The 2025 Cheltenham Festival rolls into Thursday and top jockey Patrick Mullins is on hand to give us his esteemed view on all the action.
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Patrick Mullins’ Cheltenham Day Three tips
13:20 Maughreen
14:00 Answer To Kayf
14:40 Feet Of A Dancer
15:20 Fact To File
16:00 Teahupoo
16:40 Thecompanysergeant
17:20 Midnight Our Fred
*All prices are bang up to date with our snazzy widgets, while odds in copy are accurate at time of publishing but subject to change.
13:20 Maughreen
I’m delighted to have picked up the ride on Maughreen. She has a huge engine, a lot of talent but it will be difficult to step into a 24-runner race on the back of just one hurdle run. I think she’ll run very well.
14:00 Answer To Kayf
Terence O’Brien’s Answer To Kayf ran really well when fourth in the Martin Pipe Hurdle last season and has been brought along lovely over fences this season. He won a handicap chase at Naas in January when last seen and John Shinnick rides again. He has a fantastic chance.
14:40 Feet Of A Dancer
Trainer Paul Nolan won the Pertemps with Mrs Milner in 2021 and his Feet Of A Dancer has had a similar prep. She’s been continually improving and nicer ground should suit her well as she’s not a very big mare. This looks like it has been the plan for a while.
15:20 Fact To File
The Ryanair Chase looks like the most fascinating contest of the week especially with Il Est Francais in the field to take them along at a right gallop. That could really play into the hands of Fact To File though who wants good ground and a strong pace to aim at to produce his best. He can track the French horse and pick him off after the last fence.
16:00 Teahupoo
The Paddy Power Stayers Hurdle looks like Teahupoo’s to lose if you ask me. He’s the reigning champ and his form at the top table should stand to him as he looks head and shoulders above the rest and should be winning this.
16:40 Thecompanysergeant
Gavin Cromwell’s Thecompanysergeant sticks out like a sore thumb to me in the 2m 4f Plate Handicap Chase as his trainer has a fantastic record with horses of this profile. He ran a nice race in a handicap hurdle at Navan on his first start for Cromwell and can be another handicap chase winner now for his astute handler.
17:20 Midnight Our Fred
The final race on the card is the 3m 2f Kim Muir for amateur riders. I ride Sa Majeste who has the minimum three runs over fences – winning last time out – to qualify. He looks like a 3m chaser but disappoint at the Festival last year and carries plenty of weight, so he’s not ‘fired in’ in the handicap. The one that catches my eye is Midnight Our Fred for J P Flavin who ran a great race in the Paddy Power Chase over Christmas when second to Perceval Legallios. A nice, light, weight and Noel McParlan beat me in this race a couple of seasons ago, so knows where the winning post is.
Patrick Mullins’ Cheltenham Day Three tips
13:20 Maughreen
14:00 Answer To Kayf
14:40 Feet Of A Dancer
15:20 Fact To File
16:00 Teahupoo
16:40 Thecompanysergeant
17:20 Midnight Our Fred
*All prices are bang up to date with our snazzy widgets, while odds in copy are accurate at time of publishing but subject to change.
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