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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 2011 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
| England - 2011 Cheltenham Ryanair Chase Antepost Betting [14:40] | |||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poquelin | 11/4 | 12/5 | 5/2 | 9/4 | 9/4 | 9/4 | |||||
| Kalahari King | 9/2 | 9/2 | 4 | 7/2 | 7/2 | 4 | |||||
| Albertas Run | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11/2 | |||||
| Somersby | 6 | - | 9/2 | 4 | - | 4 | |||||
| J'Y Vole | 7 | 15/2 | 8 | 7 | 13/2 | 6 | |||||
| Gauvain | 12 | 19/2 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | |||||
| Voy Por Ustedes | 14 | - | 14 | 12 | 14 | 12 | |||||
| Tartak | 16 | 19 | 20 | 14 | 20 | 11 | |||||
| Roberto Goldback | 25 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 20 | 25 | |||||
| Rubi Light | 25 | 27 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | |||||
| Hey Big Spender | 25 | 22 | 33 | 20 | 25 | 20 | |||||
| Breedsbreeze | 40 | 55 | 40 | 50 | 50 | 40 | |||||
| Captain Cee Bee | 16 | 57 | 16 | 12 | 20 | 20 | |||||
| Rare Bob | 40 | 91 | 25 | 33 | 40 | - | |||||
Ryanair Chase Race
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