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Cheltenham Festival Day 3 Tips

Thursday 12th March 13:20

Day 3 of the 2026 Cheltenham Festival takes place on Thursday 12th March and features the Ryanair Chase, the Stayers' Hurdle along with five other races. WhichBookie racing analysts Will Smith & David Young share their tips for the day's races.

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White Noise
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33/133/1 Ante Post
EW 3 Places
Mares Novices Hurdle
Will Smith
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White Noise
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20/120/1 'without Bambino Fever and Oldschool Outlaw'
Mares Novices Hurdle
Will Smith
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La Conquiere
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13/213/2 EW 3 Places
Mares Novices Hurdle
David Young
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Slade Steel
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8/18/1 EW 5 Places
Jack Richards Novices Chase
David Young
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Take No Chances
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11/111/1 Win
Mares' Hurdle
Will Smith
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Jetara
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7/17/1 EW 2 Places
Mares' Hurdle
David Young
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Teahuppo
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7/27/2 Win
Stayers Hurdle
David Young
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Heart Wood
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14/114/1 EW 3 Places
Ryanair Chase
Will Smith
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Banbridge
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6/16/1 EW 3 Places
Ryanair Chase
David Young
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Supremely West
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20/120/1 Ante Post
EW 4 Places
Pertemps Final
Will Smith
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Bold Endeavour
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14/114/1 EW 6 Places
Pertemps Final
David Young
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Weveallbeencaught
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25/125/1 Ante Post
EW 4 places
Kim Muir Challenge Cup
Will Smith
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Road To Home
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14/114/1 EW 5 Places
Kim Muir Challenge Cup
David Young
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Date of Tips: 12/03/2026

Disclaimer The odds for these selections were correct at the time of publishing (07:00 12/03/2026) but may have changed since. Please check the latest price before placing your bet.


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2026 Cheltenham Festival Day 3 Tips

WhichBookie racing analysts Will Smith & David Young will also be providing tips closer to the time of the festival. When these become available, they will also be published at the top of this page but not marked as ‘ante-post’.

Here, you’ll find betting tips for a selection of races taking place on Thursday at the 2026 Cheltenham Festival such as The Ryanair Chase, The Stayers’ Hurdle, The Marsh Novices’ Chase and more.

2026 Cheltenham Festival Day 3 Ante-Post Tips

Ante-post tips for day 3 of the Cheltenham Festival are available for free here at WhichBookie. All of our racing tips are provided by WhichBookie racing tipsters David Young and Will Smith. You may have seen Will featured on Racing TV and William Hill Racing.

Will and David provide free racing tips throughout the year and puts a lot of effort into monitoring the form and odds of horses leading up to the Cheltenham Festival.

View Will’s tipping stats here.

All Cheltenham Festival ante-post tips for day 3 will be published on this page when available. You’ll find these tips at the top of the page marked as ‘ante-post’.

The main advantage of ante-post betting is that you can often get a much higher price than the final odds. However, there are disadvantages to ante-post betting with the main one being that it’s possible that your horse gets injured or is withdrawn from the race before it starts. You also may not qualify for certain racing offers with ante-post bets such as Best Odds Guaranteed or extra places on each-way bets.

2026 Cheltenham Festival Day 3

The third day of the 2026 Cheltenham Festival takes place on Thursday 14th March. Highlights of the day include The Ryanair Chase and The Stayers’ Hurdle.

Details of all day 3 races at the 2026 Cheltenham Festival can be found below. Click on a race to be taken to the individual race tips page where you’ll be able to read full write-ups and reasoning behind the selections.

Want to take a look at our tips for the rest of the festival? Click on a day below.

Day 3 of The 2026 Cheltenham Festival features another 7 races which include the Ryanair Chase and The Stayers Hurdle which have combined prize money of £675,000.

In this Cheltenham Festival Thursday guide, we’ll be sharing the details of every race taking place.

See the table below for details on all of the races taking place. Individual race details can be found further down the page.

2026 Cheltenham Festival Day 3 Race Schedule

Start TimeRace
13:20Mares' Novices Hurdle
14:00Novices' Handicap Chase
14:40Mares' Hurdle
15:20Stayers' Hurdle
16:00Ryanair Chase
16:40Pertemps Final
17:20Kim Muir Handicap Chase

That concludes our round-up for day 3 of The 2026 Cheltenham Festival. Click to view our Cheltenham Festival Day 4 Guide.

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