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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.
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Ryanair Chase Information:
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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.
Below you will find the 2025 Ryanair Chase Trends, see which patterns have occurred over the recent renewals that you may be able to use for the next renewal, we also have a section that looks at the Ryanair Chase Trend Analysis.
These are the top three quickest-run Ryanair Chase over the last 20 renewals:
- Uxizandre (5:01.10) in 2015
- Fondmort (5:03.00) in 2006
- Vautour (5:05.50) in 2016
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 20 runners who have been out since to win at SP next time out, would have returned an LSP of +3.83. Whilst we wait for the 2025 Ryanair Chase remember you can get daily racing predictions from the expert tipsters on the racing predictions page.
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 by the trainer Henry De Bromhead.
Ryanair Chase NRNB 13 Mar @ 15:20 - AntePost | ||
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Fact To File | 2.50 | |
Il Est Francais | 4.50 | |
Gaelic Warrior | 4.50 | |
Banbridge | 6.00 | |
Spillanes Tower | 6.00 |
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 horse's trainer and the jockey at the time of winning the Ryanair Chase are also displayed, along with the starting price at which the horse was sent off.
Year | Horse | Info |
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2024 5:21.43 | Protektorat (FR) 9yo 11-10 17/2 | Harry Skelton Dan Skelton (GB) |
2023 5:12.31 | Envoi Allen (FR) 9yo 11-10 13/2 | Rachael Blackmore Henry De Bromhead (IRE) |
2022 5:09.71 | Allaho (FR) 8yo 11-10 4/7F | Paul Townend W P Mullins (IRE) |
2021 5:09.40 | Allaho (FR) 7yo 11-10 3/1F | Rachael Blackmore W P Mullins (IRE) |
2020 5:19.66 | Min (FR) 9yo 11-10 2/1 | Paul Townend W P Mullins (IRE) |
2019 5:09.59 | Frodon (FR) 7yo 11-10 9/2 | Bryony Frost Paul Nicholls (GB) |
2018 5:23.60 | Balko Des Flos (FR) 7yo 11-10 8/1 | Davy Russell Henry De Bromhead (IRE) |
2017 5:09.60 | Un De Sceaux (FR) 9yo 11-10 7/4F | R Walsh W P Mullins (IRE) |
2016 5:05.50 | Vautour (FR) 7yo 11-10 1/1F | R Walsh W P Mullins (IRE) |
2015 5:01.10 | Uxizandre (FR) 7yo 11-10 16/1 | A P McCoy Alan King (GB) |
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):
Trainer | R-W-P | Win | EW |
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W P Mullins | 26-5-10 | -12.68 | -5.50 |
Paul Nicholls | 22-3-6 | -5.50 | -6.23 |
Nicky Henderson | 20-2-6 | -11.17 | -8.60 |
Henry De Bromhead | 11-2-5 | +5.50 | +2.59 |
Jonjo O'Neill | 7-2-3 | +15.00 | +8.50 |
David Pipe | 6-2-3 | +3.00 | +1.05 |
Alan King | 8-1-3 | +9.00 | +4.48 |
Nigel Twiston-Davies | 4-1-1 | +3.00 | +0.60 |
Dan Skelton | 3-1-1 | +6.50 | +3.10 |
Philip Hobbs | 8-0-1 | -8.00 | -5.50 |
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):
Jockey | R-W-P | Win | EW |
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Paul Townend | 8-2-3 | -3.43 | -3.85 |
Rachael Blackmore | 5-2-4 | +6.50 | +4.09 |
Harry Skelton | 3-1-1 | +6.50 | +3.10 |
Bryony Frost | 3-1-1 | +2.50 | +0.70 |
Mark Walsh | 6-0-2 | -6.00 | -2.95 |
Sam Twiston-Davies | 6-0-0 | -6.00 | -6.00 |
Charlie Deutsch | 5-0-2 | -5.00 | +3.30 |
Nico de Boinville | 4-0-1 | -4.00 | -3.40 |
Danny Mullins | 2-0-1 | -2.00 | +1.00 |
Harry Cobden | 2-0-1 | -2.00 | +0.70 |
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. Did you know that we have an OLBG Betting School section on OLBG? It is a place to help you improve your betting experience with articles covering numerous topics.
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Ryanair Chase Trend Analysis
✅ The trend factor that 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. Whilst we wait for the 2025 Ryanair Chase remember you can get daily racing predictions from the top racing tipsters on the best racing tipsters page.
Route to the Ryanair Chase
Many trainers will target races to use as prep races before coming to the Ryanair Chase, these are the races which the recent winners ran in before coming here:
Info | Last Race |
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2024 - Protektorat Newbury - 3rd of 5 (10/3) | Denman Chase |
2023 - Envoi Allen Kempton - 7th of 9 (4/1) | King George VI Chase |
2022 - Allaho Thurles - 1st of 4 (4/11) | Horse and Jockey Hotel Chase |
2021 - Allaho Thurles - 1st of 7 (10/11) | Horse and Jockey Hotel Chase |
2020 - Min Leopardstown - 2nd of 7 (7/4) | Dublin Chase |
2019 - Frodon Cheltenham - 1st of 6 (9/4) | Cotswold Chase |
2018 - Balko Des Flos Leopardstown - 2nd of 12 (66/1) | Savills Chase |
2017 - Un De Sceaux Cheltenham - 1st of 7 (1/2) | Clarence House Chase |
2016 - Vautour Kempton - 2nd of 9 (3/1) | King George VI Chase |
2015 - Uxizandre Newbury - UR of 5 (9/2) | Game Spirit Chase |
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.
