CHELTENHAM FESTIVAL TIPS - DAY THREE

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The 3rd day of Cheltenham Festival is forming up to be a belter on St Patrick's Thursday.


Here, Daily Mail Sport brings you our specialist racing suggestions, including a choice, primary risk and live outsider for each race ...


Teahupoo will be contesting the Paddy Power Stayers' Hurdle for the fourth straight year


RYANAIR MARES' NOVICES' HURDLE
1.20: GRADE TWO - 2 MILES, 1 FURLONG


Last season's Champion Bumper winner Bambino Fever holds strong claims now dropping in grade.


The Willie Mullins-trained six-year-old lost her unbeaten record when ending up second to the reopposing Oldschool Outlaw on her hurdling launching in December.


That day her competitor had the advantage of race physical fitness after winning a bumper a month previously. A 12-length winner at Fairyhouse in January, Bambino Fever looks capable of providing Mullins with a record 6th win in the race.


Carrigmoornaspruce appears the primary danger to the choice. She was beaten simply five lengths by Skylight Hustle in the Grade One Future Champions Novice Hurdle when facing the geldings.


Owner Kenny Alexander has an exceptional record with his mares at this Festival and he runs Echoing Silence.


SELECTION: BAMBINO FEVER ... 6-5


MAIN DANGER: CARRIGMOORNASPRUCE ... 12-1


LIVE OUTSIDER: ECHOING SILENCE ... 16-1


JACK RICHARDS NOVICES' CHASE
2.00: HANDICAP - 2 MILES 4 1/2 FURLONGS


The form of the Timeform Novices' Handicap Chase from Trials Day was offered an increase when Quebecois was 3rd in the Ultima on Tuesday.


As a result, his conqueror that day, Jordans Cross, appears well dealt with from a mark only 6lb higher. He is unlucky not to be unbeaten in 4 starts over fences, having fallen when taking a trip well over this course and distance at the November conference behind stablemate Kdeux Saint Fray. Both are trained by Anthony Honeyball, with the latter slipping into the race at the foot of the weights.


Regent's Stroll represents the very same connections as Caldwell Potter, who won this race last season. His runner-up effort here on Trials Day has actually been increased by both the winner and 3rd since, and he looks to hold strong claims.


SELECTION: JORDANS CROSS ... 6-1


MAIN DANGER: REGENT'S STROLL ... 9-2


LIVE OUTSIDER: KDEUX SAINT FRAY ... 18-1


CLOSE BROTHERS MARES' HURDLE
2.40: GRADE ONE - 2 MILES, 4 1/2 FURLONGS


Gordon Elliott needed to wait until the final race of in 2015's Festival to get on the scoresheet with Wodhooh - and she wants to hold exceptional claims of gaining a first Grade One success in this contest.


The six-year-old has actually won nine of her 10 starts over difficulties, 2 of which came over this course and distance last season.


A rating of 154 leaves her 4lb clear of Jade De Grugy, who ended up runner-up in this race in 2015 behind Champion Hurdle heroine Lossiemouth. She reverts back from amateur chasing to run here.


Trainer Paul Nolan has brought his greatest team yet to the Festival this year and among his leading hopes is Feet Of A Dancer, who has actually won two of her three starts this season and ended up runner-up to Wodhooh on her other trip.


SELECTION: WODHOOH ... 4-5


MAIN DANGER: JADE DE GRUGY ... 5-2


LIVE OUTSIDER: FEET OF A DANCER ... 10-1


PADDY POWER STAYERS' HURDLE
3.20: GRADE ONE - 3 MILES


The last two winners of this race renew their rivalry, with the 2024 scorer Teahupoo more strongly fancied than Bob Olinger.


This will be the fourth straight year that Teahupoo has actually objected to the race. Gordon Elliott's nine-year-old has actually ended up in the first 2 on all eight of his starts given that December 2023 and produced a career-best efficiency on scores when beating Bob Olinger by 7 lengths in the Grade One Christmas Hurdle at Leopardstown.


Emma Lavelle trained Paisley Park to win this in 2019 and Ma Shantou has actually followed a comparable course to that star. A seven-length triumph over the reopposing Impose Toi in the Cleeve Hurdle earned him a rating of 154, however fans of the runner-up will be hoping a swing in the weights can assist him close the space - or even reverse the form.


SELECTION: TEAHUPOO ... 7-2


MAIN DANGER: MA SHANTOU ... 13-2


LIVE OUTSIDER: IMPOSE TOI ... 11-1


PERTEMPS NETWORK FINAL HURDLE
4.40: HANDICAP - 3 MILES


Electric Mason might have seen the kind of his reappearance runner-up effort enhanced earlier in the day, when Ma Shantou runs in the Stayers' Hurdle.


