One of two Grade 1 races on Thursday is the Ryanair Steeple Chase, where Protektorat will aim to defend his title after a stellar performance in last year's event

Teahupoo will bid to defend his crown in the Stayers' Hurdle and provide Gordon Elliott with his first winner at this year's meeting

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.

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The Cheltenham Festival rolls on into its third day on Thursday after two spellbinding days of action on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Great to fire in a couple of decent winners yesterday! I feel like the momentum is certainly with us heading into Thursday and I do usually flourish on the final two days of the Festival. The

A flurry of snow has fallen on Cheltenham Racecourse ahead of the second day of The Festival. Thousands of racegoers are anticipated to descend on Prestbury Park for Style Wednesday later. Temperatures of around 1C (34F) brought snowfall to Cheltenham and wider Gloucestershire,