Aintree Festival Day 3 Tips

The final day of the Aintree Festival hosts the iconic 2022 Grand National race.

The Grand National race meeting takes place on Saturday the 15th of April 2023.

If you are looking for Aintree Festival Day 3 Tips well you are in the right place – our teams have picked the best chances of success on Grand National Day.

The main race on the third and final day of the Aintree Festival is the Grand National but other key races include the Maghull Novices Chase and Liverpool Hurdle.

Find out the best Aintree Day 3 tips:

Third-Day Racing at Aintree Festival

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Aintree 1.45 Tips – Day Three Aintree Festival

The Aintree 13:45 is the EFT Construction Handicap,  a Grade 3 National Hunt hurdle for horses aged four and up. It is run over a distance of approximately 3 miles and 12 furlongs, and it is the first race to take place on Day 3.

• Our NAP selection for the Aintree 1.45 race is Remastered. Grand national day and an ultra-competitive handicap hurdle to start off proceedings with many horses arriving in fine form. Remastered fits that bill perfectly with solid efforts in grade 2 events and a 3lb drop in the ratings see him quite well handicapped for this event. If a 1st-time wind operation has the desired effect and can seek out any further improvement he could take some beating at an attractive price.
• Our dark horse selection for the Aintree 1.45 race is named Winter Fog.

Summary  – in a trappy opening race on Grand National, we think Remastered will run a solid race and is worth an e/w bet. In an open affair Winter Fog will also run well.

Aintree 2.20 Tips – Day Three Aintree Festival

The Aintree 14:20, The Mersey Novices’ Hurdle is a Grade One National Hunt hurdle race for horses aged four and up. It has a distance of approximately 2 miles and 4 furlongs and is run at 2.25 on day 3. It is going to be a thrilling race with some top-class novices locking horns.

• Our NAP selection for the Aintree 2.20 race is Walking On Air. A fantastic race with some future superstars sure to come out of the race. Walking on Air is held in exceptionally high regard by Nicky Henderson and with the plethora of hurdling talent he has at his disposal then he is taken to see off his rivals.
• Our dark horse selection for the Aintree 2.20 race is Elle Est Belle.

Summary – Walking On Air is expected to win. Nicky Henderson has a crack squad on novice hurdlers and this will have been his season target.

Aintree 3.00 Tips – Day Three Aintree Festival

The Aintree 15:00 is the Maghull Novices’ Chase, this is a Grade 1 National Hunt steeplechase for horses aged five and up. It is ran over a distance of around 2 miles, and there are twelve fences to jump during the race.

Betting odds show the classy Edwardstone to be the one they all have to beat at an odds on price.

• Our NAP selection for the Aintree 3.00 race is named Edwardstone. Very hard to oppose Edwardstone here who has a fantastic season for connections and looks highly likely this progressive individual will add to his tally once here.
• Our dark horse selection for the Aintree 3.00 race is Third Time Lucki.

Summary – the high-class Edwardstone is impossible to oppose. With a great season under his belt he can gain another success at the expense of the likeable Third Time Lucki.

Aintree 3.35 Tips – Day Three Aintree Festival

The Aintree 15:35 is The Liverpool Hurdle, a Grade 1 National Hunt hurdle for horses aged four and up. It is run over a distance of 3 miles and half a furlong. The main the 3 who contested the World Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival all re-oppose.

• Our NAP selection for the Aintree 3.35 race is Thyme Hill. He will be one of many horses seeking revenge on stayers hurdle winner and likely favourite flooring porter. With a couple of lengths to find I’m hoping the old saying “horses for courses” comes into effect here and the course and distance winning Thyme Hill may well prove to be a different proposition. I’m taking him to the lower flooring porters flag.
• Our dark horse selection for the Aintree 3.35 race is Flooring Porter.

Summary – Flooring Porter won at Cheltenham but we have a feeling Thyme Hill on the quicker and flatter track will get close and turn the tables. An intriguing clash.

Aintree 4.15 Tips – Day Three Aintree Festival

The Aintree 16:15 is The Betway Handicap Chase, a Grade 3 National Hunt handicap chase open to horses aged five and up. It is run over a distance of approximately 3 miles and 1 furlong on the third day of the festival at 4.15. It  is set to be a large field with many bookies paying top 6 places.

• Our NAP selection for the Aintree 4.15 race is Shan Blue. Finding a graded horse in a handicap race is every punter’s dream and this horse fits that bill perfectly. The Skelton team seem to have found an ideal opportunity for this Shan Blue to get back to winning ways and he looks to have much more up his sleeve than his official handicap rating suggests. Running a big race in the Ryanair won by the mighty Allaho the rider dropped his whip, he was then badly hampered and subsequently eased maybe having this race in the back of their minds. If this horse can get a clear round then look elsewhere at your own peril.
• Our dark horse selection for the Aintree 4.15 race is Espoir De Romay.

Summary – Shan Blue is a class horse who is due a change of luck. We have a feeling today could be his day and he is taken to see off main danger Espoir De Romay.

Aintree 5.15 Tips – Day Three Aintree Festival

The Aintree 17:15 is the iconic 2022 Grand National race and is sure to be an absolute cracker. The Grand National is a handicap steeplechase run over an official distance of 4 miles and 2 furlongs, with horses jumping 30 obstacles over two laps.

• Our NAP selection for the Aintree 5.15 race is Enjoy Dallen.
• Our dark horse selection for the Aintree 5.15 race is Noble Yeats.

Check out our horse by horse preview of the Grand National Race with our best 4 picks on the event.

Summary – The Grand National is the highlight of jumps racing year and the most watched horse race in the world. We expect the 2022 to be a cracker with many in with a great chance. Our selection is Enjoy Dallen, along with expect Noble Yeats and Snow Leopardness to run well.

Aintree 6.20 Tips – Day Three Aintree Festival

The Aintree 18:20 – the final race of the week at Aintree can go to Willie Mullins.

• Our NAP selection for the Aintree 6.20 race is Houlanbatordechais.
• Our dark horse selection for the Aintree 6.20 race is Hullnback.

Summary – Mullins always has a strong hand in the bumpers and we expect him to take this top-class running with Houlanbatordechais.

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Aintree Festival Day 3 Double

Our Double picks for Aintree Festival Day 3 Races are:

• Shan Blue
• Thyme Hill

Aintree Festival Day 3 Lucky 15

Our Lucky 15 Tips for Aintree Festival Day 3 Races are:

• Shan Blue
• Thyme Hill
• Enjoy Dallen
• Houlanbatordechais

With many of the races on the last day of the Aintree Festival being very open in the betting markets, we recommend backing the lucky fifteen bets as an each-way bet type.

Given the prices of the horses, we have tipped you will only need one winner to make a decent return.

Summary of Aintree Day 3

Saturday at the Aintree Racecourse features some top class and competitive racing, but all eyes will be awaiting the Grand National at 5.15pm.

The 4m2f handicap race will have the usual maximum field size of 40 runners over the unique Grand National fences.

Attracting attention and betting interest from all over the world it has over 600 million viewers in over 140 different countries.

The Third Day races are extremely competitive, with a compelling mix of top class, big field handicaps combined with some Graded action featuring old rivals from the 2022 Cheltenham Festival.

The 15:35 stayers hurdle on the supporting card looks to be another superb spectacle and many are undecided on the winner.

Our Aintree Festival Day 3 Tips have been analysed and researched by our very best horse racing tipsters who regularly update their fancies on this page in November 2022.

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