Race | Last Winner | Info |
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13:20 Cheltenham Supreme Novices Hurdle | Slade Steel (IRE) 6yo - 7/2 | Henry De Bromhead Rachael Blackmore |
14:00 Cheltenham Arkle Challenge Trophy | Gaelic Warrior (GER) 6yo - 2/1 | W P Mullins Paul Townend |
14:40 Cheltenham Ultima Handicap Chase | Chianti Classico (IRE) 7yo - 6/1 | Kim Bailey David Bass |
15:20 Cheltenham Close Brothers Mares Hurdle | Lossiemouth (FR) 5yo - 8/13 | W P Mullins Paul Townend |
16:00 Cheltenham Champion Hurdle | State Man (FR) 7yo - 2/5 | W P Mullins Paul Townend |
16:40 Cheltenham Fred Winter Juvenile Handicap Hurdle | Lark In The Mornin (GER) 4yo - 9/1 | Joseph Patrick O'Brien J J Slevin |
17:20 Cheltenham National Hunt Chase Challenge Cup | Corbetts Cross (IRE) 7yo - 15/8 | Emmet Mullins Mr Derek O'Connor |
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!
Race | Last Winner | Info |
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13:20 Cheltenham Turners Novices Hurdle | Ballyburn (IRE) 6yo - 1/2 | W P Mullins Paul Townend |
14:00 Cheltenham Brown Advisory Novices Chase | Fact To File (FR) 7yo - 8/13 | W P Mullins Mark Walsh |
14:40 Cheltenham Coral Cup | Langer Dan (IRE) 8yo - 13/2 | Dan Skelton Harry Skelton |
15:20 Cheltenham Cross Country Chase | Delta Work (FR) 10yo - 11/10 | Gordon Elliott Keith Donoghue |
16:00 Cheltenham Queen Mother Champion Chase | Captain Guinness (IRE) 9yo - 17/2 | Henry De Bromhead Rachael Blackmore |
16:40 Cheltenham Johnny Henderson Grand Annual | Unexpected Party (FR) 9yo - 12/1 | Dan Skelton Harry Skelton |
17:20 Cheltenham Champion Bumper | Jasmin De Vaux (FR) 5yo - 9/2 | W P Mullins Mr P W Mullins |
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.
Race | Last Winner | Info |
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13:20 Cheltenham Mares Novices Hurdle | Golden Ace (GB) 6yo - 10/1 | Jeremy Scott Lorcan Williams |
14:00 Cheltenham Novices Limited Handicap Chase | Grey Dawning (IRE) 7yo - 5/2 | Dan Skelton Harry Skelton |
14:40 Cheltenham Pertemps Network Final | Monmiral (FR) 7yo - 25/1 | Paul Nicholls Harry Cobden |
15:20 Cheltenham Ryanair Chase | Protektorat (FR) 9yo - 17/2 | Dan Skelton Harry Skelton |
16:00 Cheltenham Stayers Hurdle | Teahupoo (FR) 7yo - 5/4 | Gordon Elliott Jack Kennedy |
16:40 Cheltenham Festival Plate | Shakem UpArry (IRE) 10yo - 8/1 | Ben Pauling Ben Jones |
17:20 Cheltenham Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup | Inothewayurthinkin (IRE) 6yo - 13/8 | Gavin Cromwell Mr Derek O'Connor |
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.
Race | Last Winner | Info |
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13:20 Cheltenham Triumph Hurdle | Majborough (FR) 4yo - 6/1 | W P Mullins Mark Walsh |
14:00 Cheltenham County Handicap Hurdle | Absurde (FR) 6yo - 12/1 | W P Mullins Paul Townend |
14:40 Cheltenham Mrs Paddy Power Mares Chase | Limerick Lace (IRE) 7yo - 3/1 | Gavin Cromwell Keith Donoghue |
15:20 Cheltenham Albert Bartlett Novices Hurdle | Stellar Story (IRE) 7yo - 33/1 | Gordon Elliott Sam Ewing |
16:00 Cheltenham Cheltenham Gold Cup | Galopin Des Champs (FR) 8yo - 10/11 | W P Mullins Paul Townend |
16:40 Cheltenham Foxhunter Chase Challenge Cup | Sine Nomine (GB) 8yo - 8/1 | Fiona Needham Mr John Dawson |
17:20 Cheltenham Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys Handicap Hurdle | Better Days Ahead (IRE) 6yo - 5/1 | Gordon Elliott Danny Gilligan |
Article Contributor Information
We are blessed with an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to creating and maintaining this Ryanair Chase Preview are at hand, Andy and Darren. They both work on the Horse racing tips team team looking after the tipsters and managing the tips settlement, whilst also creating and managing all of the horse racing event previews for National Hunt Racing.