Cheltenham Antepost Membership
Our antepost selections and analysis through the National Hunt season, as the picture for the Cheltenham Festival develops, with the reasoning behind every one.
Freefor the 2026/27 season
Free until Monday 22 March 2027. Nothing renews.
18+ only. Selections are opinions, not guarantees. Please gamble responsibly.
What you get
The emphasis is on finding value early, rather than backing obvious favourites.
Antepost selections throughout the season
Each with the price and date it was advised, the stake, and win or each-way terms.
Early prices and bigger-price opportunities
Found before the market has fully settled.
Detailed reasoning behind every selection
Why a horse has been added, and how we view its prospects.
Members-only write-ups and analysis
Longer pieces on the races, the horses and the markets.
Access to previous selections
Every selection made this season so far, whenever you join, and earlier seasons’ tips.
Results and a running P&L
In points, calculated from every settled selection.
The full members’ area
Everything in one place, on your phone or computer.
Updates as the Festival picture develops
As targets become clearer, conditions change and the markets move.
Cheltenham and Aintree Festival Tips included
Festival-week tips that work alongside your existing antepost bets, helping you maximise your overall Festival profit potential.
A post-Festival review
How the season’s selections fared, once the racing is done.
Our approach
Antepost betting is about identifying value before the market has fully settled.
At The Cheltenham Edge, we look beyond simply picking horses that are likely to win. We assess the factors that can create an advantage at the prices available, including a horse’s form, profile, suitability for the race, likely conditions, course and distance, potential targets and how the market is assessing its chances.
The aim is to identify horses whose current odds offer an interesting betting opportunity and to build a portfolio of selections throughout the season rather than relying on a handful of last-minute festival bets.
Prices move and circumstances change, so antepost betting requires patience and an acceptance that not every selection will make it to the Festival.
Members receive the reasoning behind each selection so they can understand why a horse has been added and how we view its prospects.
The Cheltenham Festival is the focus, but the work starts well before March. We follow the National Hunt season throughout the winter, looking for horses and prices that could become significant as the Festival approaches.
There are no guarantees in racing. Our aim is to provide well-researched opinions, identify potential value and give members the information they need to make their own betting decisions.
Cheltenham 2026 antepost results
Across all 39 of our antepost selections, we staked a total of 73 points and returned 289, netting 216 points in profit.
Excel spreadsheet, 11 KB
In money, all 39 selections would have returned:
- £10 a point
- £2,890
- returned from £730 staked
- £50 a point
- £14,450
- returned from £3,650 staked
- £100 a point
- £28,900
- returned from £7,300 staked
Some of our selections
Winner
Il Etait Temps
Sandown and Champion Chase double, 2026
Tipped at
100/1
Starting price
5/2
101.00 points returned from 1.00 staked
Each-way place
Brighterdaysahead
Champion Hurdle, 2026
Tipped at
66/1e/w
Starting price
7/2
14.20 points returned from 2.00 staked
Winner
Kitzbuhel
Brown Advisory, 2026
Tipped at
33/1e/w
Starting price
11/1
41.60 points returned from 2.00 staked
| Horse and race | Tipped | Bet | Result | SP | Points staked | Points returned |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JohnnyWhoUltima | 16/1 | 1 pt e/w | Winner | 18/1 | 2.00 | 21.20 |
| BrighterdaysaheadChampion Hurdle | 66/1 | 1 pt e/w | Each-way place | 7/2 | 2.00 | 14.20 |
| MadaraPlate | 16/1 | 1 pt e/w | Winner | 3/1 | 2.00 | 21.20 |
| King Rasko GreyTurners Novices’ Hurdle | 10/1 | 1 pt e/w | Winner | 11/1 | 2.00 | 14.00 |
| KitzbuhelBrown Advisory | 33/1 | 1 pt e/w | Winner | 11/1 | 2.00 | 41.60 |
| Il Etait TempsSandown and Champion Chase double | 100/1 | 1 pt win | Winner | 5/2 | 1.00 | 101.00 |
| Break My SoulGrand Annual | 33/1 | 0.5 pts e/w | Each-way place | 20/1 | 1.00 | 3.80 |
| WodhoohMares’ Hurdle | 6/1 | 2 pts win | Winner | 5/6 | 2.00 | 14.00 |
| Supremely WestPertemps | 7/1 | 2 pts win | Winner | 100/30 | 2.00 | 16.00 |
| DinoblueMares’ Chase | 4/1 | 2 pts win | Winner | 11/8 | 2.00 | 10.00 |
| Gaelic WarriorGold Cup | 5/1 | 2 pts win | Winner | 11/4 | 2.00 | 12.00 |
- Winner
JohnnyWho
Ultima
- Tipped
- 16/1, 1 pt e/w
- SP
- 18/1
- Points staked
- 2.00
- Points returned
- 21.20
- Winner
Madara
Plate
- Tipped
- 16/1, 1 pt e/w
- SP
- 3/1
- Points staked
- 2.00
- Points returned
- 21.20
- Winner
King Rasko Grey
Turners Novices’ Hurdle
- Tipped
- 10/1, 1 pt e/w
- SP
- 11/1
- Points staked
- 2.00
- Points returned
- 14.00
- Each-way place
Break My Soul
Grand Annual
- Tipped
- 33/1, 0.5 pts e/w
- SP
- 20/1
- Points staked
- 1.00
- Points returned
- 3.80
- Winner
Wodhooh
Mares’ Hurdle
- Tipped
- 6/1, 2 pts win
- SP
- 5/6
- Points staked
- 2.00
- Points returned
- 14.00
- Winner
Supremely West
Pertemps
- Tipped
- 7/1, 2 pts win
- SP
- 100/30
- Points staked
- 2.00
- Points returned
- 16.00
- Winner
Dinoblue
Mares’ Chase
- Tipped
- 4/1, 2 pts win
- SP
- 11/8
- Points staked
- 2.00
- Points returned
- 10.00
- Winner
Gaelic Warrior
Gold Cup
- Tipped
- 5/1, 2 pts win
- SP
- 11/4
- Points staked
- 2.00
- Points returned
- 12.00
The table shows some of our winning and placed selections from 2026, not every selection we advised. The antepost results above cover all 39, and every one is in the download. Returns include the stake and are worked out at the price when tipped. How results are calculated
Winning slips
Bet slips for six of these selections. We’ve covered the stakes and the bookmakers’ names.
