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2025 Cheltenham Festival Day 3
The third day of the 2025 Cheltenham Festival takes place on Thursday 14th March and is opened with The Novices’ Chase at 13:30. Highlights of the day include The Ryanair Chase at 14:50 and The Stayers’ Hurdle at 15:30.
2025 Cheltenham Festival Day 3 Ante-Post Tips
Ante-post tips for day 3 of the Cheltenham Festival are available for free here at WhichBookie. All of our racing tips are provided by WhichBookie racing tipsters David Young and Will Smith. You may have seen Will featured on Racing TV and William Hill Racing.
Will and David provide free racing tips throughout the year and puts a lot of effort into monitoring the form and odds of horses leading up to the Cheltenham Festival.
View Will’s tipping stats here.
All Cheltenham Festival ante-post tips for day 3 will be published on this page when available. You’ll find these tips at the top of the page marked as ‘ante-post’.
The main advantage of ante-post betting is that you can often get a much higher price than the final odds. However, there are disadvantages to ante-post betting with the main one being that it’s possible that your horse gets injured or is withdrawn from the race before it starts. You also may not qualify for certain racing offers with ante-post bets such as Best Odds Guaranteed or extra places on each-way bets.
2025 Cheltenham Festival Day 3 Tips
WhichBookie racing analysts Will Smith & David Young will also be providing tips closer to the time of the festival. When these become available, they will also be published at the top of this page but not marked as ‘ante-post’.
Here, you’ll find betting tips for a selection of races taking place on Thursday at the 2025 Cheltenham Festival such as The Ryanair Chase, The Stayers’ Hurdle, The Marsh Novices’ Chase and more.
Details of all day 3 races at the 2025 Cheltenham Festival can be found below. Click on a race to be taken to the individual race tips page where you’ll be able to read full write-ups and reasoning behind the selections.
Want to take a look at our tips for the rest of the festival? Click on a day below.
Day 3 of The 2025 Cheltenham Festival features another 7 races which include the Ryanair Chase and The Stayers Hurdle which have combined prize money of £675,000.
In this Cheltenham Festival Thursday guide, we’ll be sharing the details of every race taking place.
See the table below for details on all of the races taking place. Individual race details can be found further down the page.
2025 Cheltenham Festival Day 3 Race Schedule
The Turners Novices’ Chase
- Date: Thursday 13th March 2025
- Start Time: 13:30
- Distance: 2m 4f
- Type: Chase
Looking for the best Turners Novices’ Chase odds? Click here.
The Turners Novices’ Chase was introduced in 2011 and features 17 fences to be jumped over a distance of approximately 2 miles 3 furlongs.
The race is currently sponsored by transport company Turners but has changed sponsorship a number of times throughout the 10 years it has taken place. Other sponsors include , Marsh, Jewson and insurance brokers JLT.
Novices’ Chase Previous Winners
Did You Know?
- 4 out of the last 9 winners have been the SP favourite
- Only one horse has won The Novices’ Chase at odds greater than 7-1
- Ruby Walsh won The Novices’ Chase in three consecutive years from 2015-2017
You can watch The Marsh Novices’ Chase live on ITV or stream the race live on Bet365.
The Pertemps Network Final
- Date: Thursday 13th March 2025
- Start Time: 14:10
- Distance: 3m
- Type: Hurdle
Looking for the best Pertemps Network Final odds? Click here.
The Pertemps Network Final is the second race on day 3 of the 2025 Cheltenham Festival and features twelve hurdles over a distance of approximately 2 miles 7 furlongs.
The race was initially sponsored by betting company Coral when it was introduced in 1974 and has had several sponsors since 1993 when Coral stepped down with the latest being recruitment firm Pertemps.
Pertemps Network Final Previous Winners
Did You Know?
- 6 of the last 10 winners were priced at 11-1 or greater
- 5 of the last 10 winners had not won over 3 miles
- 2 of the last 10 winners were the SP favourite
You can watch The Pertemps Network Final live on ITV or stream the race live on Bet365.
The Ryanair Chase
- Date: Thursday 13th March 2025
- Start Time: 14:50
- Distance: 2m 5f
- Type: Chase
Looking for the best Ryanair Chase odds? Click here.
The Ryanair Chase is one of the highlights of the day and features 17 fences over a course distance of approximately 2 miles and 4 furlongs.
