THE 2019 Cheltenham Festival continues with the third day of action on Thursday - and we have you covered with all the latest runners, results and tips. Here’s everything you need to know about the day’s action: 2 Cheltenham continues on Thursday afternoon What time does racing start at Cheltenham? The first race of the day is the he JLT Novices’ Chase and gets underway at 1.30 pm on Thursday March 14th. There are seven races taking place on Thursday. The big race of the day is the Sun Racing Stayers’ Hurdle which takes place at 3.30 pm. 2 The Sun Racing Stayers’ Hurdle is the day's big race What TV channel is Cheltenham on? The action will be shown live in Ireland on Virgin Media One with the coverage starting at 1.00 pm, and can also be streamed live on Virgin Media Anywhere. Racing UK is where you can watch the last two races of the day. Thursday's Cheltenham racecards and results: 13.30 The JLT Novices’ Chase Results: 1. Defi Du Seuil 3/1f J: Barry Geraghty T: Phillip Hobbs 2. Lost in translation 4/1 J: Robbie Power T: Colin Tizzard 3. Mengli Khan 9/1 J: Jack Kennedy T: Gordon Elliot 4. Kildisart 9/1 J: Dary Jacob T: Ben Pauling 14.10 The Pertemps Network Final Results 1. Sire Du Berlais 4/1f J: Barry Geraghty T: Gordon Elliot 2. Tobefair 40/1 J: Tom Bellamy T: Debra Hammer 3. Not Many Left 16/1 J: Mark Walsh T: Jessica Harrington 4. Cuneo 12/1 J: Rachael Blackmore T: Henry De Bromhead 14.50 The Ryanair Steeple Chase Results 1. Frodon 9/2 J: Bryony Frost T: Paul Nicholls 2. Aso J: Charlie Deutsch 33/1 T: Venetia Williams 3. Road to Respect 9/2 J: Sean Flanagan T: Noel Meade 4. Monalee 5/1 J: Rachael Blackmore T: Henry De Bromhead 15.30 The Sun Racing Stayers’ Hurdle 1. Paisley Park 11/8f J: Aidan Coleman T: Emma Lavelle 2. Sam Spinner 33/1 J: Joe Colliver T: Jedd O'Keefe 3. Faugheen 4/1 J: Ruby Walsh T: Willie Mullins 4. Bapaume J: Paul Townsend T: Willie Mullins 16.10 The Brown Advisory & Merriebelle Stable Plate Siruh Du Lac 9/2 J: Lizzie Kelly T: Nick Williams Janika 3/1f J: Daryl Jacob T: Nicky Henderson Spritofthegame 6/1 J: Harry Skelton T: Dan Skelton Eamon An Cnoic J: Tom Scudamore T: David Pipe 16.50 The Trull House Stud Mares Novices’ Hurdle 1. Eglantine Du Seuil J:Noel Fehily T: Willie Mullins 2. Concertista J: David Mullins T: Willie Mullins 3. Tintangle J: Jack Kennedy T: Gordon Elliot 17.30 The Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup Handicap Steeple Chase Results 1. Any Second Now 6/1 J: Derek O'Connor T:Ted Walsh 2. Kilifum Cross 7/1 J: Alex Edwards T: Henry Oliver 3. The Young Master 22/1 J: Sam Waley Cohen T: Meil Mulholland 4. Crievehill 40/1 J: Zac Baker T: Nigel Twiston-Davies<doc-sep>The video will auto-play soon 8 Cancel Want the latest from the world of GAA, horse racing, football, rugby and more straight to your inbox? Sign up to our FREE newsletter Invalid Email Something went wrong, please try again later. Yes please! Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice After a 7am inspection, relief swept across Cheltenham with the news that the Festival's second day would go ahead. The biggest and best horse racing event on the calendar got off to a thrilling start on Monday, as Buveur D'Air's winning run came to an end in the Champion Hurdle, with Espoir D'Allen the shock winner. Over 65,000 people are at Prestbury Park for the racing again on Ladies' Day, with millions more watching on TV. But who emerged victorious? Here are all the results, as they happen, on Day Two Cheltenham. Ballymore Novices' Hurdle - 1.30 1st. City Island - 8/1 2nd. Champ - 9/2 3rd. Bright Forecast - 25/1 RSA Chase - 2.10 To follow... Coral Cup – 2.50 To follow... Queen Mother Champion Chase - 3.30 To follow... Cross-country Chase – 4.10 To follow... Fred Winter Handicap Hurdle – 4.50 To follow... Champion Bumper – 5.30 To follow...<doc-sep>There is some doubt surrounding Wednesday's card - an inspection due for 8am in the morning with high winds forecast. If racing is cancelled, Wednesday's card will go ahead on Saturday. 1.30 Ballymore Novices' Hurdle City Island is an interesting runner here, bidding to provide Martin Brassil with his first Festival winner. Brassil’s Grand National victory at Aintree with Numbersixvalverde showed what he can do and City Island has reasonable each-way claims. Representing the race sponsor, Roscommon native Sean Mulryan, he scored in novice company in bloodless fashion last time at 1-5. He is perhaps a slicker jumper than Battleoverdoyen, who probably will be the best of these long-term. Battleoverdoyen had merely a bumper and maiden hurdle win to his name this season but he was still pitched into Grade 1 company at Naas, winning easily. That form is not good enough to win this in all likelihood, but he has lots of class. Champ has done little or nothing wrong and should run a big race, but he