Cheltenham Festival 2025: Race card, results, winners, schedule, weather and latest odds on day three

The Cheltenham Festival action continues today with the Stayers’ Hurdle and Ryanair Chase taking centre stage.

On the second day of the Festival, Marine Nationale and Jazzy Matty, both previously ridden to victories at Cheltenham by the late Michael O’Sullivan, won the Queen Mother Champion Chase and Grand Annual respectively in the space of 40 minutes.

One of the biggest headlines heading into the festival was the return of Constitution Hill, but he fell in a dramatic Champion Hurdle on Tuesday. State Man went down at the last when victory looked certain, as Golden Ace took advantage as a surprise 25-1 winner.

Later in the week, Galopin Des Champs will be seeking a third straight Gold Cup win. Here’s everything you need to know…

The meeting runs for four days, beginning on later today on Tuesday, March 11, 2025, and running until Friday, March 14, 2025.

There are seven races each day, with the first at 1.20pm and the last at 5.20pm at Prestbury Park.

13.20: Turners Novices’ Hurdle

1 The New Lion 3/1 Harry Skelton

2 The Yellow Clay 5/2 Jack Kennedy

3 Final Demand 6/4 Paul Townend

14.00: Brown Advisory Novices’ Chase

1 Lecky Watson 20/1 Sean O’Keeffe

2 Stellar Story 22/1 Danny Gilligan

3 Better Days Ahead 13/2 Jack Kennedy

1 Jimmy Du Seuil 16/1 Danny Mullins

2 Impose Toi 13/2 Nico de Boinville

3 Ballyadam 16/1 Rachael Blackmore

4 Beat The Bat 11/2 Bryan Carver

5 Colonel Mustard 25/1 Tiernan Power Roche

15.20: Cross Country Steeple Chase

1 Stumptown 5-2 Keith Donoghue

2 Latenightpass 11-1 Gina Andrews

3 Vanillier 15-2 Sean Flanagan

4 The Goffer 6-1 Sean Bowen

16.00: Queen Mother Champion Chase

1 Marine Nationale 5-1 Sean Flanagan

2 Jonbon 5-6 Nico de Boinville

3 Captain Guinness 25-1 Rachael Blackmore

16.40: Grand Annual Steeple Chase Challenge Cup

1 Jazzy Matty 15-2 Danny Gilligan

2 Unexpected Party 11-2 Harry Skelton

3 Midnight It Is 25-1 Sean Flanagan

4 My Mate Mozzie 13-2 Keith Donoghue

5 Jasko Des Dames 22-1 Darragh O’Keeffe

1 Bambino Fever 4-1 Jody Townend

2 Heads Up 33-1 Sean Bowen

3 Shuttle Diplomacy 66-1 Donagh Meyler

4 Caballero Cliff 150-1 Ben Jones

13.20: Supreme Novices’ Hurdle

1 Kopek Des Bordes 4-6 Paul Townend

2 William Munny 8-1 Sean Flanagan

3 Romeo Coolio 9-2 Jack Kennedy

14.00: Arkle Novices’ Chase

1 Jango Baie 5/1 Nico de Boinville

2 Only By Night 25/1 Keith Donoghue

3 Majborough 1/2 Mark Walsh

14.40: Handicap Steeple Chase

1 Myretown 13/2 Patrick Wadge

2 The Changing Man 7/1 Brendan Powell

3 Malina Girl 14/1 Keith Donoghue

4 Happygolucky 28/1 Jonathan Burke

5 The Short Go 11/1 Rachael Blackmore

1 Lossiemouth 4/6 Paul Townend

2 Jade De Grugy 5/1 Danny Mullins

3 Take No Chances 22/1 Harry Skelton

1 Golden Ace 25/1 Lorcan Williams

2 Burdett Road 66/1 Sam Twiston-Davies

3 Winter Fog 150/1 Brian Hayes

16.40: Juvenile Handicap Hurdle

1 Puturhandstogether 17/2 Mark Walsh

2 Robbies Rock 50/1 Conor Stone-Walsh

3 Liam Swagger 12/1 Sam Twiston-Davies

4 Hot Fuss 17/2 David Bass

5 Slurricane 33/1 Tom Harney

17.20: National Hunt Novices’ Chase

1 Haiti Couleurs 7/2 Ben Jones

2 Rock My Way 16/1 Brendan Powell

3 Will Do 12/1 Jack Kennedy

4 Resplendent Grey 10/1 Sean Bowen

The penultimate day of racing at the 2025 Cheltenham Festival sees the Ryanair Chase and Stayers’s Hurdle share headline billing.

Gordon Elliott’s Teahupoo won the latter race 12 months ago but has been beaten on his only start this season and must prove he is still king of a three-mile hurdling division that has so far lacked a standout.