Day 1

Welcome to PickAPunt Cheltenham Festival 2024 – Day 1 – Tuesday 12th March. Keep track of your position in the leaderboard below.

Leaderboard

Results

Sky Bet Supreme Novices’ Hurdle

1. Slade Steel – 7/2
2. Mystical Power – 10/3
3. Firefox – 11/2

My Pension Expert Arkle Challenge Trophy

1. Gaelic Warrior – 2/1
2. Found A Fifty – 13/2
3. Il Etait Temps – 7/2

Ultima Handicap Chase

1. Chianti Classico – 6/1
2. Twig – 28/1
3. Meetingofthewaters – 6/1
4. Famous Bridge – 25/1

Unibet Champion Hurdle

1. State Man – 2/5
2. Irish Point – 9/2
3. Luccia – 33/1

Close Brothers Mares’ Hurdle

1. Lossiemouth – 8/13
2. Telmesomethinggirl – 22/1
3. Hispanic Moon – 40/1

Boodles Juvenile Handicap Hurdle

1. Lark In The Mornin – 9/1
2. Eagles Reign – 80/1
3. Ndaawi – 12/1
4. Harsh – 40/1

Maureen Mullins National Hunt Chase

1. Corbetts Cross – 15/8
2. Embassy Gardens – 7/4

Rules

• Pick 1 Horse in each race
• Select Win or Each Way
• Stake is 1 point per race (1 point win or 0.5 points each way)
• Each way will be settled as standard place terms
  • 5 – 7 runners: 1/4 odds, 2 places
  • 8 or more runners: 1/5 odds, 3 places
  • Handicaps of 12 – 15 runners: 1/4 odds, 3 places
  • Handicaps of 16+ runners: 1/4 odds, 4 places
  • 4 runners or less, all bets will settled as 1pt win
• Each player has a “Joker” available to use on one race, where the stake is doubled to 2 points (2 points win or 1 point each way)
• Results will be settled at industry SP (Starting Price)
• Profit is added up for each player which determines the leaderboard
• If your selected horse is a non-runner, then your stake will go onto the SP favourite to win. If there are joint SP favourites, it will go onto the lowest number on the racecard
• You must submit an entry every day to qualify for the overall leaderboard
• Entries will close at 1.15pm on Tuesday 12th March
• One entry is permitted per person. If more than one entry is received for a person, then the earliest entry will be counted
• Once an entry is submitted, it can’t be changed

Races

• 1.30pm – Sky Bet Supreme Novices’ Hurdle
• 2.10pm – My Pension Expert Arkle Challenge Trophy
• 2.50pm – Ultima Handicap Chase
• 3.30pm – Unibet Champion Hurdle
• 4.10pm – Close Brothers Mares’ Hurdle
• 4.50pm – Boodles Juvenile Handicap Hurdle
• 5.30pm – Maureen Mullins National Hunt Chase