Cheltenham Day 3 Tips: Expert Predictions & Best Bets for Thursday's Races

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Thu 13 Mar 2025 13:31

Cheltenham Day 3 Tips: Expert Predictions & Best Bets for Thursday's Races

The first two days have undoubtedly been wins for the bookmakers, but Thursday provides 7 more opportunities for punters to strike back!

There are not one but two "feature" races today, with the Ryanair Chase at 3.20pm attracting the best two and a half mile chasers, and the Stayers' Hurdle immediately after at 4.00pm featuring the best staying hurdlers in the world.

Cheltenham Day 3 Tips

Our tipsters have picked out their best bets for every race:

Ayr 13:15
1(1)
D Allan silk
Vince L'Amour
J: D AllanT: T D Easterby
Age: 4yoWeight: 9-12OR: 70Days: 13
Ayr 13:45
5(7)
O McSweeney silk
Flying Finn
J: O McSweeneyT: A Keatley
Age: 4yoWeight: 9-8OR: 88Days: 14
Yarmouth 15:02
5(2)
R Havlin silk
Lemurian
J: R HavlinT: J & T Gosden
Age: 3yoWeight: 9-6OR: 70Days: 17
Yarmouth 16:07
1(11)
K Shoemark silk
Dion Baker
J: K ShoemarkT: M Wigham
Age: 6yoWeight: 9-12OR: 63Days: 18
Pontefract 13:52
5(3)
Cieren Fallon silk
Silver Chamber
J: Cieren FallonT: W J Haggas
Age: 3yoWeight: 9-0OR: 71Days: 17
Pontefract 14:52
4(2)
Jake Dickson silk
Sweet Kiss
J: Jake DicksonT: T D Easterby
Age: 3yoWeight: 9-6OR: 58Days: 9
Pontefract 15:55
1(2)
Shay Farmer silk
Captain Potter
J: Shay FarmerT: B Ellison
Age: 5yoWeight: 10-2OR: 70Days: 28
Kempton 15:27
4(5)
Finley Marsh silk
Villalobos
J: Finley MarshT: S Hodgson
Age: 6yoWeight: 9-4OR: 50Days: 48

Cheltenham Day 3 NAP of the Day

Our Cheltenham NAP of the Day is our best bet of the day:

Pontefract 15:55
1(2)
Shay Farmer silk
Captain Potter
J: Shay FarmerT: B Ellison
Age: 5yoWeight: 10-2OR: 70Days: 28

Cheltenham Day 3 Dark Horse Tip

Our Dark Horse tip is one horse at huge odds which our tipsters think offers the best chance of springing a surprise in today's racing:

Ayr 13:45
5(7)
O McSweeney silk
Flying Finn
J: O McSweeneyT: A Keatley
Age: 4yoWeight: 9-8OR: 88Days: 14

Cheltenham Day 3 Lucky 15 Tip

A Lucky 15 consists of 15 different bets - 4 singles, 6 doubles, 4 trebles and a four fold accumulator. That means that one winner provides a return, while four winners lands all fifteen bets and pays out big time!

Our Day 3 Lucky 15 tip for Cheltenham is:

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