Cheltenham Festival 2016: Day Three results as Thistlecrack wins the World Hurdle
Cheltenham Day Three gets underway at 1.30 and Express Sport has The Scout in hand to give you the best tips for every race.
Day Three at Cheltenham gets underway at 1.30pm
1.30 JLT NOVICES' CHASE
1st Black Hercules
2nd Bristol De Mai
3rd L'Ami Serge
Ruby Walsh collects his 50th victory at the Cheltenham Festival on 4/1 co-favourite Black Hercules.
After his win Walsh said: "I thought 25 was incredible but this is unbelievable. I have been as lucky as a Cork cat.
"I thought this race was going to end in tears, that loose horse was all over us. Willie Mullins is a genius."
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3.30 RYANAIR WORLD HURDLE
1st Thistlecrack
2nd Alpha Des Obeaux
3rd Bobs Worth
Evens favourite Thistlecrack stormed clear to win the World Hurdle.
Winning jockey Tom Scudamore said: "All my life I have been going round in the big races. Finally, I have got a horse like this. It is unbelievable. I never knew it could be so easy."
Bobsworth, a winner of the Cheltenham Gold Cup in 2013, came third, priced at 33/1.
4.10 MERRIEBELLE STABLE PLATE
1st Empire Of Dirt
2nd Tango De Juilley
3rd Kings Palace
Empire Of Dirt powered through the field to give Bryan Cooper his first winner of the meeting.
Cooper said: "It's just a relief. I've had so many good rides, to be fair.
"I know the horses are running as good as they are - they are just coming up one or two better ones."
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4.50 TRULL HOUSE STUD MARES' NOVICES' HURDLE
1st -Limini
2nd Dusky Legend
3rd Bloody Mary
Limini made it seven wins for the Ricci-Mullins-Walsh team.
Willie Mullins said: "She is a different sort of mare to Annie Power and Vroum Vroum Mag, she is a flat or hurdle filly. We might try her over the flat at Ascot."
5.30 KIM MUIR CHALLENGE CUP HANDICAP CHASE
1st Cause Of Causes
2nd A Good Skin
3rd Silvergrove
Cause of Causes flew past the field on the final bend and romped home.
Gordon Elliott's horse became the sixth winner for Ireland this week.