Ryanair Chase Preview, Tips, Runners & Trends (Cheltenham Festival)

2025 Ryanair Chase Preview

The Ryanair Chase made its debut at the Cheltenham Festival in 2005 and was upgraded to Grade One status in 2008. Run over two miles and five furlongs the Ryanair Chase is seen as an easier alternative to the Gold Cup but has usually attracted high-quality fields.

It can produce future Gold Cup winners, in 2009 Imperial Commander won the Ryanair Chase and followed up in the Gold Cup 12 months later, whilst 2019 winner Frodon went on to win the 2020 King George VI Chase at Kempton.

Below we have previewed the Ryanair trends and statistics, whilst our expert tipsters via the Cheltenham festival tips page will try and point you in the right direction of the winner of the Ryanair Chase. For the best offers for the festival head over to the best bookie for Cheltenham article.

Ryanair Chase Information:

• Ryanair Chase Past Winners
• Ryanair Chase Trainer Statistics
• Ryanair Chase Jockey Statistics

To see which runners the OLBG racing tipsters are tipping throughout the card that includes this race, head over to the Cheltenham tips on the day of the race, do they agree with the runners on the trend shortlist or are they predicting other runners? We cover every race at the Cheltenham Festival and below you can find links to all of the races for each of Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday.

How competitive is the Ryanair Chase market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 20 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2022 when the race had an over-round of 109%. The race in 2010 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 120%, whilst on average over the last 20 renewals of the Ryanair Chase, the over-round has been 115%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £115 which is bet.

Ryanair Chase Trends:

• 2025 Ryanair Chase Trends
• Ryanair Chase Trend Analysis

Looking at the future form, is the winner worth following next time out? From the past 20 if you had followed the winner of the Ryanair Chase next time out then you would have backed a total of 4 winners. Backing all 19 runners who have been out since to win at SP next time out, would have returned an LSP of +4.83. Ahead of the 2025 Ryanair Chase why not head over to the racing predictions for tips on other races today?

When looking over the past 20 renewals, a time of 5:01.10 was set by Uxizandre in 2015, which is the quickest time over that period, the runner was trained by Alan King and ridden by A P McCoy. The slowest winning time was set in 2018 when Balko Des Flos won in a time of 5:23.60, booked to ride was Davy Russell on this Henry De Bromhead trained runner.

These are the top three quickest-run Ryanair Chase over the last 20 renewals:

1. Uxizandre (5:01.10) in 2015
2. Fondmort (5:03.00) in 2006
3. Vautour (5:05.50) in 2016

Ryanair Chase Past Winners

Here are the Ryanair Chase past winners for the last 10 renewals. Each row details the year of the race, the horse which won along with the age & weight of the horse. The trainer of the horse at the time of winning the Ryanair Chase as well as the jockey is also displayed along with the starting price the horse was sent off.

Where have the winning runners come from?

Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Ryanair Chase have been based:

• GB: 13 winners with an additional 18 placings from 126 runners
• IRE: 7 winners with an additional 19 placings from 77 runners
• FR: 0 winners with an additional 1 placing from 4 runners

Ryanair Chase Trainer Statistics

The leading trainer in the Ryanair Chase over the last 20 renewals is W P Mullins who has won the race five times with those five winners coming from Vautour (2016), Un De Sceaux (2017), Min (2020) and Allaho (2021 & 2022). Other trainers who have recorded multiple wins in the Ryanair Chase are Paul Nicholls (3 wins), Nicky Henderson (2 wins), Henry De Bromhead (2 wins), Jonjo O'Neill (2 wins) and David Pipe (2 wins).

Here are some of the top Ryanair Chase trainer statistics over the last 20 renewals (R = Runners, W = Winners, P = Places including winners, Win LSP is based on 1pt Win and EW LSP is based on 0.5pt Win & 0.5pt Place):

Ryanair Chase Jockey Statistics

There are two leading jockeys in the Ryanair Chase over the last 20 renewals with both Paul Townend and Rachael Blackmore who have both won the race two times. Paul Townend winners have been with Min (2020) and Allaho (2022). Rachael Blackmore winners have been with Allaho (2021) and Envoi Allen (2023).

