Cheltenham Day 3 Tips: Race rundown for 2025

Great to fire in a couple of decent winners yesterday! I feel like the momentum is certainly with us heading into Thursday and I do usually flourish on the final two days of the Festival. The action obviously switches to the New course now and there is a great emphasis on stamina which I think I have a better eye for. My best bet of the week runs in the Ryanair and I’m also looking forward to seeing how the Stayers’ Hurdle unfolds. Another exciting day ahead! I have looked over each of the seven races in detail and there are some fiercely competitive handicaps this afternoon so definitely some bigger prices to get stuck into. Day 3 of the Cheltenham Festival could easily be the best yet! Top Cheltenham Day 3 offer Quick Cheltenham Day 3 tips Win Singles Stayers’ Hurdle: TEAHUPOO – 1.76/1 with SBK Ryanair Chase: FACT TO FILE – 11/8 with bet365 Ryanair Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle: JUBILEE ALPHA – 8/1 with Paddy Power Jack Richards Novices’: FIREFOX – 6/1 with Betfred Pertemps Hurdle: CATCH HIM DERRY – 12/1 with talkSPORT BET Plate Handicap Chase: JAGWAR – 10/3 with Sky Bet Kim Muir Challenge: MINT BOY – 10/1 with Betfair Win Double Fact To File Teahupoo Go for the win double at 5.57/1 with bet365 Each way Double Firefox Jagwar Take the each way double 18.48/1 with Betfred Top 5 favourites & odds for St Patrick’s Thursday Grade 1 races Ryanair ChaseStayers’ HurdleFact to File1.76/1Teahupoo7/4Il Est Francais11/4The Wallpark4/1Protektorat6/1Lucky Place11/2Djelo11/1Home By The Lee7/1Jungle Boogie12/1Bob Olinger11/1 Stayers’ Hurdle tips There is no hiding the fact it has been a pretty dreadful Cheltenham Festival so far for Gordon Elliott but we are only half way through and his stable star TEAHUPOO could get things back on track. He won the race going away last year and his trainer has always said he is a better horse when fresh. He has only run once this season but I certainly wouldn’t see that as a negative and even given the poor stable form I think he is the class act and should get the job done. He has been pushed out to 13/8ish in the betting which seems generous. They have opted to come here with The Wallpark which I think is the right decision and he could easily be the biggest threat to the favourite. He won four in a row and then caught the eye in defeat behind Crambo when last seen. He can get outpaced at times but certainly has stamina in abundance and should be running on strongly. Gowel Road is likely to put good pace to the race which will avoid things turning tactical and that is definitely a good thing for the Elliott pair. Langer Dan comes here as the unknown quantity in some ways as he obviously has Cheltenham Festival winning form and is largely unexposed over this trip so don’t rule out a big run. Lucky Place has won his last two and is another one you couldn’t rule out stepping up so there might be more strength in depth than it first appears. 14 TEAHUPOO Trainer: Gordon Elliott Jockey: Jack Kennedy Form: 112-11196-1124-1-11-2 Age: 8yo Weight: 11-10 Teahupoo to win the Stayers’ Hurdle at 1.76/1 with SBK Ryanair Chase tips I have made it no secret how highly I regard FACT TO FILE and even though he is coming into this off the back of two defeats I very much make him the one to beat. He won at the Cheltenham Festival last year and looked impressive winning the John Durkan on return where he had stablemate Galopins Des Champs in behind. Obviously things haven’t quite gone to plan since being beaten the last twice but he certainty hasn’t been disgraced and shapes like this drop back in trip will be perfect. I still don’t think we have seen the best version of him and I’m struggling to see how he doesn’t beat these and comfortably too. He jumps well and the harder they go the better for him as he has a high cruising speed and will just sit and pop before staying on strongly up the hill. He has only had 7 starts over fences and on the 4 times he has run over this sort of trip he has won 3 of them. The French horse Il Est Francais will go hard off the front but he has bled in the past and also I think he’ll hate Cheltenham. That hill could have him under pressure early and if that happens they’ll only be one winner. Protektorat deserves a mention after winning it last year but he looks up against an improver this time and isn’t getting any younger. Heart Wood is pretty consistent and could go better than his price suggests at least. 3 FACT TO FILE Trainer: Willie Mullins Jockey: Mark Walsh Form: 122-2111-123 Age: 8yo Weight: 11-10 Fact to File to win the Ryanair Chase at 11/8 with bet365 Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle Sixandahalf is respected but she does lack experience and it might be worth chancing JUBILEE ALPHA for Paul Nicholls. Heading into the Festival trainer Paul Nicholls said she was probably his best chance and she has impresse

Mar 13, 2025 - 11:20

Cheltenham Day 3 Tips: Race rundown for 2025

Great to fire in a couple of decent winners yesterday! I feel like the momentum is certainly with us heading into Thursday and I do usually flourish on the final two days of the Festival.

The action obviously switches to the New course now and there is a great emphasis on stamina which I think I have a better eye for. My best bet of the week runs in the Ryanair and I’m also looking forward to seeing how the Stayers’ Hurdle unfolds. Another exciting day ahead!

I have looked over each of the seven races in detail and there are some fiercely competitive handicaps this afternoon so definitely some bigger prices to get stuck into. Day 3 of the Cheltenham Festival could easily be the best yet!

Top Cheltenham Day 3 offer

Quick Cheltenham Day 3 tips

Win Singles

Stayers’ Hurdle: TEAHUPOO – 1.76/1 with SBK
Ryanair Chase: FACT TO FILE – 11/8 with bet365
Ryanair Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle: JUBILEE ALPHA – 8/1 with Paddy Power
Jack Richards Novices’: FIREFOX – 6/1 with Betfred
Pertemps Hurdle: CATCH HIM DERRY – 12/1 with talkSPORT BET
Plate Handicap Chase: JAGWAR – 10/3 with Sky Bet
Kim Muir Challenge: MINT BOY – 10/1 with Betfair

Win Double

Fact To File
Teahupoo

Go for the win double at 5.57/1 with bet365

Each way Double

Firefox
Jagwar

Take the each way double 18.48/1 with Betfred

Top 5 favourites & odds for St Patrick’s Thursday Grade 1 races

Ryanair Chase	Stayers’ Hurdle
Fact to File 1.76/1	Teahupoo 7/4
Il Est Francais 11/4	The Wallpark 4/1
Protektorat 6/1	Lucky Place 11/2
Djelo 11/1	Home By The Lee 7/1
Jungle Boogie 12/1	Bob Olinger 11/1

Stayers’ Hurdle tips

There is no hiding the fact it has been a pretty dreadful Cheltenham Festival so far for Gordon Elliott but we are only half way through and his stable star TEAHUPOO could get things back on track. He won the race going away last year and his trainer has always said he is a better horse when fresh. He has only run once this season but I certainly wouldn’t see that as a negative and even given the poor stable form I think he is the class act and should get the job done. He has been pushed out to 13/8ish in the betting which seems generous.

They have opted to come here with The Wallpark which I think is the right decision and he could easily be the biggest threat to the favourite. He won four in a row and then caught the eye in defeat behind Crambo when last seen. He can get outpaced at times but certainly has stamina in abundance and should be running on strongly. Gowel Road is likely to put good pace to the race which will avoid things turning tactical and that is definitely a good thing for the Elliott pair.

Langer Dan comes here as the unknown quantity in some ways as he obviously has Cheltenham Festival winning form and is largely unexposed over this trip so don’t rule out a big run. Lucky Place has won his last two and is another one you couldn’t rule out stepping up so there might be more strength in depth than it first appears.

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