Cheltenham Festival day 3 LIVE tips, race card, results, betting odds and more
Boylesports Market Movers & Tips
Lawrence Lyons, spokesperson for BoyleSports said: “Anyone following Willie Mullins horses today are getting much juicier prices and Thursday’s card certainly looks a bit more open. Envoi Allen is being well backed in the Ryanair to give Rachael Blackmore another big win, while Gordon Elliott’s Brighterdaysahead in the Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle is the most hyped horse of the day.”
Speaking directly from Cheltenham, former Gold Cup winning jockey Robbie Power also gave his best bets for Thursday:
“I’m looking forward to seeing Teahupoo (6/4) in the Stayers’ Hurdle (3.30). He’s coming here fresh off a break and that is the key to him. There’s plenty of juice in the ground for him so he’s my NAP of the day.
Next best would be Facile Vega (15/8) in the Turners Novices’ Chase (1.30). Stepping up in trip is really going to suit him, he’s the one that’s going to take all the beating. The Plate (4.10) is very interesting and I think Killer Kane (33/1), a horse for my old boss’ son Joe Tizzard, could run a good race at a big each-way price.”
MARKET MOVERS:
1.30 Turners Novices' Chase
15/8 Facile Vega (From 11/4)
18/1 Letsbeclearaboutit (From 25/1)
22/1 Sharjah (From 33/1)
2.10 Pertemps Network Final
9/2 Cuthbert Dibble (From 8/1)
5/1 Le Milos (From 12/1)
13/2 Icare Allen (From 12/1)
13/2 Gaoth Chuil (From 9/1)
2.50 Ryanair Chase
9/4 Envoi Allen (From 9/2)
3.30 Stayers' Hurdle
6/1 Sir Gerhard (From 8/1)
13/2 Noble Yeats (From 8/1)
8/1 Sire Du Berlais (From 16/1)
4.10 Plate Handicap Chase
7/2 Theatre Man (From 9/2)
15/2 Arctic Bresil (From 14/1)
4.50 Mares Novices' Hurdle
10/11 Brighterdaysahead (From 11/8)
10/1 Birdie Or Bust (From 16/1)
5.30 Kim Muir Challenge Cup
5/2 Inothewayurthinkin (from 10/3)
13/2 Where It All Began (From 14/1)
9/1 Whacker Clan (From 14/1)
9/1 Daily Present (From 14/1)
Rachel Blackmore previews her Day 3 rides
14:10 - Popova
We're hoping that Popova will run well in the Pertemps Final. She had a nice run last time in the qualifier over three miles at Punchestown. She ran on well to finish fourth.
Hopefully she can step forward from that now. That was her first run over three miles over hurdles, and she saw out the trip well. Hopefully she can improve now over the trip, and any drying of the ground would be a positive for her.
14:50 - Envoi Allen
I hope that Envoi Allen is going to run a massive race again in the Ryanair Chase. He obviously won the race last year, he won by almost three lengths, and he has been in really good order at home of late.
He hasn't run since he finished second in the Champion Chase at Down Royal in November, beaten a neck by Gerri Colombe, but he runs really well fresh, and Henry has obviously targeted him at the race. And he goes really well at Cheltenham, he has won three times there. There are lots of positives.
16:10 - Arctic Bresil
Arctic Bresil is another for whom any drying of the ground would be a plus.
He has been running on heavy ground in Ireland. He ran well last time to finish second behind Mister Policeman at Punchestown. That was just his third run over fences, so I hope that he can improve again. We're hoping that he can run well.
16:50 - Birdie Or Bust
This is obviously really competitive, the Mares' Novices' Hurdle, but Birdie Or Bust goes there with her chance.
She is probably going to have to improve if she is going to beat Betterdaysahead and Jade De Grugy, but she is a talented mare, she has gained plenty of experience for a novice, and Henry's horses are obviously in great order. We're hoping that she can run well.
Rachael Blackmore’s Serial Winners fund stands at £205,000, which is a one-of-a-kind initiative that is raising money for the Injured Jockeys Fund and Irish Injured Jockeys
Current Standings after DAY 2
Winners
IRELAND -10 UK 3
Willie Mullins- 6 wins
Henry De Bromhead- 2 wins
Dan Skelton- 2 wins
Joseph O' Brien- 1 win
Kim Bailey- 1 win
Emmet Mullins- 1 win
Jockey Standings
Paul Townend- 5
Rachel Blackmore- 2
Harry Skelton- 2
David Bass- 1
JJ Slevin- 1
Patrick Mullins- 1
Mr Derek O' Connor- 1
Good Morning and Welcome to the Live Blog of Day 3 of the Cheltenham Festival
After a special Day 2 with monster performances from Ballyburn and FactToFile, the heartbreak for Punters of El Fabiolo and the finale of the Champion Bumper where Willie Mullins gained his 100th Cheltenham Festival winner. The main story of today will be about Gordon Elliot, the Cullentra based trainer has hit the Crossbar this week but with the likes of Conflated in the Ryanair, Brighterdaysahead in the Mares novice hurdle and Teahupoo in the Stayers hurdle but he will be hopeful he can open his 2024 Cheltenham Festival tally
