Cheltenham Festival 2021: Race schedule, times and full card for day three

The greatest show on earth is back but without fans for the first time in the event’s history

Jack Rathborn
Thursday 18 March 2021 11:51 EDT
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It’s been a fine week so far at Cheltenham Festival and that will likely continue into Thursday.

Last year’s Arkle heroine Put The Kettle On beat the boys again on Wednesday when she stormed to victory in the Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase.

Henry de Bromhead’s mare took out Chacun Pour Soi, despite the 8-13 favourite favourite hitting the front approaching the final fence.

Today is all about the Ryanair Chase and the Stayers’ Hurdle though before attention finally turns to the Gold Cup.

Fans will want to get stuck in with the Marsh Novices' Chase kicking things off at Prestbury Park on Thursday.

Envoi Allen is destined to be the start of the show from the get-go, but there have been upsets for odds-on favourites already this year. Here’s the schedule for today’s racing and what to keep your eye on:

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Day three race schedule

1:20pm - The Marsh Novices’ Chase (Grade 1) (2m abt 4f) - Chase

1:55pm - The Pertemps Network Final (A Handicap Hurdle Race) (Listed) (Abt 3m) - Hurdle

2:30pm - The Ryanair Steeple Chase (Grade 1) (2m abt 5f) - Chase

3:05pm - The Paddy Power Stayers’ Hurdle (Grade 1) (abt 3m) - Hurdle

3:40pm - The Brown Advisory & Merriebelle Stable Plate (A Handicap Steeple Chase) (Grade 3) (2m abt 5f) - Chase

4:15pm - The Mares Novices’ Hurdle (Grade 2) (2m 1f) - Hurdle

4:50pm - The Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup Handicap Steeple Chase (0-145) (3m abt 2f) - Chase

Odds

Marsh Novices’ Chase

Via Betfair

Envoi Allen 4/9

Shan Blue 15/1

Chantry House 15/1

Chatham Street Lad 18/1

Fusil Raffles 21/1

Asterion Forlonge 21/1

Darver Star 37/1

Blackbow 45/1

Pertemps Network Final

Via Betfair

The Bosses Oscar 6/1

Imperial Alcazar 13/2

Milliner 9/1

Champagne Platinum 10/1

Come On Teddy 12/1

Mrs Milner 14/1

Brinkley 18/1

Storm Goddess 22/1

Dandy Mag 25/1

Storm Arising 27/1

Spiritofthegames 26/1

Everglow 37/1

No Comment 39/1

Anything Will Do 39/1

Ask Dillon 43/1

Redford Road 49/1

Keeper Hill 47/1

Copperhead 59/1

Kansas City Chief 64/1

Unowhatimeanharry 64/1

Potters Hedger 109/1

Perfect Man 149/1

Ryanair Chase

Via Betfair

Min 5/1

Allaho 5/1

Fakir Doudaries 13/2

Samcro 17/2

Imperial Aura 9/1

Malon 10/1

Mister Fisher 10/1

Dashel Drasher 17/1

Tornado Flyer 33/1

Kalashnikov 35/1

Chriss Dream 35/1

Fanion Destrucal 59/1

Stayers' Hurdle

Via Betfair

Paisley Park 5/2

Fury Road 5/1

Sire Du Berlais 7/1

Lisnagar Oscar 11/1

The Storyteller 12/1

Flooring Porter 15/1

Vinndication 16/1

Beacon Edge 16/1

If The Cap Fits 37/1

Bacardys 45/1

Reserve Tank 69/1

Sam Spinner 84/1

Lil Rockerfeller 129/1

Main Fact 129/1

Younevercall 140/1

Paddy Power Platee

Via Betfair

The Shunter 7/2

Farclas 7/1

Caribean Boy 14/1

Sully Doc Aa 15/1

A Wave Of The Sea 16/1

Fils Doudairies 16/1

Happy Diva 19/1

Mister Whitaker 21/1

Oldgrangewood 27/1

Assemble 27/1

Champagne Court 28/1

Coole Cody 31/1

Dead Right 35/1

Paddys Poem 39/1

Kiltealy Briggs 41/1

Top Notch 43/1

Huntsman Son 49/1

Eamon An Cnoic 49/1

The Unit 64/1

Smarty Wild 69/1

Two Taffs 94/1

Maypole Class 109/1

Mares' Novices' Hurdle

Via Betfair

Royal Kahala 6/1

Hook Up 13/2

Gauloise 7/1

Roseys Hollow 15/2

Telmesomethinggirl 17/2

Glens Of Antrim 10/1

The Glancing Queen 12/1

Mighty Blue 16/1

Magic Daze 24/1

Skyace 31/1

Perfect Myth 31/1

Martello Sky 37/1

Allavina 47/1

Pont Aval 59/1

Will Victory 259/1

Kim Muir

Via Betfair

Mount Ida 13/2

Plan Of Attack 9/1

Hold The Note 9/1

Shantou Flyer 11/1

Deise Aba 16/1

Morning Vicar 17/1

Musical Slave 18/1

Storm Control 19/1

Milanford 19/1

Kilfilum Cross 23/1

Go Another One 25/1

Bob Mahler 26/1

Sizing At Midnight 31/1

Crievehill 37/1

Didero Vallis 39/1

Cobolobo 39/1

Young Dev 43/1

Cloudy Glen 45/1

Double Shuffle 54/1

Almazhar Garde 79/1

Townshend 94/1

Another Venture 94/1

Beau Bay 109/1

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