Last Updated on 03/03/2026 by Andy Clark
BOYLE Sports are running two stand-out promotions for the 2026 Cheltenham Festival, and they’re worth knowing about before the week gets underway on Tuesday 10th March.
The first is a new customer welcome offer — bet £10 and get £40 in free bets. At £40, it’s the highest sign-up offer of any major bookmaker running a Cheltenham promotion this year.
The second applies to both new and existing customers. Place a bet of up to £10 on the first race of the day across all four days of the Festival and if your horse loses, BOYLE Sports refund your stake as a free bet. That’s four chances across the week — one per day — to get your money back on the 1.20pm opener.
Full details on both offers, including how to claim, key terms and the full T&Cs, are on our BOYLE Sports Cheltenham page.
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Money Back on the First Race Every Day at Cheltenham (New and Existing Customers)
This is the one that applies throughout the week for everyone — new and existing customers alike. Place a bet of up to £10 on any outright selection in the first race of the day across all four days of the Festival, and if your horse loses, BOYLE Sports refund your stake as a free bet up to £10.
The first race is the 1.20pm opener on each day — the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle on Tuesday, the Turners Novices’ Hurdle on Wednesday, the Ryanair Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle on Thursday and the JCB Triumph Hurdle on Friday. Four chances across the week to get your money back if the opening race doesn’t go your way.
How to claim:
Place a win single or win part of an each-way single on the first race of the day, up to £10. Your bet must be placed from 2.00pm, 48 hours before the race. If your selection loses, you receive a free bet of up to £10 within 24 hours, valid for seven days.
Key things to know:
The offer applies to your first bet on that race each day — so if you’re planning a qualifying bet, make it your first one rather than placing a small saver beforehand. Outright bets only — no multiples, no antepost, no combined odds. Bets placed after the off do not qualify. Free bets, void bets and cashed-out bets do not count.
Who qualifies?
New and existing customers aged 18 or over from the UK, Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland. Available online and in-shop for BOYLE Xtra cardholders.
Which Offer Should I Use?
If you’re a new customer, claim the £40 free bet first — it’s the bigger value play and straightforward to trigger with a single qualifying bet. The money-back promotion then runs alongside it for the rest of the week, on each day’s opening race.
If you already have a BOYLE Sports account, the money back offer is your play — four opportunities across the week to get your stake back on the opener if it goes against you.
For the full BOYLE Sports Cheltenham sign-up offer and latest odds, see our BOYLE Sports Cheltenham page.
Andy is the founder, owner and editor of thatsagoal.com, with over 20 years of experience in betting on sports. He has a keen eye for stats, particularly when looking at players to be carded, and these form a large part of the bet builder tips you see on the site. As well as creating daily football tips, Andy also keeps thatsagoal updated with all the best bookmaker promotions and offers for our readers.