles
Previous Chase Form – 10/12 winners had at least 7 previous chase runs, 12/12 had at least 2 previous chase wins, 11/12 had at least 3 previous chase wins
Rating – 11/12 winners were rated 164 or higher, 5/12 were rated 170 or higher
Grade 1 Wins – 12/12 winners had won at least 1 Grade 1 race, 7/12 had won at least 2
Grade 2 Wins – 9/12 winners had won at least 1 Grade 2 race, 5/12 had won at least 2
Grade 3 Wins – 8/12 winners had won at least 1 Grade 3 race
Season Form – 9/12 winners had at least 2 runs that season, 11/12 had at least 1 win that season

Hunter Chase Trends & Stats 2024

Age – 11 of the last 12 winners were aged 8 or older
Price – 4 of the last 12 winners were favourites/joint favourites, 6/12 winners were in the top 3 in the betting
Last Run – 6/12 winners won on their last run before the Hunters Chase, 9/12 winners won or placed on their last run before Cheltenham, 10/12 winners had their last run within the last 43 days
Previous Course Form – 8/12 winners had at least 1 previous run at Cheltenham, 3/12 winners had at least 1 previous win at Cheltenham
Previous Distance Form – 7/12 winners had at least 1 previous run over 26/27 furlongs, 3 of the 7 had at least 1 win over 26/27 furlongs
Previous Chase Form – 11/12 winners had at least 6 previous chase runs, 11/12 winners had at least 1 previous chase win
Rating – 10/12 winners had a rating of 134 or higher
Season Form – 12/12 winners had at least 1 previous run that season, 9/12 winners had at least 1 previous win that season

Martin Pipe Handicap Hurdle Trends & Stats 2024

Age – 10 of the last 12 winners have been aged 5 or 6
Price – 1 of the last 12 winners were favourite, 3/12 winners were in the top 3 in the betting, 8/12 winners were priced 11/1 or bigger
Last Run – 7 of the last 12 winners won on their last run before the Martin Pipe Handicap Hurdle, 11/12 winners ran within the last 55 days
Previous Course Form – 5/11 winners had at least 1 previous run at Cheltenham, 1/12 winners had at least 1 previous win at Cheltenham
Previous Distance Form – 10/12 winners had at least 1 previous run over 19-21 furlongs, 5/12 winners had at least 1 previous win over 19-21 furlongs
Previous Hurdle Form – 11/12 winners had at least 3 previous runs over hurdles, 12/12 winners had at least 1 previous win over hurdles, 7/12 had at least 2 previous wins over hurdles
Rating – 12/12 winners had a rating of 134 or higher
Season Form – 10/12 winners had at least 3 previous runs that season, 9/12 winners had at least 1 previous win that season

What Are Other Pundits Predicting For Cheltenham Festival Day 4?

Every man and their dog will have their thoughts on the Gold Cup, but we’re only interested in what our trusted tipsters and the best pundits in the game have to say. Throughout ITV Racing’s coverage there will be plenty of ex-jockeys and pundits having their say, including the likes of Ruby Walsh, AP McCoy and popular names like Matt Chapman.

We make sure you don’t miss anything they have to say, and as well as on this page, you’ll find a dedicated pundits tips page where you’ll find all their tips and how to bet on them right across the festival.

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