| Date | Time | Class | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thur 14th March 2024 | 14:50 | Class 1 | 2 miles 5 furlongs |
The Ryanair Chase is the Cheltenham Festival’s championship race for steeplechasers competing over 2 miles 5 furlongs.
2024 Ryanair Chase Preview
Envoi Allen starts the 2024 Ryanair Chase as the favourite. The reigning Ryanair Chase champion has not showed great form since winning at Cheltenham in March last year, failing to win against small fields in his last three races. Priced under 4/1 at most bookies, he offers little value.
Banbridge provides much better value, trading as high as 5/1 despite his win in the Grade 1 Manifesto Novices Chase at Aintree last season followed up with a Grade 2 win at Kempton in January.
Race Card
14.03.2024
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2m 4f 127y
| POS | Dist | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 st | Protektorat | Harry Skelton | D Skelton | |
| 2 nd | 4 | Envoi Allen | Rachael Blackmore | H De Bromhead |
| 3 rd | 2.75 | Conflated | J W Kennedy | G Elliott |
| 4 th | nk | Capodanno | M P Walsh | W P Mullins |
| 5 th | 4.5 | Stage Star | H Cobden | P F Nicholls |
| 6 th | 6.5 | Ahoy Senor | D R Fox | Miss Lucinda V Russell |
| 7 th | 1.75 | Fil Dor | K M Donoghue | G Elliott |
| 8 th | 15 | Hitman | Bryony Frost | P F Nicholls |
| 9 th | 40 | Banbridge | J J Slevin | J P O’Brien |
| PU | Ga Law | G Sheehan | Jamie Snowden | |
| PU | Fugitif | S Bowen | R Hobson |
Ryanair Chase Tips
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Indicated odds were updated on 2024-04-24 4:37:04 UTC. Please note that
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Tips cannot guarantee betting success. Review tipsters performance and bet responsibly.
Tips cannot guarantee betting success. Review tipsters performance and bet responsibly.
2024 Ryanair Chase Tips & Analysis
Envoi Allen has attracted majority support amongst racing pundits who have made predictions for this race, despite his poor recent form. These include Templategate, one of the few top tipsters who’s come good this week.
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About the Ryanair Chase
The Festival Trophy, more commonly referred to by its sponsors tag, is the premier 2 mile 5 furlong steeplechase run in the United Kingdom. The race is run on the third day of the Cheltenham Festival of the New Course and features 17 fences.
The Ryanair Chase is one of the more recent additions to the Cheltenham Festival. Despite this it quickly attracted top class fields. A number of winners have gone on to achieve other major race titles, including Gold Cup winner Imperial Commander, and classy 2 mile specialist, Un De Sceaux.
The Ryanair Chase tends to produce very strong favourites, and it’s not unusual for the antepost favourite to start the race trading on or under Evens. If you pick apart the form data on the card you’re likely to reach the same conclusion as the market, which leaves you with taking the short price or looking for value on horse that could place.
Overall it’s not a bad idea to try find value in the places, as a lot can happen to a favourite over 17 fences. But don’t be tempted to look at rank outsiders. Keep an eye out for horses with previous Grade 1 wins, as well as wins over the same course and/or distance. If the market does push the favourite below Evens, betting on the banker will pay dividends more often than not.
Recent Winners
| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Envoi Allen | 9 | Rachael Blackmore | Henry De Bromhead |
| 2022 | Allaho | 8 | Paul Townsend | Willie Mullins |
| 2021 | Allaho | 7 | Rachael Blackmore | Willie Mullins |
| 2020 | Mine | 9 | Paul Townsend | Willie Mullins |
| 2019 | Frodon | 7 | Bryony Frost | Paul Nicholls |
