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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13:20

Ryanair Mares' Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2) (GBB Race) (POSSIBLE ENTRIES)

No.(Draw)

Runner

Best Odds

Anno Power

T: Harry Fry

Course Winner - Won before at this course

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

Form: 211-1

Age: 6

Weight: -

OR: -

Days: 123

Aurora Vega

T: W P Mullins

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

Beaten Favourite - Losing favourite last time out

Form: 14-31P

Age: 7

Weight: -

OR: -

Days: 137

Baby Kate

T: W P Mullins

Course Winner - Won before at this course

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

Form: 110-1

Age: 6

Weight: -

OR: -

Days: 87

Barnahash Primrose

T: Jonathan Sweeney

Distance Winner - Won before at this distance

Form: 136-

Age: 7

Weight: -

OR: -

Days: 348

Bective Queen

T: Gordon Elliott

Form:

Age: 5

Weight: -

OR: -

Days: 285

Diva Luna

T: Ben Pauling

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

Beaten Favourite - Losing favourite last time out

Form: 11-2

Age: 6

Weight: -

OR: -

Days: 94

Echoing Silence

T: Henry De Bromhead

Beaten Favourite - Losing favourite last time out

Form: 5

Age: 5

Weight: -

OR: -

Days: 96

Familiar Dreams

T: Gordon Elliott

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

Form: 5111-1

Age: 6

Weight: -

OR: -

Days: 316

Farfromnowhere

T: Paul Nolan

Distance Winner - Won before at this distance

Form: 1-1

Age: 7

Weight: -

OR: -

Days: 287

Fleur Au Fusil

T: W P Mullins

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

Form: 117-4

Age: 7

Weight: -

OR: -

Days: 316

Flying Fortune

T: Peter & Michael Bowen

Distance Winner - Won before at this distance

Form: -21111

Age: 6

Weight: -

OR: -

Days: 153

Future Prospect

T: W P Mullins

Distance Winner - Won before at this distance

Form: 1

Age: 5

Weight: -

OR: -

Days: 89

Jubilee Alpha

T: Paul Nicholls

Form: 12-3

Age: 6

Weight: -

OR: -

Days: 103

Karamoja

T: W P Mullins

Beaten Favourite - Losing favourite last time out

Form: 323-3

Age: 5

Weight: -

OR: -

Days: 100

Karma D'Airy

T: W P Mullins

Form: 52

Age: 5

Weight: -

OR: -

Days: 261

Karoline Banbou

T: W P Mullins

Beaten Favourite - Losing favourite last time out

Form: 2212-2

Age: 5

Weight: -

OR: -

Days: 87

Kientzheim

T: Nicky Henderson

Form: 211-

Age: 5

Weight: -

OR: -

Days: 390

Kimi De Mai

T: B Audouin

Form: 21-1

Age: 5

Weight: -

OR: -

Days: 311

La Marquise

T: Jamie Snowden

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

Form: 1713-1

Age: 5

Weight: -

OR: -

Days: 140

La Pinsonniere

T: Nicky Henderson

Beaten Favourite - Losing favourite last time out

Form: 3362-2

Age: 5

Weight: -

OR: -

Days: 88

Let It Rain

T: Dan Skelton

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

Form: 11-21

Age: 6

Weight: -

OR: -

Days: 106

Listentoyourheart

T: Dan Skelton

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

Form: 25-111

Age: 6

Weight: -

OR: -

Days: 103

Maughreen

T: W P Mullins

Distance Winner - Won before at this distance

Form: 1-

Age: 6

Weight: -

OR: -

Days: 423

Mongibello

T: S R B Crawford

Distance Winner - Won before at this distance

Form: 2180-1

Age: 7

Weight: -

OR: -

Days: 277

Mozzies Sister

T: Declan Queally

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

Form: -21213

Age: 6

Weight: -

OR: -

Days: 96

Riskabahia

T: Mme A-S Pacault

Form:

Age: 5

Weight: -

OR: -

Days: -

Sip Sip Hooray

T: W P Mullins

Form:

Age: 6

Weight: -

OR: -

Days: -

Sixandahalf

T: Gavin Cromwell

Distance Winner - Won before at this distance

Form: 2-1

Age: 5

Weight: -

OR: -

Days: 317

Sunset Marquesa

T: Joe Tizzard

Distance Winner - Won before at this distance

Form: 433-21

Age: 6

Weight: -

OR: -

Days: 112

That's Nice

T: Nicky Henderson

Beaten Favourite - Losing favourite last time out

Form: 14

Age: 5

Weight: -

OR: -

Days: 90

Venusienne

T: P & C Peltier

Form: 2-

Age: 5

Weight: -

OR: -

Days: 541

World Of Fortunes

T: Liam Kenny

Distance Winner - Won before at this distance

Form: 10-111

Age: 7

Weight: -

OR: -

Days: 145

Cheltenham Festival 2025 Day 3 Races

13:20

ITV

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

14:00

ITV

Jack Richards Novices’ Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

14:40

ITV

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

15:20

ITV

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

16:00

ITV

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

16:40

ITV

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

17:20

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

Another relatively new race at the festival is the Ryanair Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle. 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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