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bet365 – Cheltenham Festival 2026 (Day 4) Offer

Description

Place a pre-race single up to £5 on Friday’s 13:20 Cheltenham and get your stake back as Bet Credits if it loses.

Key terms

  • Opt-in

    Tick ‘Use Money Back in free bets’ on the bet slip before placing.
  • Offer availability

    Place your bet before 13:20 on Friday, 13th March 2026.
  • Event

    13:20 Cheltenham on Friday, 13th March 2026.
  • Market

    Pre-race single only; no 'Ante-Post/Futures'; no 'Bet Builder'; no 'Forecast/Tricast'; no 'Tote/Swinger'; no 'Exacta'; no 'Trifecta'.
  • Maximum stake

    £5.
  • Minimum odds

    1.50 (1/2).
  • Reward

    If the bet loses, stake (up to £5) returned as bet credits within 24 hours; stake not returned with any winnings; credits expire after 7 days; credits cannot be used on Tote, Colossus, Lotto, Teasers or odds boosts.
  • Restrictions

    One qualifying bet per customer; cash stakes only.

Read full terms .

General advice and example for ‘Money back if bet loses’ offers

Place your ‘Money back if bet loses’ bets at high odds to maximise your profits. Use the ‘Money Back if Bet Loses’ setting on the Matched Betting Calculator to calculate your lay stakes. In the ‘Cashback’ field, you should enter the amount of your cash refund or the amount you expect to convert if the bookmaker pays your refund as a free bet or bonus.

You can convert any free bets or bonuses into cash. Use the ‘Free Bet’ setting on the Matched Betting Calculator to calculate your lay stakes. It’s best to place free bets at high odds to maximise your profits.

See my Money back if bet loses guide for a complete walkthrough of this offer type.

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