Cheltenham Festival Favourites

Betting on the total number of winning SP favourites keeps punters engaged across all 28 Cheltenham Festival races. Will the short-priced favourites reward backers, or will outsiders steal the show?

Historically, around 30% of favourites win at Cheltenham, making it crucial to track the leading trainers, jockeys, and market trends. Some years see hot favourites dominate, while others bring shock results.

In this Winning SP Favourites Guide, we provide betting odds, expert predictions, and past statistics to help you assess how many favourites could triumph at Cheltenham Festival 2025.

What Are The Odds of the Total Number of Winning SP Favourites at Cheltenham Festival 2025?

Bookmakers have released odds on how many SP favourites will win across the 28 races at the Cheltenham Festival 2025. Here’s how the market is shaping up:

• 8 or more winning SP favourites – 2/7
• 9 or more winning SP favourites – 4/9
• 10 or more winning SP favourites – 4/7
• 11 or more winning SP favourites – 5/4
• 12 or more winning SP favourites – 9/4
• 13 or more winning SP favourites – 9/2
• 14 or more winning SP favourites – 10/1
• 15 or more winning SP favourites – 18/1

History of Cheltenham Festival Winning Favourites

Here are the previous standings of how many SP Favourites won:

• We predict there will be 11 SP favourite winners at Cheltenham Festival 2025
• 2024 Cheltenham Festival had 9 SP favourite winners
• 2023 Cheltenham Festival had 9 SP favourite winners
• 2022 Cheltenham Festival had 12 SP favourite winners
• 2021 Cheltenham Festival had 8 SP favourite winners
• 2020 Cheltenham Festival had 8 SP favourite winners
• 2019 Cheltenham Festival had 8 SP favourite winners
• 2018 Cheltenham Festival had 8 SP favourite winners
• 2017 Cheltenham Festival had 7 SP favourite winners
• 2016 Cheltenham Festival had 9 SP favourite winners
• 2015 Cheltenham Festival had 7 SP favourite winners

List of Day 1 Cheltenham Festival Favourites

Here is the list of all races on the first day (Tuesday 11th March) with the current market leader in the betting odds.

• Kopek Des Bordes is the SP favourite for the Michael O’Sullivan Supreme Novices’ Hurdle (Grade 1) at 13:20 PM.
• Majborough leads the market in the My Pension Expert Arkle Novices’ Chase (Grade 1) at 14:00 PM.
• The Changing Man is favoured in the Ultima Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) at 14:40 PM.
• Lossiemouth is the SP favourite for the Close Brothers Mares’ Hurdle (Grade 1) at 15:20 PM.
• Constitution Hill is the leading contender for the Unibet Champion Hurdle (Grade 1) at 16:00 PM.
• Stencil heads the market for the Fred Winter Juvenile Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) at 16:40 PM.
• Haiti Couleurs is expected to run strongly in the National Hunt Novices’ Chase (Novices’ Steeple Chase) (Novices’ Handicap) at 17:20 PM.

Check out all our Cheltenham Festival Day 1 Betting Tips.

List of Day 2 Cheltenham Festival Favourites

Here is the list of all races on the second day (Wednesday 12th March) with the current market leader in the betting odds.

• The New Lion heads the betting for the Turners Novices’ Hurdle (Grade 1) at 13:20 PM.
• Ballyburn is market leader in the Brown Advisory Novices’ Chase at 14:00 PM.
• Kopeck De Mee is favoured in the Coral Cup Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) at 14:40 PM.
• Stumptown is expected to go well in the Glenfarclas Cross Country Chase at 15:20 PM.
• Jonbon is the one to beat in the BetMGM Queen Mother Champion Chase (Grade 1) at 16:00 PM.
• Libberty Hunter leads the betting for the Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Chase (Premier Handicap) at 16:40 PM.
• Copacabana is fancied in the Weatherbys Champion Bumper (Grade 1) at 17:20 PM.

Check out all our Cheltenham Festival Day 2 Betting Tips.

List of Day 3 Cheltenham Festival Favourites

Here is the list of all races on the first day (Tuesday 11th March) with the current market leader in the betting odds.