Il Etait TempsThe 3.35 at Sandown and the Champion Chase, 2026100/1 doubleWinner 
BrighterdaysaheadChampion Hurdle, 2026, backed on 30 November 202566/1 each wayEach-way place 
KitzbuhelBrown Advisory Novices’ Chase, 202633/1 each wayWinner 
King Rasko GreyTurners Novices’ Hurdle, 2026Each way, non-runner money backWinner 
WodhoohMares’ Hurdle, 20266/1 winWinner 
DinoblueMares’ Chase, 20264/1 winWinner
Finding the price before the market moves
Antepost betting can offer opportunities that disappear as the Festival gets closer. The selections above illustrate the type of price movement we look to identify: horses backed at significantly larger prices before their odds shortened in the market.
For each selection, members receive the reasoning behind the bet and the factors that led us to believe the available price represented an opportunity.
Past performance is not a guarantee of future results. Racing and betting involve risk, and all selections are opinions rather than guarantees of success.
Why antepost?
Betting early can mean bigger prices. It also means more uncertainty, and the two go together.
Earlier prices
Months before the Festival, bookmakers have to price horses whose targets, fitness and ground are still uncertain. As those questions are answered the market moves, and a horse that emerges as a leading contender can shorten long before the day.
The trade-off
An antepost bet is normally lost if the horse doesn’t run in the race, unless the bookmaker offers non-runner no bet. Plans change, and not every selection will make it to the Festival.
How we handle it
We build a portfolio of selections through the season rather than relying on a few bets, say when non-runner no bet is available, and give our reasoning every time, so you can make your own decision.
Inside the membership
Everything is in the members’ area, on your phone or computer, and new selections are emailed to you as soon as they are published.
- Dashboard
- Your membership, the latest selections and write-ups, and recent updates such as price moves and results.
- Antepost tips
- This season’s selections, each with its own page: advised price and date, current price, stake, terms and status.
- Members content
- Write-ups with the full reasoning behind the selections, and analysis published for members only.
- Results
- The settled record, each result in words, with the running total in points.
- P&L
- Profit and loss in points, season by season, from the same settled selections.
- Previous tips
- Earlier seasons’ tips and results, by season.
Membership period
This season the membership is free. It runs through the Cheltenham Festival and ends on Monday 22 March 2027: nothing renews.
Today
You register
Register with your email address and the members’ area opens straight away, with the 2026/27 selections so far. There’s no payment and no card details.
Tuesday 2 February 2027
Free sign-ups close
New membership registration for this season ends. Everyone who has registered keeps it.
Tuesday 16 to Friday 19 March 2027
The Festival
The membership runs through the Festival itself, the meeting every selection is aimed at, with the Cheltenham Festival Tips included.
Monday 22 March 2027, 6am
Your free season ends
Your access ends by itself: nothing renews and nothing is taken. Renewal information for the 2027/28 season will be shared closer to the time.
Join the Cheltenham Antepost Membership
Freefor the 2026/27 season
Register with your email address: no payment and no card details. 18+ only.
Questions about membership
Is the membership free?
Yes, for the 2026/27 season. Register with your email address and the Antepost Tips are yours straight away, until Monday 22 March 2027. There’s no payment and no card details, and nothing renews. Free sign-ups close on Tuesday 2 February 2027.
What happens when the free season ends?
Your access ends at 6am on Monday 22 March 2027. Nothing renews and nothing is taken: we never ask for card details. Renewal information for the 2027/28 season will be shared closer to the time.
How do I get the selections?
In the members’ area, with the reasoning and write-ups, and by email as soon as a new selection is published.
What happens if a selection doesn’t run?
Antepost bets are normally lost if the horse doesn’t run, unless the bookmaker offers non-runner no bet. Not every selection will make it to the Festival, which is why each one comes with our reasoning, and we say when non-runner no bet was available.
Does membership include Festival Tips?
It includes the Cheltenham and Aintree Festival Tips: members receive our tips during the week of each festival, and don’t need to buy the tips service separately.