Every day at the Cheltenham Festival is packed with top-class horse racing. There’s one stand-out race on each card, though. On Tuesday and Wednesday, the highlight was a great result for UK betting sites, with Constitution Hill and Jonbon each losing in dramatic fashion, whilst Thursday saw favourite Teahupoo pipped by Bob Olinger in the Stayers' Hurdle.

Friday sees Galopin Des Champs go for a third straight Gold Cup so keep reading for the best Cheltenham Festival free bets, betting offers and odds from the best Cheltenham betting sites, courtesy of Bookies.com. 

2025 Gold Cup Free Bets

Despite Friday being loaded with big races, just like every other day of the festival, the Gold Cup gets the marquee time of 4pm. Betting apps will have Cheltenham free bets available for new customers throughout the week, and this is the race many punters will choose to use them on for the first day of the 2025 Cheltenham Festival. 

2025 Gold Cup Betting Offers

The first betting offer you should look out for is best odds guaranteed. If you’re placing your Gold Cup bets on the day of the race, make sure to check out our best odds guaranteed betting sites. If you take the price on a horse and it goes off at a bigger price, you will be paid out at that bigger price. Without BOG, you are locked in at the price you took, even if it’s bigger once the race gets under way. 

It’s worth keeping an eye out for cash out betting sites too. It’s likely that odds-on favourite Galopin Des Champs will be in many punters’ Cheltenham banker acca. If you’ve placed a multiple that runs throughout the course of the Festival, having the option to cash out is a nice one to have up your sleeve. 

2025 Gold Cup Odds

Galopin Des Champs has been rock solid in the betting for the Gold Cup, and it is easy to see why considering he's won the last two editions by extremely convincing margins. It would be a big surprise if he failed to win again, but this Cheltenham Festival has been full of upset winners and heavy favourites not justifying their odds.

When is the 2025 Gold Cup?

The Cheltenham Festival is full of Grade 1 action, but the marquee race every day takes place at 4pm and the Gold Cup is the main attraction on Friday. First run in 1924, the Cheltenham Gold Cup is the most valuable non-handicap chase in Britain and one of the most prestigious prizes in all of horse racing.

The race is due to go off at 4pm on Friday, 14th March.

2025 Gold Cup Live Streaming

If you’ve had a bet on the Cheltenham Gold Cup, or just fancy watching the race, there are plenty of Cheltenham Festival live streaming options available. Most of the best UK betting sites will be offering it. Some require a bet to be placed, while on others, you just need to be logged in to your account. 

2025 Gold Cup Tips

If the odds at betting apps are to be believed, Galopin Des Champs is the horse to beat after picking up the last two Gold Cups. If you fancy opposing Willie Mullins in this one, the Rachael Blackmore-ridden Monty's Star could prove to be a shrewd bet after she picked up two wins on Thursday.

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