The race has taken place 16 times since being introduced back in 2005.
Ryanair Chase Previous Winners
Did You Know?
- 5 of the last 10 winners were 7 years old
- 4 of the last 10 winners were the SP favourite
- Ruby Walsh has ridden the most winners in The Ryanair Chase with 4 victories.
You can watch The Ryanair Chase live on ITV or stream the race live on Bet365.
The Paddy Power Stayers’ Hurdle
- Date: Thursday 13th March 2025
- Start Time: 15:30
- Distance: 3m
- Type: Hurdle
Looking for the best Stayers’ Hurdle odds? Click here.
The Stayers’ Hurdle is the feature race on day 3 of The Festival and features 12 hurdles over a course distance of approximately 2 miles 4 furlongs.
The race dates back to 1912 but was dropped from the festival twice between 1928-1929 and 1939-1945.
Take a look to see which horses our WhichBookie racing analysts have tipped in the 2025 Stayers’ Hurdle.
Stayers’ Hurdle Previous Winners
Did You Know?
- A five year old has never won The Stayers’ Hurdle
- 5 of the last 10 winners have been the SP Favourite
- Big Buck’s ridden by Ruby Walsh won the race in four consecutive seasons from 2009-2014
You can watch The Stayers’ Hurdle live on ITV or stream the race live on Bet365.
The Magners Plate
- Date: Thursday 13th March 2025
- Start Time: 16:10
- Distance: 2m 5f
- Type: Chase
Looking for the best Magners Plate odds? Click here.
Previously known as the Brown Advisory & Merriebelle Stable Plate, the Paddy Power Plate and the Craft Irish Whiskey Co. Plate, this race was introduced in 1951 in memory of jockey Anthony Bingham Mildmay (1909-1950) who rode three winners at The Cheltenham Festival during his career.
The race features 17 fences over a course distance of approximately 2 miles and 4 ½ furlongs.
Paddy Power Plate Previous Winners
Did You Know?
- 7 of the last 10 winners have been priced at 12-1 or greater
- 8 of the last 10 winners had won a Class 3 or higher race
- 12 year old has won only once in the history of the race which was Foyle Fisherman in 1991
You can watch The Craft Irish Whiskey Co. Plate live on ITV or stream the race live on Bet365.
The Jack de Bromhead Mares Novices’ Hurdle
- Date: Thursday 13th March 2025
- Start Time: 16:50
- Distance: 2m 1f
- Type: Hurdle
The Mares Novices’ Hurdle, also known as The Jack de Bromhead Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle, is the second to last race on the 3rd day of The Festival.
The race features eight hurdles over a course distance of 2 miles and 1 furlong.
The Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle has only featured 6 times at The Cheltenham Festival after being introduced in 2016 with 5 winners being trained by Willie Mullins.
Jack de Bromhead Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle Previous Winners
Did You Know?
- Four of the five winners of The Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle have been 5 years old
- All 5 winners of The Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle have been trained by Willie Mullins
- Ruby Walsh has won this race twice since it was introduced in 2016.
You can stream the Mares Novices’ Hurdle Bet365.
The Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup Handicap Chase
- Date: Thursday 13th March 2025
- Start Time: 17:30
- Distance: 3m 2f
- Type: Chase
Looking for the best Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup Handicap Chase odds? Click here.
The Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup Handicap Chase is the final race on Thursday and features 21 fences over a distance of approximately 3 miles and 2 furlongs.
Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup Handicap Chase Previous Winners
Did You Know?
- 7 of the last 10 winners have been aged seven or eight
- Jamie Codd has ridden the most winners in this race, claiming victory in 2009, 2011, 2015 and 2016.
You can stream the Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup Handicap Chase on Bet365.
That concludes our round-up for day 3 of The 2025 Cheltenham Festival. Click to view our Cheltenham Festival Day 4 Guide.
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1.30 – Marsh Novices’ Chase
Faugheen – 6/1 (Betfair Sportsbook)
Yes, you have read that correct… the mighty 12-year-old Faugheen can win a Grade 1 novice chase at the Cheltenham Festival. And no, I have not gone all sentimental.
Consider the facts – he is a dual Grade 1 winner in novice chases in Ireland this season, he is a nine-time Grade 1 winner over hurdles – his class and ability has never been in doubt. He won a point-to-point before joining Willie Mullins and is bred for fences, borne out in how he has jumped better with each chase start this season.
