Each Way Extra Places At Cheltenham - Which Bookies Are Paying The Most Places On Day One?
Betting each-way is one of the most popular punting for profit methods in horse racing and at the Cheltenham Festival. Here we detail where you can get the most places on your each-way bets on all seven races on day one!
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13:20 - Supreme Novices' Hurdle
SKY BET and PADDY POWER are the standout betting sites for extra places in today's opener, with their four on offer better than the standard three being paid everywhere else. If you are backing bigger priced horses like Koktail Brut or Too Bossy For Us, betting with these firms could change a losing bet to a winner.
14:00 - Arkle Chase
With just six runners, there are no firms paying extra places in the Arkle. Across the board, each-way bets will be paid out for two places, 1/4 odds.
14:40 - Fred Winter
A host of bookmakers are competing to offer the most places in the first handicap of the week the Fred Winter, with BET365, BETMGM, STAR SPORTS, VIRGIN BET, PADDY POWER & SKY BET all offering six places, 1/5 odds for each-way punters. William Hill are ploughing their own path with five places offered but 1/4 odds rather than the 1/5 being offered everywhere else that an extra place is offered.
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15:20 - Ultima Handicap Chase
Widely regarded as the industry leader on extra places, SKY BET stand alone as the only firm offering SEVEN places in the first handicap chase of the season, the Ultima. A host of other firms like Bet365, Unibet, BetMGM Paddy Power, Virgin Bet and BOYLE Sports are also offering extra places, but just six.
16:00 - Champion Hurdle
The feature race of Day One is of course the two mile Champion Hurdle and in this race, no operator is paying four places each-way. WILLIAM HILL are the only firm paying three places, 1/4 the odds, which makes them the standout for each-way players in the big race.
16:40 - Plate Handicap Chase
BETWAY, BOYLE SPORTS & SKY BET are the three operators paying the most places in the penultimate race of the day, with six places 1/5 the odds on offer for each-way players. The majority of other firms are paying a single extra place rather than two, including bet365, William Hill, Paddy Power and more.
17:20 - National Hunt Chase
In the final race of the day, the marathon test that is the National Hunt Chase, the majority of bookmakers are paying five places, 1/5 the odds on all each-way bets. Some of the operators paying these extra places include; BOYLE SPORTS, BET365, SKY BET, LADBROKES & PADDY POWER.
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Which Betting Sites Are Offering The Most Extra Places At Cheltenham?
In the battle to be the each-way places kings, it is SKY BET who come out on top in most cases
| race | bookie with most places | no. of places |
|---|---|---|
| Supreme | Sky Bet, Paddy Power | 4 |
| Arkle | N/A | 2 |
| Fred Winter | Multiple | 6 |
| Ultima | Sky Bet | 7 |
| Champion Hurdle | N/A | 3 |
| Plate | Betway, BOYLE Sports, Sky Bet | 6 |
| National Hunt Chase | Multiple | 5 |