Here are some of the top Ryanair Chase jockey statistics over the last 20 renewals (R = Runners, W = Winners, P = Places including winners, Win LSP is based on 1pt Win and EW LSP is based on 0.5pt Win & 0.5pt Place):

2025 Ryanair Chase Trends

Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): PU, (1, 3), 4, 5, 2, 2, 4, 1, 2, 1, 3, 1, 1, 2, 8, 3, 1, 1, 2, 2

The percentage shown is the percentage of the total number of runners who fell under that factor. High percentages are less appealing than lower ones as you would expect them to do well.

• 20 / 20 (64%) - No bigger than 16/1
• 20 / 20 (76%) - Carried 139 - 163lbs (Debut)
• 20 / 20 (80%) - Within the first 8 of the market
• 20 / 20 (81%) - Off a break of 26 - 82 days
• 20 / 20 (82%) - Made 1 - 4 starts (Season)
• 20 / 20 (83%) - Ran over 1m4f - 2m2f (Debut)
• 20 / 20 (84%) - Made 7 - 24 starts (Non-Hcps)
• 20 / 20 (85%) - Held an OR of 152+
• 20 / 20 (85%) - Break of 26 - 342 days (Last Place)
• 20 / 20 (85%) - Had 1 - 13 placings (Going)
• 20 / 20 (85%) - Not in a Cl2 (Last Win)
• 20 / 20 (85%) - Achieved a TS of 129+ (Last 5)
• 20 / 20 (85%) - Made 1 - 6 starts (1 Year)
• 20 / 20 (86%) - Made 1 - 4 starts (180 Days)
• 20 / 20 (87%) - Made 1 - 3 starts (90 Days)

Remember to use the trends listed above along with the Cheltenham racing predictions to see if you can find the winner of the Ryanair Chase. Maybe you are looking to back something in this race on the tote, but you are not sure of the process or how the tote works, No problem! We have an article which is dedicated to The Tote for you to read which explains everything you need to know! Be sure to check out the other articles in the OLBG Betting School.

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Ryanair Chase Trend Analysis

The trend factor which had produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +20.57 is when runners had 1 career start over the trip. The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners had 1 career place at the track, when backing these the trend shows a record of 0-57.

The course which has produced the most winners of the Ryanair Chase is Kempton, there has been a total number of 5 winners of this race who ran at Kempton last time out. The next best course which has produced the second most winners is Cheltenham, there has been a total number of 4 winners of this race who ran at Cheltenham last time out.

The race is open to both sexes with the Male runners having produced a total of 20 winners from a total of 202 runners whilst the Female runners have produced 0 winners from a total of 5 runners.

Looking over the past renewals, these are the stallions whose offspring have produced multiple winners of the Ryanair Chase:

• Accordion (2 Wins)
• Kings Theatre (2 Wins)
• No Risk At All (2 Wins)

Looking at the winning odds over the last 20 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Uxizandre in 2015, winning for Alan King at odds of 16/1 under the guidance of A P McCoy. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 20 renewals there have been 7 winning favourites in the race. Before placing your bet on the 2025 Ryanair Chase head over to see which other runners today are being backed by the best racing tipsters today.

Schedule for Tuesday at the Cheltenham Festival

Prepare for the ROAR of the Cheltenham Festival on the opening day when the tape goes up for the Supreme Novices Hurdle, the feature on Tuesday is the Champion Hurdle.

Schedule for Wednesday at the Cheltenham Festival

The dust has settled on the opening day of the Cheltenham Festival and now on to day two. The feature on the second day is the Queen Mother Champion Chase. We also have the cross country scheduled on Wednesday, a race like Marmite, some love it and some don't!

Schedule for Thursday at the Cheltenham Festival

Halfway through the festival and onto day three where the Stayers Hurdle is the feature race. A hurdle race to test the stamina and see how can last best up the Cheltenham hill.

Schedule for Friday at the Cheltenham Festival

The final day of the festival and feature race that we have all been waiting for, the Cheltenham Gold Cup in which the Irish have been fairly dominant in recent years.