Cheltenham Festival 2026: Results, race card, winners and latest odds on day three

It’s St Patrick’s Thursday at the Cheltenham Festival, with another bumper day of racing ahead.

The Stayers’ Hurdle is the headline race on day three at Prestbury Park, with Teahupoo and Bob Olinger set to renew their epic rivalry.

Day two saw Il Etait Temps power to victory in the Queen Mother Champion Chase for Hollywood Racing and Barnane Stud, with stablemate and huge favourite Majborough only managing seventh place.

Willie Mullins’ 11/1 King Rasko Grey, ridden by Paul Townend, won the Turners Novices’ Hurdle after controversy at the start, while Kitzbuhel and Harry Cobden came first in a thrilling Brown Advisory Novices’ Chase.

Jingko Blue won the Coral Cup Hurdle, while Conor Stone-Walsh got his first Cheltenham winner as Final Orders won the Cross Country Chase.

Ladies’ Day finished with 66/1 shot Martator winning the Grand Annual Handicap Chase and The Mourne Rambler taking top honours in the Champion Bumper.

Friday’s Cheltenham Gold Cup has been left wide open after Galopin Des Champs was ruled out and then Fact To File was not declared, leaving Jango Baie, Gaelic Warrior and The Jukebox Man all vying for favouritism. Here’s everything you need to know…

The meeting runs for four days, beginning on Tuesday, March 10, 2026, and running until Friday, March 13, 2026.

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

13.20: Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle

14.00: Jack Richards Novices’ Limited Handicap Chase

14.40: Pertemps Network Final

15.20: Ryanair Steeple Chase

16.40: TrustATrader Plate Handicap Chase

17.20: Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup

14.00: County Handicap Hurdle

14.40: Mrs Paddy Power Mares’ Steeple Chase

15.20: Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle

16.40: Festival Hunters Chase

17.20: Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys Handicap Hurdle

13.20: Supreme Novices’ Hurdle

14.00: Arkle Novices’ Chase

14.40: Handicap Steeple Chase

16.40: Juvenile Handicap Hurdle

17.20: National Hunt Novices’ Chase

13.20: Turners Novices’ Hurdle

14.00: Brown Advisory Novices’ Chase

15.20: Cross Country Steeple Chase

16.00: Queen Mother Steeple Chase

16.40: Grand Annual Steeple Chase Challenge Cup

Rain is forecast throughout the day in Cheltenham on Thursday with cloud, high winds and a highest temperature of around 13 degrees.

There are also light showers forecast for Gold Cup Friday, when it will be far colder.

The going for Thursday is good, good to soft in places.

TV channel: ITV1 will broadcast the first six races for FREE, with coverage beginning at 12.45pm every day and running until 5pm.

Preview show ‘The Opening Show’ will be broadcast on ITV4 from 9am to 10am every morning of the meet.

The only place to watch the Festival in its entirety is on Racing TV, which will broadcast all seven races on each day of the meeting. Build-up coverage starts at 12.45pm GMT every day and coverage concludes after the final race. Racing TV is a subscription-based channel available through Sky.

Live stream: TV viewers can watch the action for free via the ITVX website and app. Racing TV is available across Android TV, Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, and their own website and app.