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- Day Three at Cheltenham is St Patrick's Thursday with two big races held on this day including the Ryanair Steeple Chase
- The Paddy Power Stayers’ Hurdle is the second Championship race held on Day 3 of Cheltenham
- We look at the full order for the third day of this year's Cheltenham Festival
Day Three at Cheltenham is St Patrick's Thursday with two big races held on this day including the Ryanair Steeple Chase
St Patrick's Thursday is the third day of the Cheltenham Festival with two massive Championship races held on this day which celebrates the Irish patron saint.
The Ryanair Steeple Chase is the first of the two big races on Day 3 at the Festival and bookies are offering odds over which horse will come out on top in this race.
El Fabiolo is the current favourite with bookmakers to win the 2:50pm Ryanair Steeple Chase with the latest betting odds putting the Willie Mullins horse at the top of the market.
This one also has an entry in the Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase though on Day Two of Cheltenham and it's likely that he'll run in that race instead.
Paddy Power's latest odds for the Ryanair sees Banbridge and Envoi Allen as second and third favourites at 11/4 and 7/2 respectively.
Ryanair Steeple Chase Winner | Odds | Probability |
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El Fabiolo | 6/4 | 40.0% |
Banbridge | 11/4 | 26.7% |
Envoi Allen | 7/2 | 22.2% |
Stage Star | 4/1 | 20.0% |
Fastorslow | 9/2 | 18.2% |
What the expert says...
The Paddy Power Stayers’ Hurdle is the second Championship race held on Day 3 of Cheltenham
Straight after the Ryanair on Day 3 of Cheltenham is the 3:30pm Paddy Power Stayers’ Hurdle which looks a highly competitive race as it usually is according to the current market.
Teahupoo is the current favourite at 5/2 with sponsors Paddy Power putting stablemate Irish Point as the second favourite just behind in the betting at 3/1.
Teahupoo has ran once this season beating Impaire Et Passe in the Hatton's Grace Hurdle in December at that form could see him win here.
Paddy Power Stayers’ Hurdle Winner | Odds | Probability |
---|---|---|
Teahupoo | 5/2 | 28.6% |
Irish Point | 3/1 | 25.0% |
Crambo | 11/2 | 15.4% |
Noble Yeats | 8/1 | 11.1% |
Sir Gerhard | 8/1 | 11.1% |
We look at the full order for the third day of this year's Cheltenham Festival
The full order for Day Three of the Cheltenham Festival sees some big races with the day kicked off by the Turners Novices' Chase.
OLBG look at the full action for Day Three of Cheltenham, including start times, with distances and type of race taken directly from the Jockey Club's site:
TIMES | RACE | DISTANCE | TYPE |
13:30 | The Turners Novices’ Chase (Grade 1) | 2m abt 4f | Chase |
14:10 | The Pertemps Network Final (A Handicap Hurdle Race) (Listed) (Premier Handicap) | Abt 3m | Hurdle |
14:50 | The Ryanair Steeple Chase (Grade 1) | 2m abt 4½f | Chase |
15:30 | The Paddy Power Stayers’ Hurdle (Grade 1) | abt 3m | Hurdle |
16:10 | The TrustATrader Plate (A Handicap Steeple Chase) (Premier Handicap) | 2m abt 4½f | Chase |
16:50 | The Ryanair Mares Novices’ Hurdle (Grade 2) | 2m abt 1f | Hurdle |
17:30 | The Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup (Sponsored by The JRL Group) Handicap Steeple Chase (0-145) | 3m abt 2f | Chase |
OLBG's Cheltenham Festival Tipster Competition will once again be taking place
The OLBG Cheltenham Festival tipster competition will take place on OLBG once again this year with a total prize fund of £1500.
This year's top prize is £500 for the winner with £200 for second and £100 for the third, fourth and fifth placed tipsters plus there will be £5 paid for the next 100 places.