Cheltenham Festival
William Hill – A Guide to Non Runner Money Back
With just two weeks until the flag drops for the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle and the 2025 Cheltenham Festival is underway, the biggest horse racing betting week of the year.
We have offered our Non Runner Money Back concession across all 28 races on the four days, here is a guide to the Non Runner Money Back offer.
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Cheltenham Festival – Non Runner Money Back
The biggest week of UK and Irish horse racing betting is the Cheltenham Festival. We are just over two weeks away from the headline four days of national hunt action.
Our Non Runner Money Back concession allows for insurance on your bet if your horse doesn’t line up in the race on the day. You can bet for the future races without the risk of losing your stake if your horse doesn’t line up for whatever reason, unlike your typical antepost markets.
A great example of where you can take advantage of this offer is in the William Hill County Hurdle, the second race on the fourth and final day of the festival.
The current favourite for the race is Willie Mullins’ Kopeck De Mee, who is currently priced at 5/1 in the Non Runner Money Back betting. The horse has entries for not only the William Hill County Hurdle, but the Coral Cup and the Martin Pipe as well. The concession gives a safety net in the bet, meaning that if you were to back Kopeck De Mee for the William Hill County Hurdle and he were to take up another engagement, the bet will be voided, and the stake will be refunded.
It can be a helpful offer to utilise before a horse runs in a particular race in the run-up to the Cheltenham Festival. This can be particularly prevalent in the novice races, where a horse’s ability isn’t as clear as the more exposed types. If you fancy a particular selection for the Supreme at 25/1, it can be a good bet at that price using the concession where if they win, they will shorten but if they lose, they likely won’t line up on the day, therefore you receive your stake back.
There are several horses priced up in the Non Runner Money Back markets, which look valuable at their prices. One of these is Fact To File, who is 5/4 for the Ryanair Chase. Entered in the aforementioned race and the Gold Cup, he has the option of both but after finishing behind the Gold Cup favourite Galopin Des Champs the last twice, the Ryanair Chase may be the avenue connections choose to go down. The 5/4 on offer with the NRMB may not be any bigger on the day, but the bet has the insurance of stake back if the horse were to go for the Gold Cup. You can check out all of our Day Four tips here, utilising the Non Runner Money back concession.
