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- Lossiemouth leads the betting odds for the Mares Hurdle on Day One
- Plenty of offers available for the Festival
- Galopin Des Champs odds-on for Cheltenham Gold Cup
Lossiemouth leads the betting odds for the Mares Hurdle on Day One
Day One confirmations have now been made for the 2025 Cheltenham Festival with one of the big market movers seeing Lossiemouth now odds-on favourite for the Close Brothers Mares Hurdle.
Willie Mullins had previously said that Lossiemouth would be heading for the Champion Hurdle earlier in the week but now looks certain to race in the Mares with Lossiemouth drifting out to 12/1 on the Betfair Exchange for the Champion Hurdle.
Betting sites continue to offer odds on the Cheltenham Festival as we get closer and closer to it getting underway and the Mares Hurdle, formerly sponsored by OLBG, sees Lossiemouth now as the clear favourite.
Paddy Power's latest odds for the race gives Lossiemouth a 63% chance of winning the race on Tuesday with Jade De Grugy following behind in the market.
| 2025 Cheltenham Mares Hurdle | Odds | Probability |
|---|---|---|
| Lossiemouth | 4/7 | 63.6% |
| Jade De Grugy | 5/2 | 28.6% |
| Golden Ace | 5/1 | 16.7% |
| July Flower | 6/1 | 14.3% |
| Joyeuse | 7/1 | 12.5% |
Plenty of offers available for the Festival
Cheltenham Festival coming around once again means plenty of tasty offers on the way throughout the week with Cheltenham Free Bets and Offers for 2025 already giving free bets ahead of the festival.
TalkSPORT Bet are one of those bookmakers with free bets available for the Festival with their welcome offer giving £30 in free bets for Cheltenham and Football.
Galopin Des Champs odds-on for Cheltenham Gold Cup
Galopin Des Champs remains the odds-on favourite for next Friday's Cheltenham Gold Cup as he looks to make it three wins in-a-row in the big race.
With Willie Mullins' star remaining in top form he’s currently leading the betting market for the race with bookies putting him at odds-on favourite.
| 2025 Cheltenham Gold Cup | Odds | Probability |
|---|---|---|
| Galopin Des Champs | 1/2 | 66.7% |
| Banbridge | 4/1 | 20.0% |
| Fact To File | 5/1 | 16.7% |
| Montys Star | 10/1 | 9.1% |
