Thursday's tips: our experts with their best bets for day three of Cheltenham

Handicappers' nap

Concertista (4.50 Cheltenham)

Beaten a short head in this race last year and posted a career-best RPR when third at Leopardstown to Coral Cup runner-up Black Tears.
Steve Mason

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Eyecatcher

Busby (7.00 Chelmsford)

Ran out of room a furlong out last time but shaped a lot better than his finishing position suggests.
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West Country nap

Irish Odyssey (1.15 Doncaster)

Unlucky to part company with his rider last time and has a big chance of making amends.
Andrew King

Ace tipster

Dream Berry (2.10 Cheltenham)

Strong-travelling sort who caught the eye on his return when second at Sandown. Primed for this, looks well handicapped and can go well at a big price for shrewd connections.
Tom Collins

Newmarket nap

Manaabit (6.30 Chelmsford)

Made it third time lucky for William Haggas over this trip at Newcastle last time and is fancied to follow up in her first handicap.
David Milnes

Speed figures

Not Another Muddle (4.10 Cheltenham)

Goes well fresh, produced a smart effort at the festival 12 months ago and can give another good account of himself.
Dave Edwards

Spotlight nap

Blazer (4.10 Cheltenham)

Just one from 11 over fences but has run well in defeat, including when fourth at Leopardstown last time. He could well be sharper for that effort and ran well on his only start here in 2016.
Mel Cullinan

Irish angle

Relegate (2.10 Cheltenham)

Winner of the Champion Bumper two years ago, the seven-year-old caught the eye on her first start for Colm Murphy when fourth at Punchestown last month.
Tony O'Hehir

Dark horse

Spiritofthegames (4.10 Cheltenham)

This race has always been the target and he arrives in fine form having finished second on his last two runs.
Sam Hardy

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Stat of the day

Jamie Codd has won the Kim Muir Challenge Cup four times in the last 11 years (+£26.83 to £1 stakes). He partners Le Breuil, on whom he won the National Hunt Chase last season, at 5.30.

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