Sir Alex Ferguson, Sam Allardyce and Harry Redknapp are spotted at Cheltenham with Jamie Carragher and Bryan Robson… as former Man United manager could scoop up just under £350,000 if his three horses win at the Festival on Thursday!


  • Sir Alex Ferguson was at Cheltenham on Day Three of the festival
  • He was joined by Bryan Robson, Harry Redknapp and Sam Allardyce
  • Cheltenham Festival 2024 LIVE : Day 3 latest including results, updates and reports 

Sir Alex Ferguson and Bryan Robson joined the crowd at Cheltenham on Day Three of the festival along with Jamie Carragher, Sam Allardyce and Harry Redknapp.

The former Manchester United has six horses running at Prestbury Park this week, four of those on Thursday.

Monmiral is running in the 2.10pm Pertemps Handicap Hurdle, while Protektorat and Hitman will be at the starting post in the Ryanair Chase at 2:50pm.

Meanwhile, Il Ridoto is running the Festival Plate Handicap Chase at 4:10pm where he will up against Redknapp’s horse Shakem Up’Arry.

The winner of the Pertemps Handicap Hurdle will pocket £56,720, with £67,524 up for grabs in the Festival Plate Handicap Chase later in the afternoon.

Sir Alex Ferguson has four horses running at Cheltenham on Day Three of the festival

Sir Alex Ferguson has four horses running at Cheltenham on Day Three of the festival

The former Manchester United manager was joined by Bryan Robson (behind him)

The former Manchester United manager was joined by Bryan Robson (behind him)

The Ryanair Chase, meanwhile, pays £218,398 to the winner. It means that Ferguson could land just under £350,000 should his three-fold land.

And the 13-time Premier League winner believes Hitman is in with a chance to claim the Ryanair Chase. 

‘I think Hitman will do well,’ he told Thoroughbred Daily News.

‘I just feel that he seems to die in the last couple of fences over three miles, but he’s back running over two miles and four furlongs.

‘He might just surprise people.’

Harry Redknapp and Jamie Carragher shared a hug at Cheltenham on Thursday

Harry Redknapp and Jamie Carragher shared a hug at Cheltenham on Thursday

Carragher and Redknapp looked in good spirits at Prestbury Park on Day Three

Carragher and Redknapp looked in good spirits at Prestbury Park on Day Three 

Sam Allardyce accidentally photobombed Princess Beatrice (left) as she posed for a photo

Sam Allardyce accidentally photobombed Princess Beatrice (left) as she posed for a photo

Ferguson has two horses running on Friday, with L’Eau Du Sud running in the BetMGM County Handicap Hurdle at 2:10pm and Sonigino in the Coral Cup Handicap Hurdle at 5:30pm.

Allardyce and Carragher were also spotted at Prestbury Park on Thursday and the former England manager accidentally photobombed Princess Beatrice as she posed on the Old Course.

Beatrice and her husband Edo Mapelli Mozzi joined her cousin Zara Tindall and Mike Tindall at the Festival, along with Princess Anne.

It’s the second day attending for Zara, an Olympic equestrian, and her mother Princess Anne, who yesterday was joined by Queen Camilla and Beatrice’s sister Eugenie for Style Wednesday.

CHELTENHAM DAY 3 ODDS

Odds courtesy of Paddy Power

2.10 – Pertemps Network Hurdle – Cuthbert Dibble 9/2 Le Milos 11/2 Gaoth Chuil 11/2 Icare Allen 13/2 Cleatus Poolaw 7/1 Gabbys Cross 8/1 Popova 9/1 Farouk DAlene 16/1 Kyntara 18/1 Chantry House 22/1 Gowel Road 25/1 Noble Birth 25/1 Anna Bunina 28/1 Monmiral 28/1 Emitom 28/1 Alpesh Amin 33/1 Mill Green 40/1 Prairie Dancer 50/1 Hyland 50/1 Hector Javilex 50/1 Flight Deck 80/1 Bold Endeavour 80/1 

2.50 Ryanair Chase – Envoi Allen 9/4 Banbridge 4/1 Stage Star 5/1 Capodanno 17/Conflated 9/1 Protektorat 9/1 Ahoy Senor 16/1 Fugitif 18/1 Ga Law 20/1 Fil Dor 25/1 Hitman 33/1 

3.30– Stayers’ Hurdle – Teahupoo 6/4 Noble Yeats 13/2 Sir Gerhard 13/2 Crambo 7/1 Sire Du Berlais 8/1 Flooring Porter 11/1 Paisley Park 16/1 Home By The Lee 18/1 Dashel Drasher 30/1 Asterion Forlonge 40/1 Buddy One 28/1 Janidil 40/1

4.10– TrustATrader Handicap Chase – Theatre Man 3/1 Crebilly 9/2 Arctic Bresil 7/1 Saint Felicien 8/1 Shakem Uparry 8/1 In Excelsis Deo 14/1 James Du Berlais 18/1 Il Ridoto 16/1 Glengouly 20/1 Riaan 20/1 Watch House Cross 25/1 Frero Banbou 25/1 Straw Fan Jack 40/1 Killer Kane 40/1 Mars Harper 50/1 Life In The Park 50/1 Fighter Allen 50/1 Torn And Frayed 50/1 Embittered 66/1 Hereditary Rule 66/1 Ciel De Neige 80/1

4.50 – Ryanair Mares Novices’ Hurdle – Brighterdaysahead 5/4 Jade De Grugy 9/4 Dysart Enos 9/2 Birdie Or Bust 12/1 Golden Ace 20/1 Majestic Force 33/1 Casa No Mento 40/1 Titanium Moon 40/1 Mollys Mango 50/1 Victoria Milano 50/1

 5.30 – Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Chase – Inothewayurthinkin 5/2 Where It All Began 6/1 Whacker Clan  17/2 Angels Dawn 9/1 Amirite 10/1 Cool Survivor 10/1 Daily Present 11/1 Dom Of Mary 16/1 Bowtogreatness 18/1 City Chief 20/1 Chavez 22/1 Cloudy Glen 25/1 Rapper 25/1 Git Maker 25/1 Annual Invictus 33/1 Fakir Dalene 33/1 Demnat 33/1 Cepage 40/1 Back On The Lash 40/1 A Wave Of The Sea 50/1 Whistleinthedark 66/1 Grozni 66/1 Celebre DAllen 100/1 Flash De Touzaine 100/1




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