Racing fans have a chance to win an all-expenses paid trip to watch the Cheltenham Festival from sunny Benidorm
Freebets is offering four lucky racing fans an all-expenses-paid trip to watch the Cheltenham Festival – from sunny Benidorm. Last year, social media went into a frenzy when Freebets.com launched the competition to whisk fortunate punters off to Spain, after fans realised it would be cheaper to watch the races there than actually attend Cheltenham.
The trip is making a comeback ahead of this year’s event, with flights, accommodation and VIP treatment up for grabs between 10-15 March – with social media star Stephen ‘Racing Blogger’ Power also joining them. In 2025, the lucky winners were joined by former six time Cheltenham Festival-winning jockey Paddy Brennan and Derek ‘Tommo’ Thompson.
Just one day at Cheltenham can cost racing enthusiasts nearly £100, with VIP tickets costing hundreds more – but flights from London to Benidorm can be as cheap as £49. Now, four racing fans will have the opportunity to jet off to Benidorm and watch the event under the sun, on an all-expenses-paid trip.
Flights, hotels and meals are all included in the competition prize, which closes on 4 March, with entry available here.
This year’s festival will see Inothewayurthinkin currently sitting near the top of the charts for a likely winner of the prestigious Gold Cup.
However, they’ll face stiff competition from previous winner Galopin des Champs, who was denied a ‘threepeat’ Gold Cup victory in 2025.
Across the four days of the tournament – Champion Day, Ladies Day, St Patrick’s Thursday and Gold Cup Day – the sound of thundering hooves will echo across Gloucestershire, entertaining thousands – except four who will be soaking up the sun in Spain.
Dominic Celica, of Freebets.com, said: “Our competition was such a success last year, we had to give fans the chance to go again.
“Cheltenham in the changeable British weather is always brilliant, but who would want to miss out on a chance of some serious sunshine?
“Who knows, if you’re lucky enough to win this competition, that luck may extend to whichever horses you decide to place a bet on.
“And even if you decide to enter but don’t want to put a penny on the horses, five days in Benidorm’s not bad on its own.”