Cheltenham Festival 2026 Day 3 - Results and Photos
Day 3 of the 2026 Cheltenham Festival featured some thrilling races with exciting results. White Noise emerged victorious in the Mares' Novices' Hurdle, overcoming a standing start challenge. In the Jack Richards Novices' Handicap Chase, Meetmebythesea led from the start to win under Ben Pauling. Another highlight was the Stayers' Hurdle where Home By The Lee, despite long odds, claimed victory. These results, alongside others, contributed to a day filled with competitive racing and surprises.
- Photos and Results on day three of the 2026 Cheltenham Festival
- 33/1 outsider Home By The Lee wins the Stayers' Hurdle at the fifth attempt
- Heart Wood wins the Ryanair Chase, after Fact To File was withdrawn
- Wodhooh hands Gordon Elliott his first winner of the week in the Mares' Hurdle
- 40/1 chance White Noise wins the Mares' Novices' Hurdle
- Meetmebythesea, Supremely West and Ask Brewster win day three handicaps
Cheltenham Festival 2026 Day 3 - Photos and Results
1:20pm Cheltenham - Mares' Novices' Hurdle Result
| Pos. | Name | SP |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | White Noise | 40/1 |
| 2nd | Oldschool Outlaw | 11/2 |
| 3rd | Place De La Nation | 28/1 |
| 4th | Charme De Faust | 28/1 |
| 5th | Jackie Hobbs | 66/1 |
New day, new course, same old story. WHITE NOISE is the first to break the tape after the standing start, and leads all the way under Tom Bellamy to return a winning SP of 40/1.
Oldschool Outlaw runs well to finish second, ahead of Place De La Nation and Charme De Faust. Carrigmoornaspruce was almost left behind at the standing start. Bambino Fever was badly inconvenienced by it too. These standing starts are an absolute joke.
2:00pm Cheltenham - Jack Richards Novices' Handicap Chase Result
| Position | Name | SP |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Meetmebythesea | 9/1 |
| 2nd | Gold Dancer | 25/1 |
| 3rd | Regents Stroll | 5/1 |
| 4th | King Alexander | 20/1 |
| 5th | Kiss Will | 11/1 |
Another false start. MEETMYBYTHESEA is the first to show after the flag start and leads all the way to win for Ben Pauling.
Gold Dancer and Regents Stroll sat second and third for the whole race. King Alexander and Kiss Will complete the top five.
2:40pm Cheltenham - Mares' Hurdle Result
| Position | Name | SP |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Wodhooh | 5/6f |
| 2nd | Jade De Grugy | 2/1 |
| 3rd | Feet Of A Dancer | 8/1 |
WODHOOH bails Gordon Elliott out again. Last year's Martin Pipe winner toughs it out up the hill, holing Jade De Grugy at bay to win her first Grade One.
Paul Townend's mount made a mistake at the first and was on the back foot a little after that. Feet Of A Dancer runs on well to finish third.
3:20pm Cheltenham - Stayers' Hurdle Result
| Name | Position | SP |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Home By The Lee | 33/1 |
| 2nd | Ballyburn | 11/2 |
| 3rd | Bob Olinger | 13/2 |
| 4th | Kabral Du Mathan | 5/1 |
11-year-old HOME BY THE LEE wins the Stayers' Hurdle, despite going off at 33/1!
Read a recap of the race and watch a replay of the finish here...
4:00pm Cheltenham - Ryanair Chase Result
| Position | Name | SP |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Heart Wood | 9/2 |
| 2nd | Jonbon | 2/1f |
| 3rd | Banbridge | 5/1 |
As expected, Fact To File was withdrawn from the Ryanair Chase before the off. In his absence, HEART WOOD goes one better than 12 months ago, claiming an impressive win for Henry De Bromhead under Darragh O'Keeffe.
Last year's runner-up cracked the pace-setting JPR One throughout, and strode clear after the final flight to win by some distance. Jonbon kept on valiantly to finish second, as Banbridge passed the fading JPR One in the closing stages.
