Cheltenham Festival Day 4 Tips

The 2026 Cheltenham Festival concludes on Friday afternoon and the Gold Cup is the undoubted showpiece race of both the day and the meeting as a whole in the Cotswolds.


Racing Post tipster Phill Anderson has supplied his best 3 bets for the last day of the 2026 Cheltenham Festival.


Cheltenham Day 4 Betting Tips


15:20 Cheltenham - The Passing Wife @ 11/1
16:40 Cheltenham - Stattler @ 11/1
17:20 Cheltenham - East India Express @ 9/1


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15:20 Cheltenham - The Passing Wife @ 11/1


Gavin Cromwell's horses have actually been running well at Cheltenham all week at big costs and The Passing Wife might be worth chancing each-way in this year's Albert Bartlett.


This kid of Passing Glance appeared like a top prospect in bumpers, mixing it with the similarity Wingmen and Redemption Day and there's been plenty to like about his efforts so far this season.


He was only beaten roughly two lengths by the re-opposing Thedeviluno in a maiden difficulty before another narrow defeat in Grade 2 business at Fairyhouse.


He then got better from a lower effort in the Future Champions Novice at Leopardstown to win a maiden hurdle by nine lengths with Doctor Du Mesnil back in second.


His point-to-point background offers plenty of hope that he's going to be a stayer and, offered that he's been running well while the lawn has run out form, there's potentially plenty more to come from this gently raced seven-year-old.


16:40 Cheltenham - Stattler @ 11/1


Patrick Mullins must have had the option of plenty of the Irish raiders in this year's Princess Royal Challenge Cup Open Hunters' Chase and it's fascinating that he's gone for previous Closutton inmate Stattler.


The veteran was only narrowly rejected on the back of a lengthy lack in January over an inadequate journey and stepped up from that run to win in great design at Fakenham last month.


The unsettled forecast won't be a concern for connections considered that he's proven on all sorts of ground and he has a class edge over many in this field, even if his much better days are behind him.


We also understand he deals with Cheltenham well, having won at the Festival in 2022 with Patrick Mullins on board and the set can roll back the years in the penultimate race of the Festival.


17:20 Cheltenham - East India Express @ 9/1


A standout price from bet365 is 9/1 for East India Express in the Festival better.


He did finest of those that raced prominently in this race in 2015 when ending up seventh of 24 and acquired payment with a course and range success at the April .


He lost his method a little at the start of this season however was strongly back on track when just beaten a neck in a valuable handicap difficulty at Windsor on New Year's Day.


Unlike a lot of his competitors, he's been kept fresh for this project and a 4lb rise for his Windsor effort may show to be on the lenient side.


With bet365 offering 5 put on the race, he makes a lot of appeal as an each-way selection.


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Phill Anderson has actually been in great kind at Cheltenham this week, with three each-way choices - Sober Glory (14/1), Vanillier (12/1) and Oscars Brother (10/1) - hitting the frame from 6 selections.