The best four days in the British racing calendar, the Cheltenham Festival, begins on Tuesday 10th March until Friday 13th March 2026. 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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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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17:20 Rosconn Group Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Full Result
  1. Ask Brewster silk
    22
    Ask Brewster J: Mr S Cotter 7 22/1
  2. Road To Home silk
    17
    Road To Home J: Mr P W Mullins 9/1
  3. Monbeg Genius silk
    2
    Monbeg Genius tb J: Mr J L Scallan 5 18/1
    1. Kim Roque silk
      19
      Kim Roque J: Mr J L Gleeson 9/2
    2. Olympic Man silk
      14
      Olympic Man p J: Mr D Doyle 3 125/1
    3. The Enabler silk
      3
      The Enabler t J: Mr R James 18/1
    4. Weveallbeencaught silk
      10
      Weveallbeencaught tp J: Mr J C Barry 25/1
    5. Waterford Whispers silk
      11
      Waterford Whispers J: Mr Alan O'Sullivan 3 9/2
    6. Excello silk
      15
      Excello p J: Mr Henry Main 5 50/1
    7. Sandor Clegane silk
      5
      Sandor Clegane p J: Mr J W Hendrick 3 12/1
    8. Daily Present silk
      13
      Daily Present tb J: Mr B T Stone 5 18/1
    9. Jeriko Du Reponet silk
      1
      Jeriko Du Reponet p J: Mr Derek O'Connor 4/1F
    10. Herakles Westwood silk
      8
      Herakles Westwood J: Mr Finian Maguire 10/1
    11. Cave Court silk
      18
      Cave Court J: Mr O McGill 100/1
    12. Il Ridoto silk
      6
      Il Ridoto tp J: Miss Olive Nicholls 40/1
    13. King's Threshold silk
      9
      King's Threshold t J: Mr H C Swan 25/1
    14. Gericault Roque silk
      20
      Gericault Roque tp J: Mr B Lawless 7 11/1
    15. Insurrection silk
      4
      Insurrection t J: Miss Gina Andrews 66/1
    16. Glengouly silk
      16
      Glengouly J: Mr D McGill 80/1
    17. Lord Accord silk
      24
      Lord Accord tb J: Mr N McParlan 40/1
    18. No Time To Wait silk
      21
      No Time To Wait tb J: Mr J M Halford 3 33/1
    19. Hung Jury silk
      23
      Hung Jury p J: Mr James King 50/1
    20. Prends Garde A Toi silk
      7
      Prends Garde A Toi p J: Mr B O'Neill 14/1
Winning Trainer: Mrs C Williams
Distances: nk, 5 1/2, 2 1/4
Runners: 23 | Non Runners: 1

13:20

ITV

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

14:00

ITV

Jack Richards Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (Grade 2) (Registered As The Golden Miller) (GBB Race)

14:40

ITV

Close Brothers Mares' Hurdle (Registered as The David Nicholson) (Grade 1) (GBB Race)

15:20

ITV

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

16:00

ITV

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

16:40

ITV

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

17:20

RTV

Rosconn Group Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Chase

Cheltenham Festival Tips for Day 3 Races 2026

The Ryanair Chase is always a tough race for antepost punters, and after Protektorat’s surprise win in the race in 2024, Fact To File was far too strong in the 2025 edition.

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. Bob Olinger won in 2025 for the same owners.

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.

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.

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