Day 3 Results
Outsiders claim key victories on Cheltenham Festival day three
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Day three of the 2026 Cheltenham Festival, known as St Patrick's Thursday, saw several long-shot winners, including 33-1 Home By The Lee in the Paddy Power Stayers’ Hurdle and 40-1 White Noise in the Ryanair Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle. Heart Wood triumphed in the Ryanair Chase after favourite Fact To File was withdrawn due to unsuitable ground. British trainers secured multiple successes, narrowing the Prestbury Cup gap to 10-11 in favour of Ireland.
Andrea Kimi Antonelli topped the timesheets for Mercedes on the final day of the first 2026 Formula 1 pre-season test in Bahrain, ahead of teammate George Russell. The 19-year-old's 1m33.669s lap was 0.249s quicker than Russell's morning benchmark, marking the only sub-1m34s times of the week. Lewis Hamilton set the third-fastest time for Ferrari before a late mechanical issue ended his session early.