Cheltenham Festival 2017 as it happened: Betting tips, odds, action and results from Day Three
Re-live day three of the festival
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Your support makes all the difference.Day three of the Cheltenham Festival is headlined by the Sun Bets Stayers’ Hurdle at 3.30pm on the traditional St Patrick’s Day – the day before the Gold Cup day.
Thursday’s racecard:
1.30 - JLT Novices’ Chase - Odds: 1-1 Yorkhill, 4-1 Top Notch, 9-2 Disko, 6-1 Politologue, 16-1 Flying Angel, 20-1 Kilcrea Vale.
2.10 - Pertemps Final (H’cap Hdle) - Odds: 13-2 Tobefair, 7-1 Presenting Percy, 8-1 Jury Duty, 10-1 El Bandit & For Good Measure & Impulksive Star, 12-1 Others.
2.50 - Ryanair Chase - Odds: 2-1 Un De Sceaux, 3-1 Empire Of Dirt, 7-2 Uxizandre, 7-1 Josses Hill & Sub Lieutenant, 20-1 Alary.
3.30 - Sun Bets Stayers' Hurdle - Odds: 5-4 Unowhatimeanharry, 13-2 Jezki, 8-1 Cole Harden, 8-1 Shaneshill, 10-1 Others.
4.10 - Brown Advisory & Merriebelle Stable Handicap Chase - Odds: 9-2 Diamond King, 13-2 Starchitect, 10-1 Bouvreuil & Sizing Codelco, 12-1 Baron Alco & Thomas Crapper, 14-1 Others.
4.50 - Trull House Mares Nov Hdle - 11-8 Let's Dance, 3-1 Airlie Beach, 7-1 Forge Meadow, 8-1 La Bague Au Roi, 12-1 Asthuria & Barra, 25-1 Others.
5.30 - Kim Muir H’cap Chase - Odds: 6-1 Squouateur, 13-2 Mall Dini, 7-1 Southfield Royale, 10-1 Doctor Harper, 12-1 Another Hero & Premier Bond, 16-1 Others.
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Tips:
1.30: Top Notch
2.10: El Bandit (e/w)
2.50: Un De Sceaux
3.30: Unowhatimeanharry
4.10: Diamond King
4.50: Let’s Dance
5.30: What’s Happening (e/w)
Where can I watch it?
The Cheltenham Festival will be shown live on ITV from 13:00. You can also follow the action with The Independent’s live blog here.
...he's still got Let's Dance to coming at 4.50. Rich Richie's 'best chance of the week' apparently!
Let's try and catch our breath...
Next up is the Brown Advisory & Merriebelle Stable Handicap Chase. Here's the betting:
9/2 Diamond King, 13-2 Starchitect, 15-2 Thomas Crapper, 12-1 Bouvreuil & Sizing Codelco, 12-1 Baron Alco 14-1 Bar.
We're all set now...
Off we go in the Brown Advisory & Merriebelle Stable Handicap Chase.
Jostling start as 5 in a line take the first with Village Vic taking them up.
This is a decent gallop and the field is well strung out.
Drama is favourite Diamond King makes a serious error but Davy Russell stays on board. Worrying stuff there.
Germany Calling now falls, and hampers Diamond King very badly. he won't win from there.
This is a proper test of jumping and it's finding a few of them out. Thomas Crapper going very well in third.
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