is taking on some classy raiders now. Selection: City Island 8-1 2.10 RSA Novices’ Chase Delta Work is a Festival winner, narrowly scoring in the Pertemps last season when perhaps a bit fortunate, but he has taken his performances to a new level as a chaser. Whether he is quite as good as people say is another matter – his Drinmore win over Le Richebourg is probably a bit flattering given the latter is surely better at two miles – but it is hard to pick a hole in what he has done this season. Preference, however, is for Santini. Whilst the late scare (lost a shoe and did not entirely satisfy Nicky Henderson in the build-up) is not ideal, Henderson is hardly risking a horse of his quality without being confident he is fine. He could not quite live with his rivals at Kempton and he can jump better but he stays all day and looks perfect for this race. Topofthegame has an edge over Santini on Kempton running and he warrants the utmost respect. Selection: Santini 7-2 Uradel is hard to oppose in the Coral Cup 2.50 Coral Cup While he hardly wants any more rain, Uradel’s chance is solid and basic to explain. He flourished on the level last year, winning at Galway and beaten a neck in the English Cesarewitch off 94, bringing him to a rating (102) that renders his mark over hurdles anomalous. He was not quite quick enough to win what looked a muddling two-mile Leopardstown handicap at the Dublin Racing Festival, but looks to be certain to progress now stepped up in trip. Farclas is attempting to emulate Carlito Brigante, also a five-year-old when winning this for the same connections in 2011. He reportedly worked very well at Navan last week, though his form is uninspiring this term. Brio Conti is interesting. He is up just 5lb for winning at Ascot when he looked to have a bit in hand and he has done little racing over hurdles. Selection: Uradel 6-1 3.30 Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase What drama we have had in the drumroll last year, with Nicky Henderson declaring Altior to have had a setback two days beforehand and leaving most to believe he was going to miss out; then Henderson tweeted on the Tuesday that he was ready to run! The race itself was pretty exceptional, Douvan falling and Altior destroying Min, and there seems little reason to think he will surrender his unbeaten record. He did jump left at Ascot last time, which is a small concern as that was not something he had done to any appreciable degree in the past, but it should not matter at Cheltenham. Min has a massive chance of finishing second. He has been pretty hard to fault this season and destroyed everything else 12 months ago. The rain will suit. The most intriguing each-way bet is Castlegrace Paddy, who would not have been in love with the nice ground he faced at Leopardstown the last twice. He has proven capable of exceptional form on deep ground and the vibes are encouraging. Selection: Altior 2-5, Castlegrace Paddy 33-1 4.10 Glenfarclas Cross Country Chase Tiger Roll is a truly extraordinary performer. The hot favourite to win this race again, he warmed up for it when surely nowhere near fully ready but victorious in a two-mile Grade Two at Navan, an astonishing performance at this stage of his life. A winner in the Triumph Hurdle in 2014, the National Hunt Chase in 2017 and this race last year (when the ground was soft), the only issue one can have is his price given the nature of this test. Alan Fleming has a lively runner here in Hurricane Darwin and he might be worth chancing. The yard struck with a big-priced double on Sunday, peaking very much at the right time, and Hurricane Darwin is clearly of some interest. He has finished second to Josies Orders on two occasions in the past year at Punchestown and has plenty of class. Selection: Hurricane Darwin 33-1 4.50 Boodles Fred Winter Juvenile Handicap Hurdle Band Of Outlaws hardly looked a ready-made hurdler initially, given his three Flat wins were recorded over a mile or less, but the fact he has that natural pace and stamina too means he could be really classy over hurdles. He has shown an ability to quicken that sets him apart in juvenile hurdles, bolting up at Naas last time, and his mark looks very attractive based on both his improvement and his Flat rating. Indeed, Joseph O'Brien's prowess with his juveniles this season is another big positive. Lethal Steps is an intriguing participant in first-occasion cheekpieces, Davy Russell apt to hold him up and give him cover, though the rain may not be entirely in his favour. Ciel De Neige is clearly a dark horse, having his first start for Willie Mullins, with Ruby Walsh taking the steer. Selection: Band Of Outlaws 11-2 5.30 Weatherbys Champion Bumper Paul Nicholls should have a decent Festival and Ask For Glory looks the part here under the excellent Harry Cobden.