When is the Ryanair Chase? Cheltenham date, start time, runners and betting

*All prices are bang up to date with our snazzy widgets, while odds in copy are accurate at time of publishing but subject to change

The Ryanair Chase is the leading race for horses over the intermediate trip at the Cheltenham Festival.

Allaho won the last two renewals in blistering fashion to confirm his status as one of the best horses in training but Willie Mullins’ stable star will miss for a record-breaking third victory in the Grade 1 after suffering an abdominal bleed.

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There are 17 fences to be jumped over 2m4½f on the New Course at Cheltenham and a prize worth £211,013 is on offer to connections of the first past the post in the 2023 renewal.

You can run the rule over our Ryanair Chase odds on the Paddy Power website and Paddy Power app, otherwise all the key details about this year’s renewal can be found below.

Ryanair Chase 2023 date and start time

The Ryanair Chase is set to take place at Cheltenham on Thursday, March 16. The post time is set for 14:50 GMT. You can watch the race live on the Paddy Power website and Paddy Power app or on ITV.

Ryanair Chase 2023 runners and riders

Blue Lord (Paul Townend)
Chacun Pour Soi (Danny Mullins)
Envoi Allen (Rachael Blackmore)
French Dynamite (Darragh O’Keeffe)
Fury Road (Davy Russell)
Ga Law (Jonathan Burke)
Hitman (Harry Cobden)
Janidil (Mark Walsh)
Shishkin (Nico de Boinville)

Ryanair Chase 2023 betting

Ryanair Chase odds are on paddypower.com and prices for the leading contenders can be seen on our snazzy widgets below.

Dual Cheltenham Festival winner Shishkin is the favourite with Paddy Power for the Ryanair Chase after landing the Ascot Chase in fine style on his first try over the intermediate trip.

Allaho’s stablemate Blue Lord is next in our betting and proved his class over the extended 2m4f trip by landing the Clonmel Oil Chase on seasonal reappearance in November.

*All prices are bang up to date with our snazzy widgets, while odds in copy are accurate at time of publishing but subject to change

Ryanair Chase Tips

• Ruby Walsh’s Ryanair Chase tips include an 8/1 shout
• Rory Delargy’s Ryanair Chase tips include a 6/1 shout

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