4:40pm Cheltenham - Pertemps Final Result
| Position | Name | SP |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Supremely West | 10/3f |
| 2nd | Lavida Adiva | 22/1 |
| 3rd | Ikarak | 40/1 |
| 4th | Letos | 22/1 |
| 5th | Idem | 40/1 |
Another plot job lands for the Skeltons as SUPREMELY WEST justifies favouritism in the Pertemps Final. Harry Skelton's mount travelled supremely well throughout, and strode clear of Lavida Adiva and Ikarak to win by a wide margin.
5:20pm Cheltenham - Kim Muir Handicap Chase Tips
| Position | Name | SP |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ask Brewster | 22/1 |
| 2nd | Road To Home | 9/1 |
| 3rd | Monbeg Genius | 18/1 |
| 4th | Kim Roque | 9/2 |
A winner for the Williams family in the final handicap on day three, as Shane Cotter guides ASK BREWSTER to a tremendous victory in the Kim Muir.
Patrick Mullins looked to be coming with a winning challenge aboard Road To Home, but Ask Brewster stayed strong in the closing stages to deny Willie's chaser. Monbeg Genius ran on well to finish third, ahead of the charging Kim Roque.
12:00pm Morning Market Movers
🕓 2:00 Jordans Cross - 8/1➡️9/2
🕓 2:40 Jade De Grugy - 7/2➡️9/4
🕓 3:20 Impose Toi - 12/1➡️15/2
🕓 3:20 Ballyburn - 11/1➡️15/2
🕓 4:00 Jonbon - 13/2➡️4/1
🕓 4:40 Bold Endeavour - 15/2➡️5/1
🕓 5:20 Kim Roque - 9/1➡️11/2
🕓 5:20 Gericault Roque - 25/1➡️14/1
11:00am - Could there be a big non-runner incoming?
Connections of Fact To File are very worried about the ground.
JP McManus' racing manager, Frank Berry said. "I’m very worried about the ground, it’s up in the air at the moment".
The Ryanair Chase favourite is drifting. Will he get pulled?
10:00am - Super Boost
bet365 is offering boosted odds of 7/4 on Fact To File to win the Ryanair!
9:00am - Going Report
The going on the New Course is officially GOOD, Good to soft in places. The going stick reading is 5.7, which is about the same as yesterday.
Rain is due to hit Cheltenham between 11am and 12pm, so we'll see how quickly it can get into the ground.
8:30am - More Out
Three more Non-Runners to bring you. Favourite Sixmilebridge has been taken out of the Jack Richards Novices' Handicap. Gwennie May Boy is out of the Stayers' Hurdle, and Croke Park is out of the Ryanair.
7:30am - First Non-Runner
It's likely there will be plenty of non-runners today, due to the fast ground conditions. Uncle Bert has been taken out of the Kim Muir. Old Cowboy came out of the Jack Richards yesterday.
It's likely there will be plenty of non-runners today, due to the fast ground conditions. Uncle Bert has been taken out of the Kim Muir. Old Cowboy came out of the Jack Richards yesterday.
The Cheltenham Festival rolls into it's penultimate day, which is known as St Patrick's Day - despite the official St Patrick's Day being celebrated next Tuesday.
There wasn't much rain overnight, and the going on the New Course is largely similar to what we had on the Old over the first two days. However, this afternoon's forecast is wet and windy, so don't forget your waterproof if you're heading to Prestbury Park this afternoon!
Cheltenham Day 3 - Free Tips Table
Cheltenham Day 3 Card - Thursday 12th March 2026
| Time | Thursday Races | Status | Distance |
| 13:20 | Mares Novices' Hurdle | Grade Two | 2m 1f |
| 14:00 | Jack Richards Novices' Handicap Chase | Grade Two Handicap | 2m 4f |
| 14:40 | Mares' Hurdle | Grade One | 2m 4f |
| 15:20 | Stayers' Hurdle | Grade One | 3m |
| 16:00 | Ryanair Chase | Grade One | 2m 4f |
| 16:40 | Pertemps Final | Listed Handicap | 3m |
| 17:20 | Kim Muir Challenge Cup | Class Two Handicap | 3m 2f |
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