Leading Irish bookmaker Boylesports is counting down the days to the world’s most exhilarating sporting bonanza and they will be on hand to offer punters an enhanced multiple every day from now Tuesday 16th March. 

The wait for this year’s Cheltenham Festival is almost over and the bookies are beginning to unleash some of their specials ahead of the world’s greatest horse racing meeting.

Leading Irish bookmaker Paddy Power is willing to refund all losing bets on the Spinal Research Supreme Novices' Hurdle if “Irish banker” Dunguib wins the 2m½f Festival opener.

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Mille Chief was cut from 8s to 7/1 favourite by Stan James for the Triumph Hurdle after his smooth victory at Huntingdon on Wednesday afternoon.

With the New Year’s racing action starved by the cold snap in Britain, punters are beginning to cast their eyes towards antepost betting for the year ahead.

Paul Nicholls has paid tribute to Kauto Star and described the superstar as a "horse of a lifetime" following his sensational performance in the King George VI Chase at Kempton on Boxing Day.

Paul Nicholls has admitted that Denman will need to “find something special” if he is going to beat Kauto Star when the two superstars clash for the third time in the Totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup.

Captain Cee Bee looks set to head straight to the Cheltenham Festival for the Irish Independent Arkle Trophy after he suffered an unlucky defeat at the hands of Sizing Europe in a Grade One prize at Leopardstown on Boxing Day.

2010 Smurfit Kappa Champion Hurdle hopeful Hurricane Fly may miss his big day out at the Cheltenham Festival after trainer Willie Mullins warned antepost punters that the star had suffered a setback.

Cheltenhampro takes a look at the schedule for next year's Cheltenham Festival.

Henrietta Knight has admitted she will use Somersby sparingly this season, as she prepares the horse for a tilt at the Arkle Trophy at Cheltenham next March.

Boylesports offer 4/1 for a repeat of this year’s Gold Cup result with Kauto Star beating Denman into second place.

After another top weekend’s jumping action, the antepost betting for the 2010 Cheltenham Festival has gone into overdrive.

Denman will make just one more appearance before the Cheltenham Gold Cup in March when he will put his unbeaten record at Newbury on the line in the Aon Chase.

Master Minded has been eased to 11/8 (from 10/11) with totesport for the Queen Mother Champion Chase after suffering a shock defeat at the hands of Well Chief in the Connaught Chase at Cheltenham this afternoon.

At Wincanton on Saturday, Champion Hurdle second Celestial Halo demolished his field in the Elite Hurdle, putting down his marker for this season's event. Cheltenhampro ponders how good that effort might be.

Leading British betting firm Ladbrokes have been forced to cut Big Zeb into 8/1 from 10/1 for the Queen Mother Champion Chase at Cheltenham next March after an easy success in the ladbrokes.com Fortria Chase at Navan this afternoon.

Planet Of Sound made a successful step out of novice company and landed the Grade 2 William Hill Gold Cup Chase at Exeter on Tuesday.

Deep Purple proved himself worth his place among chasing's elite with a gutsy win in the bet365 Charlie Hall Chase, but a clash with Cheltenham Gold Cup hero Kauto Star seems unlikely.

The highly-regarded Dunguib confirmed himself as a red-hot favourite for the Supreme Novices' Hurdle at next year’s Cheltenham Festival after a superb winning debut over jumps at Galway on Sunday.

Cheltenham may seem far away but five months passes swiftly in racing: it certainly does not seem so long since Sea The Stars embarked on the first of his winning Group Ones this year in Newmarket.

Leading British trainer Paul Nicholls has reported that his Ladbrokes World Hurdle-winning hero Big Buck’s has got even better after a summer off the track on his back.

On a day when legendary trainer Paul Nicholls spoke publicly about his best horses head of the new jumping season, he explained to punters that Denman will have a racecourse gallop at Exeter on November 10 in preparation for his re-appearance in the Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup.

Grade One-winning novice chaser Follow The Plan has returned to the gallops as he has been re-introduced to his training schedule ahead of the forthcoming winter campaign.

William Hill have opened the betting on this season’s Novice Chasers and after dominating last season’s novice hurdling division, Willie Mullins’s Mikael D’Haguenet leads the betting.

Trainer Tom Mullins has admitted that he believes he has a horse to watch for the future in the shape of Cheltenham 2009 Champion Bumper runner-up Some Present.

2006 Cheltenham Gold Cup hero War Of Attrition is set for another National Hunt campaign under the wing of trainer Mouse Morris.

Several Fixtures have already been confirmed for Cheltenham's 2009/2010 Racing Season