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William Hill – A Guide to Non-Runner Money Back
It’s now just six 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 since New Year’s Day, here’s a guide on how the offer works and how you can use it for your Cheltenham punting.
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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 a month away from the headline four days of national hunt action.
Our Non-Runner Money Back concession allows for the insurance on your bet if your horse isn’t to line up in the particular 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 market.
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’ Salvator Mundi, who is currently priced at 6/1 in the Non-Runner Money Back betting. It’s highly unlikely that the hurdler will line up for the contest with the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle the reported target and a race he is currently a 3/1 joint favourite for, however if you were to fancy the horse for the race then you could place the bet with the insurance of your money back if he doesn’t line up for the William Hill County Hurdle.
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 to those 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.
This is also particularly useful for betting on a horse that may have more than one entry, if you fancy the horse to win at the festival. There are several horses who have several options this far out for the week, this is often the case with horses which may be targeted at handicaps. A great example of a fancied horse who’s Festival race isn’t confirmed is the Joseph O’Brien trained Nurburgring, he currently has the possibilities of running in the Grand Annual (12/1), the Jack Richards’ Novice Handicap Chase (10/1) and the William Hill County Hurdle (20/1), allowing for you to back the horse for each race with the insurance of your stake back if he doesn’t arrive on the day.
