Cheltenham Bonus Offers - are they worth it?

[TheGooner]

I've never really been a big fan of the horses - it's hard enough trying to pick a winner in a two-sided football match - let alone a field of 20 nags.

But I notice that the bookmakers are building this race meeting up and offering a few tasty bonuses as well. I'll post some of the better ones here in this thread.

Are you interested in horse racing? Can you help us turn those freebies into serious cash?

If so - I'd love to hear from you.

[TheGooner]

PADDY POWER OFFER :

Who's Your Favourite? Cheltenham 2008 - Day 1

If your horse finishes second to the SP favourite in any of Tuesday's Six Cheltenham races Paddy Power will refund your losing single stake. Max refund per punter is €300/£200.

Visit Paddy Power to place your bet.

[TheGooner]

VICTOR CHANDLER OFFER :
If your selection FALLS, Victor Chandler will refund your losing stake as a free bet on the following day’s racing!

Also applies to unseated rider, brought down, refused or slipped up. Max free bet £50 (€75) per person per race. Applies to win only bets and each way bets. Singles only.

Visit Victor Chandler to have a punt

[Luther]

Yes - I am really interested in Horse Racing but know that I cannot make a profit from the game and I'm not really tempted by the current offers.

One of the New Year's Resolutions was only to bet on the horses when attending the meetings and I know it has worked.

Obviously I am tempted to have a punt on the nags but instead of a real bet, I just enter the details into my 'Non-betting' spreadsheet and can celebrate the losers...!!!

[Elle]

Thought these stats were interesting...

The Cheltenham Festival, is gearing up for a record year after bookmaker William Hill said it expected the four-day event to have a turnover of over £650 million. A spokesperson for the betting firm forecast that £26 million would be gambled per race, equating to £165 million per day.

[Elle]

Here's another offer that might be of interest from Irish bookie BoyleSports.com.

£1 million Cash Back: 2008 CHELTENHAM FESTIVAL
If Kauto Star wins and Denman finishes 2nd in the Cheltenham Gold Cup, then Boyle Sports will refund all losing single bets placed on all horses that finish 2nd in the other 24 races at this years festival.

[Mike]

If you like Horse Racing then check out the latest 'Win a Years Racing' deal at Paddy Power:

Sign up to Paddy Power Casino this week for your chance to win a sensational year of Top Class Horse Racing.

Paddy is giving one lucky punter luxury trips to 3 of the biggest events of the racing calendar, the Aintree Grand National, The Epsom Derby and the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe in Paris!

How do I sign up?

Every player who makes their first transfer (£/€10 or more) into Paddy Power Casino with the promo code ppyear (no caps) will be in the lucky draw for the top prize - and every player will receive a 100% match bonus on their first casino deposit too (Maximum bonus available is £/€75 ).

Deposit with promo code ppyear - offer is valid until 23:59 on Monday, 17th March, 2008 so get a wriggle on.

Existing PaddyPower.com customers can login to Paddy Power Casino with their existing Paddypower.com username and password.

So that's trips for 2 people to the Aintree Grand National, the Epsom Derby and the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe and the prize package consists of flights, accommodation and racecourse entry... pretty cool for a £/€10 flutter at the casino!