• Sixandahalf is favourite for the Ryanair Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle (Grade 2) at 13:20 PM.
• Jagwar is the market leader in the Jack Richards Novices’ Handicap Chase at 14:00 PM.
• The Wallpark tops the betting in the Pertemps Network Final (Premier Handicap) at 14:40 PM.
• Fact To File is fancied for the Ryanair Steeple Chase (Grade 1) at 15:20 PM.
• Teahupoo is the standout name in the Paddy Power Stayers’ Hurdle (Grade 1) at 16:00 PM.
• Crebilly is the leading contender for the TrustATrader Plate (Premier Handicap) at 16:40 PM.
• Sa Majeste is expected to go well in the Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup Handicap Chase (0-145) at 17:20 PM.

Check out all our Cheltenham Festival Day 3 Betting Tips.

List of Day 4 Cheltenham Festival Favourites

Here is the list of all races on the first day (Tuesday 11th March) with the current market leader in the betting odds.

• East India Dock is the favourite for the JCB Triumph Hurdle (Grade 1) at 13:20 PM.
• Lark In The Mornin tops the betting in the William Hill County Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) at 14:00 PM.
• Dinoblue is well-fancied for the Mrs Paddy Power Mares’ Chase (Grade 2) at 14:40 PM.
• Final Demand is the main contender in the Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle (Grade 1) at 15:20 PM.
• Galopin Des Champs leads the charge in the Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup (Grade 1) at 16:00 PM.
• Angels Dawn is strongly fancied for the St. James’s Place Festival Hunters Chase at 16:40 PM.
• Wodhooh is the one to watch in the Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle (0-145) at 17:20 PM.

Check out all our Cheltenham Festival Day 4 Betting Tips.

Who are the 2025 Cheltenham Festival Shortest Priced Favourites?

Here are the shortest-priced SP favourites for 2025 Cheltenham Festival:

• Kopek Des Bordes is a short priced fav to win The Supreme Novices’ Hurdle
• Majborough is a short priced fav to win the Arkle Chase
• Constitution Hill is a short priced fav to win the Champion Hurdle
• Jonbon is a short priced fav to win the Champion Chase
• Teahupoo is a short priced fav to win the Stayers Hurdle
• Galopin Des Champs is a short priced fav to win the Gold Cup

The short odds favourites above are seen by many punters as the bankers of the meeting. Check out who SportsBettingTipsters have listed as their Cheltenham Festival 2025 Banker Bets.

Cheltenham Betting Odds

Our team of professional horse racing tipsters always recommend researching and comparing the best horse racing bookies online to get the highest odds on offer.

Here are some tips for finding the biggest odds for Cheltenham Festival 2025:

• The best bookmaker for cheltenham top jockey odds is Betfair betting site
• The best online bookie for cheltenham festival top trainer odds is Coral betting site
• The best online bookmaker for cheltenham racing odds across the four days is SkyBet betting site because they provide huge price boosts
• The best betting website for Cheltenham EW bets is Paddy Power betting site because they regularly offer extra place promotions on the big handicap races
• The best betting site for cheltenham festival 2025 ante post prices is William Hill bookies who also offer non runner no bet promotion for all ante-post bets
• The best bookie for cheltenham outright winner bets is Bet365 who regularly provide bigger betting odds for favorites to win

When looking for comparison between online bookmakers we recommend cheltenham oddschecker page where they list all the fractional odds to compare between bookies.

FAQ

Can you make money backing favourites at Cheltenham Festival?

Punters can make money backing favourites at Cheltenham Festival because they have a great track record at the Gloucestershire racecourse.

Our team of professional tipsters recommend you do not give up the form research and simply settle for backing favourites no matter what. As backing all fav’s with the same level stakes is not a great betting strategy.

Favourites win around 32 per cent of all Cheltenham races, but the average price is never high enough to give you a level stake profit. So be selective and adjust your stakes depending on strongly you fancy the SP fave.

Can you make money laying favourites at Cheltenham Festival?

The potential losses of laying favorites at Cheltenham Festival outweigh the benefits you can win.

Laying thoroughbred horses is something many horse racing punters talk about on Betfair Exchange, but potential loss is usually too much to handle.

Whether you are laying or backing racehorses you need to gamble responsibly and only wager what you can afford to lose.

Is backing favourites at Cheltenham good for ante post bets?

Stop backing favourites at Cheltenham 2025 Festival on ante post bets unless you are getting NRNB betting promotion.

It is hard enough trying to back winners at Cheltenham but on ante post bets you dont always know what race certain horses will be running in.

Many punters have quoted “This will kill me” is they switch races and “I would be gutted if Mullins changes the race” because had a large bet on ante post market.

This year certain horses like Final Demand, Brighterdaysahead, Lossiemouth and Fact To File have all looked like they are changing races from where bettors have punted them to win on.