<doc-sep>13:03 Extraordinarily, Willie Mullins is trying to win this race for the 10th time, having bagged last year’s running with the strong-finishing Relegate. He’s got such a long history in this race that he actually rode his first winner in it, back in 1996. Sometimes he turns up mob-handed for this race, which doesn’t always end well, but he has won it four times with his only runner in that year’s contest and aims to turn that trick again, with Blue Sari, who won his only start handily. But he’s a four-year-old and only Cue Card has won for that age group in the past 20 years. Envoi Allen has progressed in three bumpers for Gordon Elliott, while Meticulous, who chased him home last time, is also prominent in the betting. Abracadabras was putting up a fine effort behind Envoi Allen when ducking out through a rail last month. If he can improve on that first run for four months, he could get involved.<doc-sep>
THE Cheltenham Festival continues with the second day of action on Wednesday - and we have you covered with all the latest runners, results and tips. Here's everything you need to know about the day's action: 2 Cheltenham gets back underway on Wednesday What time does racing start at Cheltenham? The first race of the day is the Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle and gets underway at 1.30 pm on Wednesday March 13th. There are seven races taking place on Wednesday. The big race of the day is the Queen Mother Champion Chase which takes place at 3.30 pm. 2 There was plenty of drama on Day One of the festival What TV channel is Cheltenham on? The action will be shown live in Ireland on Virgin Media One with the coverage starting at 1.00 pm, and can also be streamed live on Virgin Media Anywhere. Racing UK is where you can watch the last two races of the day. Wednesday’s Cheltenham race card and results: Race 1 - 1.30 Ballymore Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) It was another Irish winner to start off Cheltenham as City Island reigned supreme. It was neck and neck with second placed Champ as Mark Walsh managed to breakaway at the end. Results: 1. City Island 8/1 J: Mark Walsh T: Martin Brassil 2. Champ 9/2 J: Barry Geraghty T: Nicky Henderson 3. Bright Forecast 25/1 J: Nico de Boinville T: Ben Pauling 4. Brewinupastorm 11/1 J: Richard Johnson T: Olly Murphy Race 2 - 2.10 RSA Insurance Novices' Chase (Grade 1) It went right down to the final stretch as Topofthegame and Harry Cobden held their nerves to beat out Santini and favourite Delta Work Results: 1. Topofthegame 4/1 J: Harry Cobden T: Paul Nicholls 2. Santini 3/1 J: Nico De Boinville T: Nicky Henderson 3. Delta Work 9/4 J: Davy Russell T: Gordon Elliot 4. Mister Malarky 20/1 J: Robbie Power T: Colin Tizzard Race 3 - 2.50 Coral Cup Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3) It was a photo finish that saw 28/1 William Henry was able to pip Wicklow Brave on the line. Results: 1. William Henry 28/1 J: Nico de Boinville T: Nicky Henderson 2. Wicklow Brave 28/1 J:Paddy Mullins T: Willie Mullins 3. Ballyandy 14/1 J:Sam Twinston Davies T: 4. Brio Conti 10/1 J: Harry Cobden T: Paul Nicholls Race 4 - 3.30 Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase (Grade 1) Altior just held on to victory in another classic race to land his 18th win a row and his fourth straight victory at the Cheltenham festival. Results: 1. Altior 4/11f J: Nico de Boinville T: Nicky Henderson 2. Politologue 11/1 J: Harry Cobden T: Paul Nicholls 3. Sceau Royal 16/1 J: Daryl Jacob T: Alan King 4. Hell's Kitchen 25/1 J: Barry Geraghty T: Harry Fry Race 5 - 4.10 Glenfarclas Cross Country Chase Gordon Elliott got his first winner of the festival as Tiger Roll raced clear for an emphatic victory in the Cross Country Chase. Results: 1. Tiger Roll 5/4f J: Keith Donoghue T: Gordon Elliott 2. Josies Orders 15/2 J: Mark Walsh T: Enda Bolger 3. Urgent De Gregaine 17/2 J: Felix de Giles T: Emmanuel Clayeux 4. Ballycasey 33/1 J: Patrick Mullins T: Willie Mullins Race 6 - 4.50 Boodles Juvenile Handicap Hurdle (Registered As The Fred Winter) (Grade 3) Band of Outlaws was was the winner in the penultimate race of the day as J J Slevin held off Coko Beach in second. Results: 1. Band of Outlaws 7/2f J: J. J Slevin T: Joseph O'Brien 2. Coko Beach 14/1 J: Jack Kennedy T: Gordon Elliott 3. Ciel De Neige 17/2 J: Ruby Walsh T: Willie Mullins 4. King D'Argent 25/1 J: Harry Skelton T: Dan Skelton Race 7 - 5.30 Weatherbys Champion Bumper (Grade 1) There was a second winner of the day for Gordon Elliott as Envoi Allen and Jamie Codd came out victorious in the last race of the second day. Results: 1. Envoi Allen 2/1f J: Jamie Codd T: Gordon Elliott 2. Blue Sari 7/2 J: Barry Geraghty T: Willie Mullins 3. Thyme Hill 20/1 J: Richard Johnson T: Phillip Hobbs 4. Abacadabras 14/1 J: Lisa O'Neill T: Gordon Elliott