The Ryanair Chase is the big race over fences on the third day of the Cheltenham Festival.
It is typically contested by horses that lack the speed for the Champion Chase and the stamina for the Cheltenham Gold Cup, but the middle-distance race has been won by some classy types such as Allaho and Vautour since its introduction to the March mega meet in 2005.
Protektorat claimed the honours in last season’s renewal after trainer Dan Skelton realised the gelding was unlikely to feature in the shake up for the Gold Cup, although he is set to face a stiff test to retain the crown as Fact To File lines up.
Ryanair Chase odds can be found on the Paddy Power website and Paddy Power app, otherwise all the key details for this year’s renewal are below.
Ryanair Chase 2025 date
The Ryanair Chase is set to take place at Cheltenham on Thursday, 13th March.
Ryanair Chase 2025 start time
The Ryanair Chase post time is scheduled for 15:20.
How to watch the Ryanair Chase 2025
You can watch the Ryanair Chase live on paddypower.com and the Paddy Power app or on ITV1.
Ryanair Chase 2025 runners and riders
The following nine horses have been declared for the Ryanair Chase.
Djelo (Charlie Deutsch)
Envoi Allen (Rachael Blackmore)
Fact To File (Mark Walsh)
Hang In There (Harry Cobden)
Heart Wood (Darragh O’Keeffe)
Il Est Francais (James Reveley)
Jungle Boogie (Danny Mullins)
Master Chewy (Sam Twiston-Davies)
Protektorat (Harry Skelton)
Fact To File jumping a fence in the 2024 Brown Advisory at the Cheltenham Festival
Ryanair Chase 2025 betting
Ryanair Chase odds are on paddypower.com and prices for the leading contenders can be seen on our snazzy widgets below.
Fact To File, the winner of last year Brown Advisory Novices’ Chase, is the favourite with Paddy Power to win the Ryanair Chase after an impressive victory in the John Durkan on seasonal reappearance.
Il Est Francais is next in our betting as he takes a step down in trip after a bold front-running display in the King George VI Chase marginally failed to pay dividends.
*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
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