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

James Prosser

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:

Punchestown - May 01 2025
Punchestown 14:05
9
D J O'Keeffe

Jasko Des Dames

J: D J O'Keeffe
T: H De Bromhead
D J O'Keeffe

Jasko Des Dames

skybet
£10.00 Returns £95.00
17/2
william_hill
£10.00 Returns £95.00
17/2
sbk
£10.00 Returns £94.00
42/5
betMGM
£10.00 Returns £90.00
8/1
betway
£10.00 Returns £90.00
8/1
copybet
£10.00 Returns £90.00
8/1
coral
£10.00 Returns £90.00
8/1
ladbrokes
£10.00 Returns £90.00
8/1
midnite
£10.00 Returns £90.00
8/1
paddy_power
£10.00 Returns £90.00
8/1
bet365
£10.00 Returns £85.00
15/2
betfair
£10.00 Returns £85.00
15/2
17/2
Age: 6
Weight: 10-9
OR: 129
Days: 775
DateCourseDistanceTypeWeightPosition
12/03/25Cheltenham15.9Good to Soft10-35
20/02/25Punchestown16.0Soft11-125
10/12/24Punchestown16.4Yielding11-122
15/11/24Punchestown16.6Good11-91
27/10/24Wexford19.7Yielding11-121
Punchestown 14:40
11
S D Torrens

Stealthy Tom

J: S D Torrens
T: E Bolger
S D Torrens

Stealthy Tom

sbk
£10.00 Returns £100.00
9/1
paddy_power
£10.00 Returns £90.00
8/1
betfair
£10.00 Returns £85.00
15/2
betMGM
£10.00 Returns £85.00
15/2
betway
£10.00 Returns £85.00
15/2
copybet
£10.00 Returns £85.00
15/2
coral
£10.00 Returns £85.00
15/2
ladbrokes
£10.00 Returns £85.00
15/2
midnite
£10.00 Returns £85.00
15/2
skybet
£10.00 Returns £85.00
15/2
william_hill
£10.00 Returns £85.00
15/2
bet365
£10.00 Returns £80.00
7/1
9/1
Age: 10
Weight: 11-7
OR: 140
Days: 20
DateCourseDistanceTypeWeightPosition
11/04/25Ballinrobe21.5Good11-48
03/02/25Punchestown24.9Heavy12-03
14/12/24Fairyhouse20.0Yielding11-102
24/11/24Punchestown24.0Yielding - Soft12-03
12/07/24Kilbeggan25.4Good - Yielding11-112
Punchestown 15:15
3
Rachael Blackmore

Beckett Rock

J: Rachael Blackmore
T: H De Bromhead
Rachael Blackmore

Beckett Rock

betfair
£10.00 Returns £150.00
14/1
betway
£10.00 Returns £150.00
14/1
coral
£10.00 Returns £150.00
14/1
ladbrokes
£10.00 Returns £150.00
14/1
paddy_power
£10.00 Returns £150.00
14/1
sbk
£10.00 Returns £140.00
13/1
betMGM
£10.00 Returns £130.00
12/1
copybet
£10.00 Returns £130.00
12/1
midnite
£10.00 Returns £130.00
12/1
skybet
£10.00 Returns £130.00
12/1
william_hill
£10.00 Returns £130.00
12/1
bet365
£10.00 Returns £120.00
11/1
14/1
Age: 6
Weight: 11-8
OR: 138
Days: 50
DateCourseDistanceTypeWeightPosition
12/03/25Cheltenham21.0Good to Soft11-16
22/02/25Fairyhouse20.0Soft11-122
02/02/25Leopardstown16.0Soft11-415
15/01/25Clonmel16.9Soft11-121
10/12/24Punchestown16.6Good - Yielding11-124
Punchestown 15:50
10
K M Donoghue

Sixandahalf

J: K M Donoghue
T: G P Cromwell
K M Donoghue

Sixandahalf

betfair
£10.00 Returns £16.67
4/6
betway
£10.00 Returns £16.67
4/6
copybet
£10.00 Returns £16.67
2/3
coral
£10.00 Returns £16.67
4/6
ladbrokes
£10.00 Returns £16.67
4/6
paddy_power
£10.00 Returns £16.67
4/6
sbk
£10.00 Returns £16.67
2/3
skybet
£10.00 Returns £16.67
2/3
betMGM
£10.00 Returns £16.15
8/13
midnite
£10.00 Returns £16.15
8/13
william_hill
£10.00 Returns £16.15
8/13
bet365
£10.00 Returns £15.71
4/7
4/6
Age: 5
Weight: 11-4
OR: 140
Days: 214
DateCourseDistanceTypeWeightPosition
13/03/25Cheltenham16.8Good to Soft11-42
11/01/25Fairyhouse18.4Yielding - Soft11-71
29/09/24Curragh16.8Good8-93
17/08/24Newmarket14.0Good9-21
02/08/24Galway12.0Soft8-76
Punchestown 16:25
6
K M Donoghue

Only By Night

J: K M Donoghue
T: G P Cromwell
K M Donoghue

Only By Night

sbk
£10.00 Returns £55.00
9/2
william_hill
£10.00 Returns £55.00
9/2
bet365
£10.00 Returns £50.00
4/1
betfair
£10.00 Returns £50.00
4/1
betMGM
£10.00 Returns £50.00
4/1
betway
£10.00 Returns £50.00
4/1
copybet
£10.00 Returns £50.00
4/1
coral
£10.00 Returns £50.00
4/1
ladbrokes
£10.00 Returns £50.00
4/1
midnite
£10.00 Returns £50.00
4/1
paddy_power
£10.00 Returns £50.00
4/1
skybet
£10.00 Returns £50.00
4/1
9/2
Age: 7
Weight: 11-5
OR: 150
Days: 51
DateCourseDistanceTypeWeightPosition
11/03/25Cheltenham15.9Good to Soft11-02
09/02/25Exeter17.5Good to Soft11-71
08/12/24Cork16.7Yielding10-131
22/11/24Tipperary16.4Soft11-51
02/05/24Punchestown16.4Yielding11-43
Punchestown 17:00
9
Sam Ewing

