Cheltenham Festival 2025 is just two weeks away and as we approach the biggest horse racing event of the year, there are a lot of key offers and terms to look out for, one of them being Non Runner No Bet.
Cheltenham Festival is one of the biggest events of any sporting calendar and gives punters the chance to bet on a whopping 28 races over four days.
There is already a whole host of sign up offers for you to make the most of ahead of the festival and with more promotions to come, there's one offer that you should be taking advantage of to protect any big bets you make on your favourite horses.
Non Runner No Bet is a staple part of Cheltenham Festival over the years and for those experienced to betting on the races, will know it's essential any ante-post betting in the build-up to the excitement at Prestbury Park.
The offer protects your bet on races at the Cheltenham Festival if the horse you backed doesn't end up running.
But which bookmakers are providing this massive offer? All you need to know about NRNB can be found below, as well as the benefits and drawbacks that this offer brings to punters for Cheltenham Festival.
What is NRNB and Which Bookmakers Have The Offer for Cheltenham Festival 2025?
Non Runner No Bet protects your horse racing bet at Cheltenham Festival.
If you bet on a horse in a Non Runner No Bet market and that horse doesn’t run, your stakes will be returned.
The circumstances which your horse pulls out, whether it's through injury or is entered into another race, you will get your stakes back.
Below is a list of all the bookies that are providing NRNB on the 28 races at Prestbury Park.
William Hill Offering Non Runner No Bet on All 28 Races at the 2025 Cheltenham Festival
William Hill led by example in 2024 and did so in 2025 on New Years Day by announcing it will offer Non Runner No Bet on all 28 races at the Cheltenham Festival in March.
Alongisde sister company 888sport, this is a major positive for all of those betting on the 28 races as you can now bet with confidence. Bookies tend to provide bigger odds ante-post so this is a huge incentive to bet with William Hill.
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bet365 Cheltenham Non Runner No Bet 2025 Policy
Next up is one of the biggest bookies in the game, bet365. The bookmaker followed in William Hill’s footsteps by offering NRNB on all 28 races at Cheltenham. They staggered their release by offering Non Runner No Bet markets for just the Championship races. But they have now expanded this offering so you can now bet on all 28 ahead of the first race on March 11.
Sky Bet Cheltenham Non Runner No Bet 2025
On Jauary 17th, 2025, Sky Bet announced it will be going NRNB on all 28 races at Cheltenham Festival.
Last year, Sky Bet opened up their NRNB Ante-Post markets for the Cheltenham Festival on the 19th January 2024, so followed suit almost a year to the day of it's previous offering. This means that you can bet with one of the best bookies around, safe in the knowledge your bet is protected by NRNB.
888Sport Cheltenham Non Runner No Bet 2025
One bookmaker that has joined William Hill and gone early with their Non Runner No Bet promotion is 888Sport. This means you can now bet on horses like Brighterdaysahead or Lossiemouth in your chosen race, knowing you will get your money back if they run in the Mares Hurdle, rather than the Champions Hurdle or vice versa.
Paddy Power Cheltenham Non Runner No Bet 2025
In addition, Paddy Power has announced they will be offering NRNB for all 28 Cheltenham races and applies to bets placed from 7am on January 31st, 2025. This gives punters of PP plenty of time to place their bets on the biggest races.
Coral Cheltenham Non Runner No Bet 2025
Lastly, Coral announced they will offer NRNB for all of the festival's CHampionship races. This includes the Champion Hurdle, Queen Mother Champion Chase, Ryanair Chase, Stayers' Hurdle, and Cheltenham Gold Cup.
How to Place a Non Runner No Bet Wager for Cheltenham Festival
Below is a simple example of how to access NRNB with a selected bookmaker. On this occasion, we have chosen William Hill as our bookie to use the NRNB promotion.
Having been the earliest book to provide the promotion on all races, this is the one of the best and safest offers in the business.
- Sign up for a William Hill account or log in to your account if you are already a user.
- Complete your registration or head straight to the Horse Racing page on-site if you have an account.
- Head to the “Future Races” section within Horse Racing.
- You will then find markets for the Cheltenham Festival.
- These will be marked as “Cheltenham Festival - Tuesday 11th March NRMB” for example - indicating Non Runner Money Back.
- Make your selection and add it to the betslip in the normal way you would with any bet.
- In your betslip, you should see a line like this: “Outright - Supreme Novices' Hurdle - Non Runner Money Back - 11th Mar 2025.” This confirms you are betting on an NRNB or NRMB market.
- Now place your bet and you will be covered by William Hill’s Non Runner No Bet promotion.
The Importance of NRNB at Cheltenham Festival
Lots of Races Means Lots of Possibilities
The offer tends to only surface around major racing events, including the Cheltenham Festival, and with good reason.
The festival has a massive 28 races across four days in March, with many of those being Grade 1, the highest grade possible for a race.
Markets for the biggest races tend to surf so far in advance which means you can bet on the biggest races early. However, this comes with a big risk.
This is because so many horses are rumoured to be racing in multiple races, but you won't find out who is entering which race until 48 hours before the event itself. This means you're effectively guessing which horse will be selected for which race, which can quickly change closer to the time.
This means that the earlier a bookie provides NRNB, the safer your bet will be if you place a wager a few weeks early on the Champion Hurdle or the Gold Cup.
On top of that, injuries are a common occurrence and can also complicate your ante-post betting. Sir Gino pulled out of Cheltenham Festival earlier this month, causing a whole host of bets to become void. However, if you placed a wager after your selected bookie provided NRNB, your stake is safe.
What Are the Drawbacks to Betting with NRNB At Cheltenham?
While there are more positives than negatives when it comes to plumping with the NRNB offer on one of the bookmakers above, there are a few drawbacks that must be considered ahead of Cheltenham Festival 2025.
When Non Runner No Bet comes into play, the odds on your favourite horses will likely shorten. This is because the bookie is removing an element of risk.
Galopin Des Champs, for example, is now Evens on both William Hill and 888Sport for the Gold Cup, whereas he is still as big as 6/4 on other books.
