Cheltenham Festival 2025 Day 3

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Day 3

Our Cheltenham Festival Day 3 tips include two top-class races – the Ryanair Chase and the Stayers’ Hurdle. Find our selections, special offers, racecards and key information for Thursday’s action below.

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13:30

Turners Novices' Chase (Grade 1) (Registered As The Golden Miller) (GBB Race)

No.(Draw)

Runner

Best Odds

Colonel Harry ^t

J: Gavin Sheehan

T: Jamie Snowden

Distance Winner - Won before at this distance

May still have more to offer on slow ground but this looks a difficult task on ratings

Form: 2-1213

Age: 7

Weight: 11-7

OR: 147

Days: 40

Djelo

J: Charlie Deutsch

T: Venetia Williams

Distance Winner - Won before at this distance

Has form figures of 1112 in completed chase starts, second in Sandown Grade 1 latest

Form: -111F2

Age: 6

Weight: 11-7

OR: 148

Days: 40

Facile Vega

J: Paul Townend

T: W P Mullins

Course Winner - Won before at this course

Won the Champion Bumper in 2022; judged on pedigree he's very interesting at this new trip

Form: 21-143

Age: 7

Weight: 11-7

OR: 151

Days: 40

Ginny's Destiny

J: Harry Cobden

T: Paul Nicholls

2 x C&D Winner - Won 2 times before on this course at this distance

3 x Course Winner - Won 3 times before at this course

3 x Distance Winner - Won 3 times before at this distance

Progressive at Cheltenham since switched to chasing; similar type to last year's winner

Form: 3-7111

Age: 8

Weight: 11-7

OR: 155

Days: 47

Grey Dawning

J: Harry Skelton

T: Dan Skelton

Ties in with Ginny's Destiny on penultimate effort; easy winner latest; leading player

Form: F-3121

Age: 7

Weight: 11-7

OR: 153

Days: 61

Iroko ^t

J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr

T: Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero

Course Winner - Won before at this course

4 x Distance Winner - Won 4 times before at this distance

Won the Martin Pipe here last year; impressive on sole run this term; exciting contender

Form: 1113-1

Age: 6

Weight: 11-7

OR: 149

Days: 128

Le Patron

J: David Noonan

T: Gary Moore

3 x Distance Winner - Won 3 times before at this distance

Flopped in the Scilly Isles, losing his unbeaten chase record; this is a deeper race

Form: 0-1114

Age: 6

Weight: 11-7

OR: 149

Days: 40

Letsbeclearaboutit

J: Keith Donoghue

T: Gavin Cromwell

2 x Distance Winner - Won 2 times before at this distance

Promising record at 2m4f over fences but no horse older than eight has won this prize

Form: -11333

Age: 9

Weight: 11-7

OR: 153

Days: 46

Sharjah ^t

J: Mr P W Mullins

T: W P Mullins

Distance Winner - Won before at this distance

Veteran who has a wealth of good form but is unlikely to win this contest aged 11

Form: 211434

Age: 11

Weight: 11-7

OR: 149

Days: 40

Zanahiyr ^tp

J: Jack Kennedy

T: Gordon Elliott

Respected on ability but has high mileage and others are open to much greater progress

Form: -12421

Age: 7

Weight: 11-7

OR: 150

Days: 30

Jamaico ^t

J: Jack Tudor

T: David Pipe

Ex-French 5yo who faces a baptism of fire on British debut; stiff task on the figures

Form: 266-31

Age: 5

Weight: 11-5

OR: 124

Days: 271

Cheltenham Festival 2025 Day 3 Races

13:30

ITV

Turners Novices' Chase (Grade 1) (Registered As The Golden Miller) (GBB Race)

14:10

ITV

Pertemps Network Final Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)

14:50

ITV

Ryanair Chase (Registered As The Festival Trophy) (Grade 1) (GBB Race)

15:30

ITV

Paddy Power Stayers' Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race)

16:10

ITV

TrustATrader Plate Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)

16:50

RTV

Ryanair Mares' Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2) (Registered As The Dawn Run Mares' Novices' Hurdle) (GBB)

17:30

RTV

Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Chase(Sponsored By The JRL Group)(GBB)

Cheltenham Festival 2025 Day 3

Cheltenham Festival Tips for Day 3 Races 2025

A dual feature day starts with the Turners Novices’ Chase, formerly known as the JLT and Marsh Novices’ Chase. In it’s eleven-year history, Ireland had enjoyed total domination of the race before winners from both Philip Hobbs and Nicky Henderson helped to stem the flow of winners from the Emerald Isle in 2019 and 2021. Barring a disaster that trend was certain to continue in 2022 with only four horses entered and all Irish trained, Bob Olinger eventually becoming the beneficiary of a bad mistake and fall at the last by the dominant Galopin Des Champs. In 2023, Great Britain managed to get another on the board thanks to Stage Star, and Dan Skelton’s Grey Dawning won the race in 2024.

Another relatively new race at the festival is the Dawn Run Novices’ Hurdle which takes place later on the card. Now in its ninth year, this race could be seen as an indictment for British horse racing in recent years with Ireland winning the the first six in a row. The man largely responsible for those was Willie Mullins who had won every single running of the race until Henry De Bromhead and Rachael Blackmore teamed up with Telmesomethinggirl who won impressively despite leaning left on the run in 2021. Harry Fry finally got one on the board for the Brits in 2022 with Love Envoi and Jamie Snowden managed to further improve that record with You Wear It Well putting in a brilliant performance to win unchallenged from the front. British trainer Jeremy Scott won the race in 2024 with Golden Ace.

The Ryanair Chase is always a tough racefor antepost punters, and after Protektorat’s surprise win in the race in 2024, we could be in for a very competitive renewal.

The Stayers’ Hurdle is a race where favourites had great success up until 2019 with five of the previous ten winners all heading the market. However, three of those are credited to the legendary Big Bucks and Paul Nicholls who trained him to an unbelievable four-timer between 2009 and 2012. That trend has been bucked slightly with winners returning at 12/1, 50/1 and 33/1 in the last few years but Teahupoo justified favouritism to win the race in 2024.

Three handicaps on the card are typically competitive, the Pertemps particularly given the qualifying process for running in the race. Amateur riders are once again in the spotlight for the Kim Muir, a race in which many will be looking towards the rides of the top amateur riders for clues. Then there is the Festival Plate, a really competitive contest.

Our Thursday Cheltenham tips will cover all these races in fantastic detail, so make sure to check out this page regularly for our latest predictions. If you’re looking for tips for other days please check back to the Cheltenham Festival homepage.

Cheltenham Festival 2025: Day 3 Races

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