Teahupoo

J: Sam Ewing
T: G Elliott
Sam Ewing

Teahupoo

copybet
£10.00 Returns £28.89
17/9
betway
£10.00 Returns £28.75
15/8
coral
£10.00 Returns £28.75
15/8
ladbrokes
£10.00 Returns £28.75
15/8
midnite
£10.00 Returns £28.75
15/8
skybet
£10.00 Returns £28.75
15/8
betfair
£10.00 Returns £28.00
9/5
paddy_power
£10.00 Returns £28.00
9/5
sbk
£10.00 Returns £27.60
44/25
bet365
£10.00 Returns £27.50
7/4
betMGM
£10.00 Returns £27.50
7/4
william_hill
£10.00 Returns £27.50
7/4
17/9
Age: 8
Weight: 11-10
OR: 163
Days: 49
DateCourseDistanceTypeWeightPosition
13/03/25Cheltenham24.0Good to Soft11-102
01/12/24Fairyhouse20.0Yielding11-102
02/05/24Punchestown23.5Yielding11-101
14/03/24Cheltenham24.0Soft11-101
03/12/23Fairyhouse20.3Soft11-121
Punchestown 17:35
5
Mr David Maxwell

El Cairos

J: Mr David Maxwell
T: G & J Moore
Mr David Maxwell

El Cairos

sbk
£10.00 Returns £49.00
39/10
bet365
£10.00 Returns £40.00
3/1
betfair
£10.00 Returns £37.50
11/4
betMGM
£10.00 Returns £37.50
11/4
betway
£10.00 Returns £37.50
11/4
copybet
£10.00 Returns £37.50
11/4
coral
£10.00 Returns £37.50
11/4
ladbrokes
£10.00 Returns £37.50
11/4
midnite
£10.00 Returns £37.50
11/4
paddy_power
£10.00 Returns £37.50
11/4
skybet
£10.00 Returns £37.50
11/4
william_hill
£10.00 Returns £37.50
11/4
39/10
Age: 5
Weight: 12-0
OR: 130
Days: 50
DateCourseDistanceTypeWeightPosition
12/03/25Cheltenham16.4Good to Soft11-75
07/11/24Newbury16.3Good11-21
20/04/24Curraghmore24.0Yielding11-111

Cheltenham Day 3 NAP of the Day

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

Punchestown - May 01 2025
Punchestown 15:50
10
K M Donoghue

Sixandahalf

J: K M Donoghue
T: G P Cromwell
K M Donoghue

Sixandahalf

betfair
£10.00 Returns £16.67
4/6
betway
£10.00 Returns £16.67
4/6
copybet
£10.00 Returns £16.67
2/3
coral
£10.00 Returns £16.67
4/6
ladbrokes
£10.00 Returns £16.67
4/6
paddy_power
£10.00 Returns £16.67
4/6
sbk
£10.00 Returns £16.67
2/3
skybet
£10.00 Returns £16.67
2/3
betMGM
£10.00 Returns £16.15
8/13
midnite
£10.00 Returns £16.15
8/13
william_hill
£10.00 Returns £16.15
8/13
bet365
£10.00 Returns £15.71
4/7
4/6
Age: 5
Weight: 11-4
OR: 140
Days: 214

Connections would have been scratching their head as to how she was beat at Cheltenham in the Mares’ Novice Hurdle but Sixandahalf can get compensation for that loss now here.

Sets the standard on form and should be hard to beat if replicating her Cheltenham Festival effort.

DateCourseDistanceTypeWeightPosition
13/03/25Cheltenham16.8Good to Soft11-42
11/01/25Fairyhouse18.4Yielding - Soft11-71
29/09/24Curragh16.8Good8-93
17/08/24Newmarket14.0Good9-21
02/08/24Galway12.0Soft8-76

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:

Punchestown - May 01 2025
Punchestown 15:15
3
Rachael Blackmore

Beckett Rock

J: Rachael Blackmore
T: H De Bromhead
Rachael Blackmore

Beckett Rock

betfair
£20.00 Returns £188.00
14/1
betway
£20.00 Returns £188.00
14/1
coral
£20.00 Returns £188.00
14/1
ladbrokes
£20.00 Returns £188.00
14/1
paddy_power
£20.00 Returns £188.00
14/1
sbk
£20.00 Returns £280.00
13/1
betMGM
£20.00 Returns £164.00
12/1
copybet
£20.00 Returns £170.00
12/1
midnite
£20.00 Returns £164.00
12/1
skybet
£20.00 Returns £164.00
12/1
william_hill
£20.00 Returns £164.00
12/1
bet365
£20.00 Returns £152.00
11/1
14/1
Age: 6
Weight: 11-8
OR: 138
Days: 50

Ran a really nice race at Cheltenham in the Coral Cup, just lacked the pace to have a bigger say, staying on nicely late to claim 6th place.

Shaped like a real stamina test will bring out some improvement on quicker ground and Rachael Blackmore opts to take the ride.

Can outrun his big odds of 18/1.

DateCourseDistanceTypeWeightPosition
12/03/25Cheltenham21.0Good to Soft11-16
22/02/25Fairyhouse20.0Soft11-122
02/02/25Leopardstown16.0Soft11-415
15/01/25Clonmel16.9Soft11-121
10/12/24Punchestown16.6Good - Yielding11-124

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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