At Oddschecker, we've curated a cracking selection for each race on the third day of the Cheltenham Festival. Check out the top offers from PricedUp, Paddy Power, Virgin Bet and more!
13:20 Cheltenham
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Oddschecker selection: Maughreen
The festival's third day is one of the most exciting as we switch from the “old” course to the “new”. We get the day underway with the Ryanair Mares' Novices' Hurdle, and it’s Willie Mullins’ Maughreen that has our pick.
We know just how good Punchestown is as a training ground for Cheltenham, and Maughreen has quite the reputation. The 6-year-old mare has won twice in a row, she’s a cracking horse and - if we see Paul Townend make an appearance, they’ll make quite the team.
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14:00 Cheltenham
Get £10 back if your horse loses in the Jack Richards Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (14:00) with Virgin Bet
Oddschecker selection: Nurburgring
Nurburgring, trained by Joseph Patrick O'Brien, is our pick for the Jack Richards Novices' Limited Handicap Chase.
Currently at 7/1, our choice is second only to Jagwar (6/1), the 6-year-old trained by Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero. Jagwar won last time out at Cheltenham in the Timeform Novices' Handicap Chase (January). He’s sure to be fierce competition, but can he hold of the likes of Nurburgring and Mullins’ Asian Master (8/1).
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14:40 Cheltenham
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Oddschecker selection: Jeriko Du Reponet
Nicky Henderson’s Jeriko Du Reponet (11/2) is the current favourite and our pick for the Pertemps Network Final Handicap Hurdle. We expect Nico de Boinville to take the reins and get everything out of Jeriko Du Reponet on race day.
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15:20 Cheltenham
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Oddschecker selection: Fact To File
The festival's third day is the only day boasting two feature races - the Ryanair Chase and the Paddy Power Stayers’ Hurdle. The former is one of the most heavily anticipated races of the Festival, with Willie Mullins’ Fact To File currently the number one favourite.
Fact To File is already in the history books at Cheltenham, having won the Brown Advisory Novices' Chase in 2024. He’s now looking to add the Ryanair Chase to the trophy cabinet. Il Est Francais (3/1) is expected to put up quite the fight; he’s no stranger to winning but hasn’t been on form quite as strongly lately.
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16:00 Cheltenham
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Oddschecker selection: Lucky Place
The Stayers’ Hurdle is the next big feature race on our list and is one of the festival's must-watch events. Gordon Elliott’s Teahupoo (7/2) is the clear favourite, but if you’re looking for something that packs a bigger punch, it has to be Lucky Place (14/1) that gets our bet.
The 6-year-old is an up-and-coming horse from Nicky Henderson’s stable and has formed quite the partnership with Nico de Boinville, winning his last two races. Most importantly, he came home in first on his last time out at Cheltenham in the Dornan Engineering Relkeel Hurdle (January).
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16:40 Cheltenham
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Oddschecker selection: Shakem Up'arry
Next up, we’ve got the TrustATrader Plate Handicap Chase, a 2m4½f hurdle with 17 fences. Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero’s Jagwar is, once again, the favourite for the event at 7/1, but we’re looking elsewhere.
Ridden by Kielan Woods, Shakem Up'arry is good around Cheltenham. He won this race here last year, and the Harry Redknapp-owned horse has the chance to win again in 2025.
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