🏇 Cheltenham Challenge🚀 One Boost per festival🧾 Entry required (current year)
Pick horses. Score points.
Refresh the leaderboard.
A straightforward Cheltenham game. You pick one horse per race, once per day, for four days. There is a Boost. It will be used either too early or too late. This is normal.
If you can’t access the current festival, complete the entry form first. The site will insist.
QUICK START
- Enter the current festival year.
- Pick 7 races for the day before submissions close.
- Use your one Boost on one race in the whole festival.
- Watch events unfold.
The leaderboard will not refresh itself.
How it works
1) Picks
Each day has 7 races. Pick one horse per race and submit before the deadline.
Each day has 7 races. Pick one horse per race and submit before the deadline.
2) Boost
You get one Boost per festival. Choose one race to double your points for your pick in that race.
You get one Boost per festival. Choose one race to double your points for your pick in that race.
3) Scores
Day totals and festival totals update after results are processed.
Day totals and festival totals update after results are processed.
Boost (what it actually does)
- The Boost is linked to you, not the horse.
- It applies to one race (and therefore your pick in that race).
- It doubles your points for that race only. Your other races are unaffected.
- After picks are published, boosted picks are marked with 🚀.
Navigation
My Stable
Your picks, history, and general evidence.
Your picks, history, and general evidence.
Leaderboards
Festival, day, and all-time views.
Festival, day, and all-time views.
Records
Statistics for people who enjoy statistics.
Statistics for people who enjoy statistics.
Rules
- Entry is required for the current festival before you can submit selections.
- One pick per race. Submit all 7 races for the day.
- Deadlines apply. Once submissions close, picks are locked.
- Boost: one per person per festival. Use it on one race.
Scoring
Points are awarded based on the Starting Price (SP) odds of the horse you selected and where it finishes in the race.
Places paid
- 1–4 runners: Win only
- 5–7 runners: 2 places
- 8–15 runners: 3 places
- 16+ runners: 4 places
Points awarded
- Winner: 100% of odds
- Second: 66% of odds
- Third: 33% of odds
- Fourth: 16.5% of odds
Boost
If you used your Boost on that race, your points for that race are doubled.
If you used your Boost on that race, your points for that race are doubled.
Totals
Race points sum to a day total. Day totals sum to a festival total. All-time statistics are calculated from historic day totals.
Race points sum to a day total. Day totals sum to a festival total. All-time statistics are calculated from historic day totals.
Prizes
Prize pot is entries × £20. Payment can be declared on entry and verified by admin.
Typical split:
- 🥇 40% Festival winner
- 🥈 20% second
- 🥉 10% third
- 🏅 Daily winners: 7.5% each (x4)
No double prizes: top 3 overall are not eligible for daily prizes (it rolls down).
FAQ
Can I change my picks?
Yes, until submissions close for that day.
Yes, until submissions close for that day.
Can I change my Boost?
Yes, until submissions close on the day you’re selecting. After it’s used, it is used.
Yes, until submissions close on the day you’re selecting. After it’s used, it is used.
Why can’t I access the current festival?
Entry form. This is deliberate.
Entry form. This is deliberate.
Proceed to the part where you pick horses.
Then proceed to the part where you explain that your Boost was “a long-term plan”.
Refreshing the leaderboard does not influence the outcome. It does, however, feel productive.