LIVECheltenham Festival Day 3: Follow all the latest race updates, results and reaction
GOING GREEN: Keith Fitzsimons from Glasnevin on Day 3 of the festival. Pic: ©INPHO/Tom Maher
1:28pm White Noise wins it.
1:27pm Chosen Comrade also well placed as leaders cluster coming to last.
1:26pm Three out Full of Life leads with Bambino travelling strongly on outside.
1:24pm THEY'RE BELATEDLY OFF
1:21pm "It's nobody's fault," says AP, "but we need to develop something else." Starter is giving them a lecture now. Jockeys trying to sort it out among themselves.
1:20pm Bambino slips to 11-10 late on. And another start issue as horses come in too fast.
Bambino Fever – 1/1
Oldschool Outlaw – 6/1
Carrigmoornaspruce – 8/1
La Conquiere – 12/1
Echoing Silence – 14/1
Kingston Queen – 16/1
Charme De Faust – 18/1
Future Prospect – 22/1
Place De La Nation – 28/1
Manganese – 28/1
Bar 28/1
Market Movers Bambino Fever (11/10 into 5/6)
Carrigmoornaspruce (10/1 into 8/1)
Manganese (50/1 into 25/1)
1:13pm The Bambino syndicate are "cautiously optimistic" ahead of the opener.
1:10pm The row over the start rumbles on. AP McCoy on ITV: “No-one knows the full story, everyone has the right to be there, if Declan had the inside position then Nico shouldn’t be giving out to him. But in defence of Nico, Declan Queally did get banned.”
Ruby is cross that jockeys are being suspended over yesterday while the BHA hasn’t taken action over some of the farcical starts. “The starting mechanism hasn’t worked for 20 years,” he says.
1.01pm: First up on day 3 at Cheltenham is the Ryanair Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle.
Here's Darren Norris' take on the opener: "Bambino Fever can get the day off to the best possible start for punters by winning the Ryanair Mares' Novices' Hurdle.
"Last year’s Champion Bumper heroine was beaten by Oldschool Outlaw on her hurdling debut at Naas in December but can turn the tables on her Elliott-trained rival here."
Three Grade 1s today, with the Ryanair Chase at 4pm the feature. Fact To File is almost impossible to oppose in a race he sauntered to victory in last year, reckons Darren Norris.
There's the Stayers’ Hurdle at 3:20pm - Teahupoo can avenge last year’s defeat to Bob Olinger, Darren says.
And the Mares’ Hurdle at 3:20 is a "penalty kick for winning machine Wodhooh". Though remember Vini Jr's penalty last night.
Here's our man from the racecourse where a serious head-wind will be a factor today, he reckons.
Read Ruby's tips and thoughts for Day 3. He reckons the value is elsewhere in the Bambino v Oldschool novice duel.
1.20pm: Ryanair Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle (Grade 2)
2pm: Jack Richards Novices’ Limited Handicap Chase (Grade 2)
2.40pm: Close Brothers Mares’ Hurdle (Grade 1)
3:20pm: Paddy Power Stayers’ Hurdle (Grade 1)
4pm: Ryanair Chase (Grade 1)
4.40pm: Pertemps Network Final Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap)
5.20pm: Rosconn Group Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup Amateur Jockeys’ Handicap Chase
Here's a good chat between Ruby and Brendan O'Brien on how tactics have changed at Cheltenham over the years.
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