12th Mar19:03 GMT
Visitors try to make their way home
Crowds queue for trains from Cheltenham Spa station(Image: GloucestershireLive/Sarah Lumley)
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Day three of this year's Cheltenham Festival has concluded and it's been a dramatic day of racing.
The first two days had seen Prestbury Park bathed in sunshine but today was windy and rainy as racegoers battled to keep warm and dry.
Races began at 1.20pm and ended at 5.20pm, with the big race of the day being the Stayers' Hurdle.
Star names from worlds of sport and acting spotted at Festival
Take a look back at all the action from on and off the course today, including sightings of the famous faces Cheltenham is so well-known for.
We've already had the usual mix of royalty, footballers and TV stars and plenty more today.
Scroll down for updates as they happened
Crowds queue for trains from Cheltenham Spa station(Image: GloucestershireLive/Sarah Lumley)
The Copa on Regent Street(Image: GloucestershireLive/Sarah Lumley)
The Copa on Regent Street(Image: GloucestershireLive/Sarah Lumley)
The Cotswold Inn on Portland Street in Cheltenham town centre(Image: GloucestershireLive/Sarah Lumley)
Day three of Cheltenham Festival has seen some incredible races, celebrity faces, and a lot of green. Click here for pictures.
Crowds leaving day three(Image: GloucestershireLive )
Crowds leaving day three(Image: GloucestershireLive )
As a 22/1 shot wins the last
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Ask Brewster wins it on the line from Road To Home
For the last race of the day
Uncle Bert was earlier withdrawn.
The Rosconn Group Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup Handicap Steeple Chase goes off at 5.20pm
It had been the plan for months - and it paid off to target this race
But Supremely West runs away with it - and a win for the favourite at long last today
C'est Different the leader
Red Dirt Road leads the field
Looks like one horsegot left behind
Yep - a false start again - after a couple of races in a row, it is back to this mess
There's 24 runners in this one, so good luck to anyone picking a winner from this field
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Heart Wood eased to victory to take the Ryanair Chase in convincing style at the Cheltenham Festival.
Trained by Henry de Bromhead and ridden by Darragh OKeeffe, Heart Wood went off a 9-2 chance after Fact To File was withdrawn and was bidding to go one better than his second-placed finish behind that horse last year.
The eight-year-old always looked comfortable and drew level with JPR One, who made the running, at the turn for home before pulling clear up the hill to register a 10-length victory over the 2-1 favourite Jonbon.
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Impaire Et Passe, who was pulled up in the Ryanair Chase, is fine, jockey Paul Townend has just confirmed
The Ryanair Chase
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Heartwood jockey Darragh O'Keefe speaking to ITV: "I'm very grateful to be racing for Henry [de Bromhead]. I was keen to get him a winner on the board. The horses have been running well, these colours have always been great to me."
Heart Wood storms to victory- as the big favourite Jonbon can only finish second
Heart Wood takes the lead
JPR One leads from Bonbon
JPR One leads
The crowd was chanting "Haven't you ever poured a pint before" as he handed out pints from the bar.
Peter Crouch handing out pints of Guinness(Image: GloucestershireLive )
Peter Crouch handing out pints of Guinness(Image: GloucestershireLive )
Peter Crouch handing out pints of Guinness(Image: GloucestershireLive )
Peter Crouch handing out pints of Guinness(Image: GloucestershireLive )
Peter Crouch handing out pints of Guinness(Image: GloucestershireLive )
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