He has only had 25 career starts – the same number as 8-year-old stablemate Bapaume, while 8-year-old Melon has had 21 starts and 7-year-old Midnight Shadow has had 20 starts. In racing terms, Faugheen is lightly raced and clearly retains all the requisite zest.
To my eye, if he was an 8-year-old, and given he is to be ridden by the number one jockey in the Mullins’ camp Paul Townend, should the two-time Cheltenham Festival winner not be 3/1 favourite?
In addition to our 8/1 about Itchy Feet, advised a few weeks ago, I strongly suggest adding Faugheen at 6/1.
2.10 – Pertemps Final
Sire Du Berlais – 6/1 EW (Skybet 6 places)
The Storyteller – 7/1 EW (Skybet 6 places)
Skandiburg – 12/1 EW (Skybet 6 places)
Combination Trifecta – Tote
At first glance, backing three in one race when two of them are single figure prices is the stuff of madness. But at the Cheltenham Festival, the place terms offered are often a nice cushion to allow such methods to flourish. Skybet are 6 places here, and that should do nicely for these three selections.
The cream often rises to the top in this race, and in the Gordon Elliott-trained pair of Sire Du Berlais and The Storyteller you have previous festival winners, who have been given eye-catching and characteristically brilliant qualification paths. They will be trained to peak here, as they have done previously, and while Sire Du Berlais can win this back-to-back for the first time since Buena Vista did, The Storyteller is also a very classy horse who is a Grade 1 winner over fences.
It would be a lovely sub-plot should the Olly Murphy-trained Skandiburg pip them both, as he has received an equally notable preparation for the race. Clearly taught a thing or two by Elliott when he was his assistant, Murphy could be in for a good day with Itchy Feet and Skandiburg here.
As I fancy all three to run massive races, it might be wise to add the potential of a big payout should all three fill the podium spots, by placing a ‘combination trifecta’ bet with the Tote.
2.50 – Ryanair Chase
Duc Des Genievres – 20/1 EW (Paddy Power)
Aso – 20/1 EW (Paddy Power)
With a 5/1 ante-post bet on A Plus Tard looking pretty good going into this, it might be worth adding a couple of nice priced each-way selections to our armoury, in the shape of last year’s sensational Arkle winner Duc Des Genievres and the 2019 Ryanair Chase runner-up Aso, both at a massive 20/1.
Duc Des Genievres ran away with last year’s Arkle on soft ground and should get enough dig on Thursday to think that he could produce something resembling that run. If he does, (a time of just under half a second slower than Altior ran when winning the Champion Chase the day after on similar ground,) then he will be in the shake-up.
Aso has finished in the places in this race for the last two seasons, and will be coming here fresh and in first-time blinkers. He was only just touched off by a thriving and brilliant Frodon last year, and there are reasons to think that he could turn that around.
With doubts about Min producing his best at Cheltenham, and Riders Onthe Storm backing up three weeks after the mother of all exhausting races at Ascot, the Ryanair looks at the mercy of A Plus Tard or a couple of ‘under the radar’ horses in Duc Des Genievres or Aso.
5.30 – Kim Muir Handicap Chase
Kilfilum Cross – 12/1 EW (Skybet 6 places)
Fingerontheswitch – 25/1 EW (Skybet 6 places)
With the Stayers Hurdle sure to go to Paisley Park, and no strong opinion in the Plate and Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle, it is left to the closing race on the card for the last bets of the day.
The Kim Muir is often a fascinating race, with a mix of long-range plots and seemingly exposed hard-knocking handicappers.
It is a couple in the latter category that I would rather side with. Kilfilum Cross was a cracking second to Any Second Now in this last year, and sparked back to life in the cheekpieces, which are retained here, at Kempton a month ago. At 12/1 he’s hard to force out of the frame, ridden by the very capable Alex Edwards.
The other dart is firmly in the aforementioned exposed category, but conversely is in the form of his life – which can count for a lot. Fingerontheswitch has struck up an amazing relationship with now regular pilot Millie Wonnacott, and I expect them to hunt round, jump soundly, and be played late – hopefully picking up a few scraps once a few of the other amateur jockeys have gone at it.