He was beaten simply under 3 lengths by that competitor at Cheltenham in October, with the reopposing Supremely West in third.


Electric Mason went on to land the Betfair Stayers' Handicap Hurdle at Haydock on his next begin 132 and looks deserving of the 7lb rise he got. With Ma Shantou now ranked 25lb higher than he was here in October, both Electric Mason and Supremely West, now rated 2lb lower, appear to hold claims.


Staffordshire Knot represents Gordon Elliott, who won this race three years in succession in between 2018 and 2020. He arrives on the back of a career-best display when taking the Boyne Hurdle.


SELECTION: ELECTRIC MASON ... 11-1


MAIN DANGER: SUPREMELY WEST ... 7-2


LIVE OUTSIDER: STAFFORDSHIRE KNOT ... 20-1


FULKE WALWYN KIM MUIR CHASE
5.20: HANDICAP - 3 MILES, 2 1/2 FURLONGS


Six-time Cheltenham Festival-winning rider Derek O'Connor has two times won this race on horses at the head of the weights. Jeriko Du Reponet's connections will be hoping he can do the same on their charge.


The selection was runner-up in the Pertemps at last year's Festival last season when fitted with novice cheekpieces, while all 4 of his four chase starts have actually come without headgear. The cheekpieces are reapplied here. Herakles Westwood might prove the biggest danger.


Finny Maguire, who partnered him when ending up second at the November meeting at this course, is back on board. Daily Present beat Johnnywho when winning this race in 2015 and that rival won the Ultima on Tuesday. His 2 starts this season have actually come by obstacles and he might outrun his chances.


SELECTION: JERIKO DU REPONET ... 10-3


MAIN DANGER: HERAKLES WESTWOOD ... 9-1


LIVE OUTSIDER: DAILY PRESENT ... 6-1


THE WIZARD OF ODDS
By Chris Baker


STAYERS' HURDLE


- Rating: 16 of the last 17 winners have actually been ranked 152+.


- Last time out: 11 of the last 12 winners finished in the leading 4 last time out. Of those, five won their last race.


- Betting: 15 of the last 17 winners had a starting cost of 14-1 or shorter. There have been 6 winning favourites because time.


- Age: 10 of the last 12 winners were aged 6, seven or 8 years old.


- Trainer: Two of the last 3 renewals have been won by Gordon Elliott-trained horses.


VERDICT: Teahupoo is difficult to oppose provided his Cheltenham record and current form, but slight preference on patterns is for the lightly raced.


HONESTY POLICY Gordon Elliott's six-year-old landed the Grade One Mersey Novices' Hurdle at Aintree in April before being directly rejected when stepped up in trip at Punchestown later on in the very same month. He ran well in his only start this season, finishing a close 3rd in the Long Walk Hurdle at Ascot.


He concerns Cheltenham fresh, open up to plenty more enhancement and could be the next star in the staying ranks.


4.00: RYANAIR CHASE


- Rating: 16 of the last 17 winners have been rated 161+.


- Age: 16 of the last 17 winners were aged 7, 8 or 9 years of ages.


- Last time out: Nine of the last 12 winners ended up in the leading 3 last time out.


- Betting: 14 of the last 17 winners originated from the top 3 in the market.


- Trainer: Eight of the last 10 winners have actually been trained by Willie Mullins (6) or Henry de Bromhead (2 ).


VERDICT: The Willie Mullins pair Fact To File and Impaire Et Passe come out best on trends. Fact To File was an excellent winner of the race last year and enters this in great form, having landed the Irish Gold Cup at Leopardstown last month.


However, he is set to go off at brief odds today, so a possibility is handled stablemate IMPAIRE ET PASSE at a more price. A sophisticated hurdler, including a Grade One triumph as a beginner at the 2023 Festival, he has now won 2 races on top level because switching to the bigger barriers. He completed his preparation for today with a victory in the Grade Two Red Mills Chase at Gowran Park last month.


PLACEPOT.
In 2015's Champion Bumper winner Bambino Fever seems a placepot banker, and it is hard to see stablemate Jade De Grugy ending up outside the very first 2 locations later on the card. The last leg looks the trickiest, so three selections are advised.


RACE ONE: (3) BAMBINO FEVER


RACE 2: (2) SIXMILEBRIDGE (4) REGENT'S STROLL


RACE 3: (3) JADE DE GRUGY


RACE 4: (7) HONESTY POLICY (11) TEAHUPOO


RACE 5: (5) IMPAIRE ET PASSE (3) FACT TO FILE


RACE 6: (7) SUPREMELY WEST (8) ABSOLUTELY DOYEN (3) ELECTRIC MASON


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