2010 Ryanair Chase

The Ryanair Chase, also known as the Festival Trophy, is a grade one national hunt chase run at the Cheltenham Festival in March. The race takes place on the New Course at Cheltenham Racecourse and covers a distance of 2 miles and 5 furlongs.

The Ryanair Chase is open to 5 year old and older chasers, which are required to clear 17 hurdles during the course of the race. The short distance raced makes the Ryanair Chase one of the faster steeplechase events at the Cheltenham Festival.

Ryanair Chase Betting Tips

Read our 2010 Ryanair Chase Betting Tips & Preview for the latest in-depth tips for the race.

Ryanair Chase History and Winners

The Ryanair Chase is descended from the Cathcart Chase, a race run over the same distance by novices and second season chasers, prior to the expansion of the Cheltenham Festival in 2005.

The race was re branded as the Festival Trophy in 2005 and opened to all chasers. A separate race, the Novices’ Handicap Race, was set up for novices over the same distance.

The partnership between trainer Paul Nicholls and jockey Ruby Walsh has claimed two Ryanair Chase winner titles since the race was first run in 2005.

RyanAir Chase Odds Comparison

Tranquil Sea	4	4	4	4	4
Poquelin	7/2	4	4	7/2	7/2
Barbers Shop	6	6	5	6	6
Schindlers Hunt	10	11	10	12	9
Planet Of Sound	12	12	12	12	12
Petit Robin	12	12	10	11	10
Voy Por Ustedes	14	14	16	16	14
JY Vole	14	14	12	16	14
Albertas Run	16	20	20	20	16
Deep Purple	25	25	20	25	25
Scotsirish	25	25	20	20	25
Jack The Giant	28	33	25	25	33
Barker	33	33	33	25	33
Golden Silver	28	33	33	25	25
Master Medic	50	50	50	50	50
Made In Taipan	66	66	66	50	66
Deutschland	66	66	66	50	66
Newmill	66	66	50	66	66

Ryanair Chase Race

• 2010 RyanAir Chase Result
• 2009 RyanAir Chase Result
• RyanAir Chase Race Card
• 2005 Daily Telegraph Festival Trophy Result
• 2006 Ryanair Chase Result
• 2007 Ryanair Chase Result
• 2008 Ryanair Chase Result