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:

Newbury 12:50
6(5)
C T Keane silk
Pinhole
J: C T KeaneT: R M Beckett
Age: 3yoWeight: 8-12OR: 106Days: 22
Newbury 13:25
2(10)
Billy Loughnane silk
Rhythm N Hooves
J: Billy LoughnaneT: R M H Cowell
Age: 5yoWeight: 9-13OR: 87Days: 21
Newbury 14:00
7(7)
Rossa Ryan silk
Consolidation
J: Rossa RyanT: R M Beckett
Age: 3yoWeight: 9-6OR: 94Days: 14
Newbury 14:35
1(2)
Billy Loughnane silk
Witness Stand
J: Billy LoughnaneT: Dr R Newland & J Insole
Age: 4yoWeight: 9-11OR: 118Days: 18
Ripon 13:45
3(13)
P Mulrennan silk
Fortamour
J: P MulrennanT: B Haslam
Age: 9yoWeight: 9-11OR: 79Days: 12
Ripon 14:20
7(2)
J P Sullivan silk
Rousing Encore
J: J P SullivanT: Mrs R Carr
Age: 5yoWeight: 8-9OR: 87Days: 21
Curragh 14:27
1(3)
R L Moore silk
Los Angeles
J: R L MooreT: A P O'Brien
Age: 4yoWeight: 10-0OR: 122Days: 59
Curragh 15:37
1(4)
S Foley silk
Absurde
J: S FoleyT: W P Mullins
Age: 7yoWeight: 9-9OR: 108Days: 63
Doncaster 14:40
1(2)
Mark Winn silk
Coeur Jaune
J: Mark WinnT: D O'Meara
Age: 3yoWeight: 9-13OR: 66Days: 6
Doncaster 14:07
1(9)
Mark Winn silk
Riot
J: Mark WinnT: D O'Meara
Age: 8yoWeight: 9-9OR: 74Days: 9
Newmarket 13:05
7(4)
D Egan silk
Sensorium
J: D EganT: Dylan Cunha
Age: 3yoWeight: 9-3OR: 79Days: 23

Cheltenham Day 3 NAP of the Day

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

Curragh 15:37
1(4)
S Foley silk
Absurde
J: S FoleyT: W P Mullins
Age: 7yoWeight: 9-9OR: 108Days: 63

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:

Newmarket 13:05
7(4)
D Egan silk
Sensorium
J: D EganT: Dylan Cunha
Age: 3yoWeight: 9-3OR: 79Days: 23

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:

Newbury 13:25
2(10)
Billy Loughnane silk
Rhythm N Hooves
J: Billy LoughnaneT: R M H Cowell
Age: 5yoWeight: 9-13OR: 87Days: 21
Newbury 14:00
7(7)
Rossa Ryan silk
Consolidation
J: Rossa RyanT: R M Beckett
Age: 3yoWeight: 9-6OR: 94Days: 14
Ripon 13:45
3(13)
P Mulrennan silk
Fortamour
J: P MulrennanT: B Haslam
Age: 9yoWeight: 9-11OR: 79Days: 12
Ripon 14:20
7(2)
J P Sullivan silk
Rousing Encore
J: J P SullivanT: Mrs R Carr
Age: 5yoWeight: 8-9OR: 87Days: 21
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