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Cheltenham Festival excitement is building, with UK bookmakers launching new free bet offers, boosting sign-up deals and introducing fresh promotions ahead of next week’s racing.

OLBG’s Cheltenham Preview Night at Newbury saw Harry Derham, Daryl Jacobs and Sam Turner share their Festival NAPs, with Majborough and Old Park Star strongly fancied.

Declan Rice is now 8/13 favourite for the 2025/26 PFA Player of the Year award, with Arsenal’s title charge boosting his chances ahead of Haaland and Gabriel.

Star Sports are offering new customers a £50 Cheltenham Free Bet when they bet £100 on the Imperial Cup at Sandown using promo code IMPERIAL50.

Timothée Chalamet and Connor Storrie headline early Sexiest Man Alive 2026 betting odds, with Robert Irwin and Bad Bunny among the contenders for People Magazine’s iconic title.

The Apprentice 2026 betting odds see Karishma Vijay and Kieran McCartney lead at 2/1 after Lord Sugar fired three candidates in what he called the worst task performance in 20 years.

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Ladbrokes have boosted Dan Skelton to 33/1 to train a winner at the 2026 Cheltenham Festival. New customers can claim the enhanced £1 offer ahead of the big week.

Wrexham is 1/2 favourite in early theoretical odds to be named UK City of Culture 2029, with Plymouth, Ipswich and Blackpool also prominent in the race.