The Cheltenham Festival rolls on into its third day on Thursday after two spellbinding days of action on Tuesday and Wednesday.

The opening day of the Cheltenham Festival delivered plenty of thrills and spills, setting the stage for an action-packed week of racing. The prestigious four-day event is one of the biggest events in the horse racing calendar,

Fact To File leads the betting in the Ryanair Chase, which shares top billing on St Patrick’s Thursday at Prestbury Park

Who can go the distance? The Paddy Power Stayers' Hurdle ( 4.00) is, along with the preceding Ryanair Chase, one of the highlights on day three of the Cheltenham Festival. It is a wide-open race over 3m and an intriguing one at that. Read on for our runner-by-runner guide . . .

Our betting expert has provided Cheltenham Day 3 tips, including a Lucky 15, an accumulator and the bet365 Super Boost

Tanya Stevenson joins us once again to preview the very best racing action this week as all eyes turn to the Cheltenham Festival. She has studied the form for Thursday's card at Prestbury Park, and has made three selections which can be backed with horse racing betting sites.

Gordon Elliott's eight-year-old can take the Grade One feature on the day three of the 2025 Cheltenham Festival, while Fact To File, Maughreen, Firefox, Shanagh Bob, Gemirande and Sa Majeste can also

Trained by Nicky Henderson, he has taken his form to new levels this season with Grade 2 wins at Ascot and at this track on New Year's Day in the Relkeel Hurdle. The form of that has been boosted handsomely,

This treble for Cheltenham on Thursday just seems to jump off the page. Again we have targeted the two big races of the day in the Ryanair Chase and the Stayers’ Hurdle, and also have a really confident play in one of the handicaps.

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The opening day of the Cheltenham Festival provided thrills and excitement aplenty with the biggest twist coming in the headline Champion Hurdle race. Golden Ace took the trophy for jockey Lorcan Williams and trainer Jeremy Scott after the pre-race favourite,