Cheltenham Festival 2025 Day 3

The best four days in the British racing calendar, the Cheltenham Festival, begins on Tuesday 11th March until Friday 14th March 2025. We will have Cheltenham Tips for every one of the twenty-eight races, with full runner by runner previews as well as the best Cheltenham Free Bets being offered by the bookmakers.

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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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Daily Present ^tb J: Mr B T Stone ⁷ 12/1
4
Johnnywho ^t J: Mr Derek O'Connor 9/2F
3
Sa Majeste J: Mr P W Mullins 8/1

7
Weveallbeencaught ^tv J: Mr Toby McCain-Mitchell ³ 28/1
9
Manothepeople ^p J: Miss Gina Andrews 40/1
22
Grozni ^b J: Mr Alex Chadwick 33/1
17
Wiseguy J: Mr Joshua Newman 28/1
24
Dom Of Mary ^p J: Mr Tom Hutsby ⁷ 50/1
2
Yeah Man ^p J: Mr D G Lavery 11/1
11
Git Maker ^p J: Mr William Biddick 14/1
23
Walking On Air ^t J: Mr Alan O'Sullivan ⁵ 7/1
12
Nine Graces ^t J: Mr Finian Maguire 11/1
16
Westerninthepark J: Mr James King 16/1
8
Cleatus Poolaw ^p J: Mr H C Swan 33/1
6
Mint Boy J: Mr B O'Neill 8/1
1
Fantastic Lady ^p J: Mr J W Hendrick ³ 22/1
21
Pats Fancy J: Mr Jack Andrews 125/1
20
Now Where Or When ^tp J: Mr S Connor ³ 80/1
5
Gelino Bello J: Miss Olive Nicholls ³ 50/1
14
Music Of Tara ^tp J: Mr R James ³ 20/1
19
Galop De Chasse J: Miss Lucy Turner 80/1
10
Sine Nomine J: Mr John Dawson 40/1
13
Midnight Our Fred ^t J: Mr N McParlan 8/1

Winning Trainer: Paul Nolan

Distances: nk, 11, 1 1/2

Runners: 23 | Non Runners: 1

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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